How Can a Behavior Systems Approach Explain the "Misbehavior" of Organisms

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How can a behavior systems approach explain the "misbehavior" of organisms?

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Definitions:

Anxiety-Provoking Situations

Circumstances or events that induce a state of anxiety or distress in an individual.

Externalizing Problems

A type of disruptive behaviour disorder under the DSM-IV classification exhibited by children who behave disruptively, cannot control their activity levels or impulses, or have difficulty concentrating. These behaviours are usually more disturbing to others than to the children themselves.

Over Controlled Behaviour

A behavior pattern characterized by excessive self-discipline, rigidity, and a reluctance to express emotions or relax.

Operant Conditioning

An idea developed by Burrhus F. Skinner (1904–1990), according to which it is the consequences of behaviour that are important. Some consequences encourage the repetition of the behaviour that produces them, while other consequences result in the opposite effect. See also classical conditioning.