Behavioral science

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• Lecture-1
Behavioral science
1st year
Abul kalam Azad
Mph
Royal Nursing & Midwifery
Institute- Gazipur
Welcome to all
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2. OBJECTIVE
at the end of the session the learner will be
able to -
• define value & types of value
• define behavior & types of behavior.
• define belief & types of belief.
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3. BEHAVIOR
Definition: Behavior can be defined as response to
stimuli. It is anything that an organism or individual
does involve an action and response to stimulation.
Types of behavior: The types are as follows:
1. Normal behavior: Most of the people of the society
accepted it.
2. Abnormal behavior: Most of the people does not
accept it in the society.
Example: Drug addiction is an abnormal behavior and
retraining from drug addiction is a normal behavior.
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4. • 3. Active behavior: Active behavior is response to an
individual’s internal drive.
• 4. Passive behavior: Passive behavior is a response to external
stimuli.
• 5. Purposeful behavior: Is directed towards an objective or
aim.
• 6. Non purposeful behavior: Non purposeful behavior is not
directed towards an objective or aim.
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5. VALUE
• Definition of value: During our life time, we come across
things while have different grades of importance to use
depending on how useful they are again at different times
and in different situations things have different meaning and
significance. Every individual places or assigns worth which
are relative to everything around. This worth or weight age, or
utility of judgment is known as value. Values are of two types
such as:
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6. CONT….
• A. Positive value: The values that have advantage for the self/
society is known as positive values.
• B. Negative value: That are harmful/ disadvantages are
known as negative values.
• Value are not constant they change according to need that
arise at different times and under different situations. Values
may be built up regarding material (example- books animal’s
cattle, teacher etc) and non material (example- religion,
ethnical etc) items.
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7. BELIEF
• Belief- The meaning of the ward belief is trust or confidence.
• Types of belief:
• A. True belief- True belief are those that have been tested or
verified and coincide with reality.
• B. false belief- False beliefs have no basis but they may persist
in the society because of group support. Example- many
people belief that disease like leprosy and TB are caused to be
due to their past sins. Childhood disease is believed to be the
effects of evil eyes and also charms and anulets are
prescribed.
• So it can be concluded that belief like values have an influence
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8. LECTURE-2
• at the end of the session the learner will be able to -
• a. define science.
• b. define social science.
• c. classification of science.
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9. • Science: science is the systematic study and knowledge
of nature /physical phenomena people through
description or by means of measurements.
• Physical science: ex- Chemistry, physics, Geology etc are
concerned with the nature of the physical universe.
• Biological science: ex Botany, Zoology are concerned with
the study of living organisms.
• Social science: Social science is that which deals with
institution and functioning of human society and with
the interpersonal relationships of individuals as
members of society.
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10. CONT…
• In other words it is concerned with the study of people .It
includes subjects as Anthropology, Economics, History,
Political science Geography, Psychology and Sociology.
• Anthropology deals with physical cultural and social evolution
of mankind.
• Psychology deals with mental process responsible for different
acts.
• Sociology is the study of society.
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11. CLASSIFICATIONS OF SCIENCE ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
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12. HABIT:
• Behavior is defined as response to stimuli.
Repeated similar response to similar stimuli is
habit. Habit once formed persist and influence
human behavior. Habit are of many kinds eating
habits, sleeping habits, drinking habits, etc.Habit
may be good ones or bad. Good habit promotes
health and wellbeing and bad habit may broken
ones health and wellbeing.
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13. • Custom: When habit is practiced over a long period
of time by a group of people .It is termed as custom.
• Tradition: When custom is carried set of generation-
to-generation, it is called tradition.
• Norms: Norm is an accepted or required behavior
for a society. In other words it is the unwritten code
of conduct of a society .Norms is of two types-
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14. • Rigid norms- are those must be followed by a society which
termed as mors.
• Flexible norm- is a folkway norm.
• Understanding of culture and norm of a society is important.
Some diseases are the outcome of culture and norms.
Example- open field defecation is the culture that plays an
important role in the spread of diarrhea.
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15. • Attitude: Attitudes are acquired characteristics of an
individual which are long lasting dispositions of the mind.
Attitudes like habits are of many kinds example –attitude to
sickness, attitude to life, attitude to family planning etc.
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16. BOOK REFERENCE:
• Text book of sociology for nursing students-
(JAYPEE).
• The Essentials of Community Medicine. -Selim
Reza. (Latest Edition).
• Behavioral Science-1(BOU).
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17. • Thank you
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