Self and the Control of Behavior

Abstract

outline the set of principles with which we have been working [and] attempt to draw a few connections between that outline and various aspects of dysfunctional behavior general approach taken here provides a useful integrating framework for analyzing many aspects of the antecedents, phenomenology, behavioral consequences, and treatment of emotional disorder principles of self-regulation / self-focus and the comparator function / hierarchical organization / monitoring and meta-monitoring / consequences for overt action / disengagement conceptualizing problems in self-management / test anxiety / social anxiety optimism and effective self-management / coping strategies (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)