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Database of Individual Behavior (290 Entries)

Individual behaviors are ways that a person thinks and acts. This is influenced by personality, perceptions, attitudes, values, worldview, motivations, emotions and experiences that shape how each individual navigates various life situations.
All (295)
Personality (23)
Social (46)
Emotional (49)
Cognitive (32)
Work Behaviors (26)
Lifestyle (21)
Adaptation (12)
Negative (63)
Positive (52)
Acceptance
Accepting Compliments
Accountability
Adoration
Advocacy For Others
Affectionate Behavior
Aggression
Agreeableness
Altruism
Ambitiousness
Ambivalence
Analytical Thinking
Anger Management
Anticipation
Antisocial Behavior
Anxiety
Apathy
Artistic
Assertiveness
Attention to Detail
Attentiveness
Avoidance
Being Approachable
Being Happy For Others
Being Present
Bitterness
Blame-shifting
Boredom
Breaking Confidentiality
Building Others Up
Building Rapport
Bullying
Candor
Catastrophizing
Categorization & Stereotyping
Charisma
Cognitive Biases
Cognitive Rehearsal
Collaboration
Commitment
Compassion
Competition
Complacency
Compliance
Compromise
Compulsive Behavior
Conceptual Blending
Condescension
Confidence
Conflict Resolution
Conflict Seeking
Conformity
Conscientiousness
Contentment
Cooperation
Coping Strategies
Coping With Change
Courage
Creative Expression
Creative Thinking
Critical Thinking
Criticizing Others
Curiosity About Others
Cynicism
Deception
Decision Making
Defending the Status Quo
Defensiveness
Dependability
Dependence
Dietary Choices
Digital Habits
Diligence
Discontentment
Discrimination
Disengagement
Disgust
Dishonesty
Disloyalty
Disparagement
Disrespect
Drama Seeking
Emotional Availability
Emotional Regulation
Emotional Sensitivity
Emotional Strength
Empathy
Encouragement
Engagement
Entertainment Consumption
Enthusiasm
Environmental Responsibility
Escapism
Ethical Behavior
Euphoria
Excessive Complaining
Excitement
Excuse-making
Exercise Habits
Experimentation
Expressing Sadness
Expressing Vulnerability
Expressiveness
Extroversion
Facing Fears
False Compliments
Fear
Fear-mongering
Feedback Incorporation
Feigning Friendship
Flexibility
Flirting
Focus
Forgiveness
Framing
Free-Spirited
Friendliness
Frustration
Generosity
Giving Compliments
Goal Setting
Gossiping
Gratitude
Grieving
Gritty
Grounded
Harsh Criticism
Honesty
Hostility
Humility
Hygiene Practices
Idealism
Impatience
Impulsive Behavior
Inappropriate Behavior
Independence
Indifference
Inflexibility
Influencing
Ingratitude
Insincerity
Inspired Behavior
Integrity
Intellectual Curiosity
Intolerance
Introspection
Introversion
Intuitive Thinking
Jealousy
Joyfulness
Judgemental Thinking
Judging By Appearances
Judgmental Attitude
Judiciousness
Kindness
Lack of Accountability
Leadership
Leading Conversations
Leading Work
Learning Behaviors
Learning From Failure
Learning From Mistakes
Learning Styles
Leisure Behaviors
Lifelong Learning
Listening
Long-term Focus
Loyalty
Making Friends
Manipulation
Maturity
Media Participation
Mediocrity
Melodramatic
Misleading Others
Moodiness
Moral Behavior
Motivation & Drive
Narcissism
Neglect
Negotiation
Nervousness
Neuroticism
Non-judgmental Attitude
Nostalgia
Nurturing Relationships
Open-mindedness
Opening Up
Openness to Experience
Optimism
Organization
Overcoming Challenges
Overindulgence
Overly Political
Overreacting
Overthinking
Passion
Passive Learning
Passive-Aggressiveness
Patience
Pattern Recognition
Paying Attention
Personal Reflection
Perspective-Taking
Pessimism
Petty Behavior
Planning
Playful Behavior
Political Participation
Positivity
Possessiveness
Pragmatism
Pride
Principled Behavior
Prioritization
Problem Solving
Procrastination
Professionalism
Providing Feedback
Rational Behavior
Reading Habits
Realism
Reasoning
Reciprocity
Reconciliation
Recreational Behavior
Regret & Remorse
Relationship Building
Relaxed
Reliability
Resentment
Resilience
Resistance to Change
Resourcefulness
Respectfulness
Risk Aversion
Risk Taking
Risk Tolerance
Sabotaging Others
Sadness
Saving Habits
Schadenfreude
Seeking Belonging
Seeking Closure
Seeking Support
Selective Attention
Self-Advocacy
Self-Direction
Self-Discipline
Selfishness
Selflessness
Shame
Sharing
Short-term Focus
Showing Appreciation
Sincerity
Sleep Patterns
Small Acts of Kindness
Small Talk
Social Bonding
Social Comparison
Social Loafing
Social Responsibility
Social Withdrawal
Socializing
Spending Patterns
Spreading Lies
Strategic Thinking
Stress Management
Stubbornness
Superficiality
Support of Causes
Supportiveness
Sympathy
Taking Initiative
Taking Ownership
Taking Responsibility
Teamwork
Theatrical
Thoughtfulness
Thoughtlessness
Tolerance
Toxic Positivity
Trust
Trust Building
Trustworthiness
Undermining Others
Unwillingness to Forgive
Victim Mentality
Viewing Others In a Positive Light
Vision Sharing
Visualization
Volunteerism
Withdrawal
Work Ethic

The Perils of Labeling Behavior

While the list above can be useful for thinking about the great variety of behaviors that individuals can demonstrate it's not always a good idea to label the behavior of others.
In particular, it is all too common to label the behavior of others with concepts from popular psychology. For example, if someone disagrees with you, they probably aren't gaslighting you, they more likely actually disagree. Or perhaps they are playing devil's advocate.
People are extremely dynamic with great ranges of behavior that come out in different situations and in different moods. It is generally unproductive to stereotype others or yourself with a handful of personality labels. It might be more accurate to say that there are 8.2 billion personality types.

Positive vs Negative Behaviors

The categorization of behaviors as positive and negative above is perhaps useful as a filter but shouldn't be taken too seriously. For example, procrastination can be a charming character trait or could be your mind trying to tell you that something really isn't important. Procrastination can also be surprisingly optimal and is purposely adopted as a productivity strategy known as last responsible moment.

What individual behavior do you find most admirable?



Sincerity
9 votes
Maturity
8 votes
Joyfulness
3 votes
Kindness
0 votes
Courage
0 votes
Loyalty
0 votes
Confidence
0 votes
Diligence
0 votes
Compassion
0 votes
Supportiveness
0 votes
Ambition
0 votes
Emotional Strength
0 votes
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