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  10. Positive and Negative
     Thought and Behavior
     Loops
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     Commitment
 
Sesssion 10 Positive and Negative Thought and Behavior Loops

Purpose

The purpose of Session 10 is to increase students' awareness of their patterns of thinking and emphasize the benefits of positive thinking. In addition, the session provides information about the reasons people get in violent situations and how to avoid violence.


Description

The primary activity is a classroom discussion and demonstration in which students learn how positive thinking, choices, and behavior, or negative thinking, choices, and behavior are tied together as process "loops." The students discuss how negative thought and behavior loops can lead to stress and violence. They review and discuss methods for avoiding violence.

 

University of Southern California
Institute for Prevention Research
Soto Street Building, 3rd Floor
2001 N. Soto Street
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Phone: (800)400-8461
Fax: (323)442-7254
Email: leahmedi@usc.edu