TOPIC 7. PROPER BEHAVIOUR AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING
TOPIC 7. PROPER BEHAVIOUR AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING
7.1 Meaning and Types of Behaviour
7.2 Elements of proper behavior
Ø Identify
elements or indicators of proper behavior
Ø Explain
the importance of behaving properly
Ø Analyse
the consequences of improper behavior
7.3 Responsible Decision Making
Ø Explain
the meaning and importance of responsible decision making
Ø Illustrate
skills need to make healthy decisions
7.1 MEANING AND TYPES OF BEHAVIOUR
BEHAVIOUR
Refers to actions or conducts demonstrated by an individual
in response to internal or extremal
stimuli.
Ø One's
behaviour is reflected in the way one dresses, talks,
eats, and interacts with others in different
Situations.
TYPES OF
BEHAVIOUR
There are two types of behavior namely;
- Proper
behavior
- Improper
behavior
- PROPER
BEHAVIOR
Refers to acts or manners which are considered positive and
acceptable in the society.
- Examples
of positive acts includes being honest, working hard, loving
others, cooperating with others and being
obedient
II. IMPROPER BEHAVIOR
Refers to acts or manners which are considered negative and
not acceptable in the society.
Ø These
manners includes drug abuse, prostitution, corruption,
theft, selfishness, robbery, truancy,
laziness and alcoholism
FACTORS INFLUENCING OUR BEHAVIOUR
- Genetic
inheritance
Human beings inherit essential features from their fore
parents. These features may affect how individuals behave.
ii. Parental care
Parents who are loving, hardworking, cooperative and caring
may influence their children to have proper behaviour. While those who are lazy, careless and drunk are likely
to influence their children to adopt improper behaviour.
iii. Peer group
Some people behave improperly because of ignorance.
Education enables people to learn how to behave properly.
v. Religious teachings
Religious teachings
influence people to have proper behaviour. For example people are taught to
love each other, be tolerant, to be faithful and to forgive
vi. Economic status
Economic hardship makes people to engage in illegal acts
such as drug abuse, theft, corruption, prostitution and terrorism. Sometimes
rich people may use their economic power to abuse
other people’s rights.
vii. Development of science and technology
The use of television, newspaper, computers or smart phones
has lead people to have good or bad behaviour
7.2 ELEMENTS OF PROPER BEHAVIOUR
ELEMENTS OR INDICATORS OF PROPER BEHAVIOUR
(a) Helping
parents with domestic activities
(b) Taking
care of disabled people
(c) Working
hard while doing school and home activities
(d) Being
patriotic to your country
IMPORTANCE OF BEHAVING PROPERLY
- Reduces
crime and brings about peace and harmony
- Develops
a sense of love and respects among society
- Contributes
to development and prosperity
- Promotes
integrity and solidarity among the community
- Makes
people patriotic to their countries
- Promotes
tolerance and happiness among peoples in the society
- Protects
people from the diseases
ELEMENTS OR INDICATORS OF IMPROPER BEHAVIOUR
a) Taking
someone else’s property without consent
b) Being
aggressive and fighting with others
c) Isolating
your fellow students of their poor
performance
d) Alcoholism
and taking illegal drugs
e) Being
silent about mistreatment or abuse
f)
Disclosing secrets of parents about their
abusive behaviour
g) Taking
drugs which have not been prescribed by a doctor
CONSEQUENCES OR IMPROPER BEHAVIOUR
- Increasing
social crime
- Slowing
down economic development
- Causing
health problems
- Leading
to low efficiency and performance
- Leading
to death
- Increasing
discriminatory acts
WAYS OF AVOIDING IMPROPER BEHAVIOUR
- Following
religious teachings
- Seeking
guidance and counselling
- Hardworking
- maintaining good parental care
- Forming
healthy friendship
- Maintaining
self-discipline
7.3 RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING
Decision making
Is a process of selecting a best choice out of many
available options. This includes logical reasoning
Rational decision-making
Is the process of choosing the best choices in life.
Ø This
involves making logical choice aimed at achieving one’s goals.
RATIONAL DECISION-MAKING STEPS
Making rational decisions requires one to follow the
following steps;
a) Identify
problem
You need a clear definition of the issue at hand or the
problem that you want to solve
b) Gathering relevant information
Make sure that you collect relevant information about what
you want to do. Information can be obtained through reading books, newspapers,
listening to news and talking to other people
c) Develop alternatives / defining the problem
As you collect information, you will find possible causes of
the problem.
d) Evaluate the alternatives
Try to assess the strengths and weakness of each alternative
then you chose the one which will help you to solve the problem.
e) Take action/ implement the chosen alternative
After choosing the best alternative, take action to
implement the strategy you have chosen
f) Review the decision you have made
Evaluate the outcome of your decision. If the decision has
not helped you to address the problem, you may be required to make a new
decision.
IMPORTANCE OF MAKING RATIONAL / RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS
- It
helps to build a sense of commitment and cooperation among society members
- It
promotes democracy
- It
promote peace and harmony
- It
promote personal development
- It
help to develop confidence and happiness
- It
reduces the number of mistakes
SKILLS FOR MAKING RATIONAL DECISIONS
- Active
listening skills
- Time
management skills
- Sharing
skills
- Critical
thinking skills
- Creative
thinking skills
- Problem-solving
skills
WAYS OF AVOIDING MAKING IRRATIONAL DECISIONS
- Seek
relevant information
- Avoiding
making common mistakes
- Learn
from previous mistake
- Do
self-assessment
- Observe
time
- Predict
the outcomes
