Is the best predictor of future behavior is the past behavior?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Everyone knows that an addict will always be an addict, but they CAN be a 'recovering' addict. I think the reason for this is that drug cravings are so strong that they will pop up from time to time & a person has to be very strong psychologically to not cave into their temptation. But I have known many addicts who have gone the rest of their lives w/o drugs, but they have said that they still have cravings from time to time. This includes alcoholics. As for a chronic liar, I'm not sure. Abusers definitely can be a habit that is reformable. And sexual cheaters can be reformed too. I use to be a habitual cheater & I have reformed. But I have to say that I was brought to a low point before I reformed. I think it had to be this way otherwise I would probably never have reformed. Now 'cheating' is not a pathological behaviour, IMO. I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule--such is the case of pathological spenders or pathological exercisers or people with eating disorders--but I think in most cases, people who cheat on others are just not ready to settle down with one person. At least, that's how it was with me. And then you got to consider the normal psychological processes that happen in life, like the Quarter-Life Crises, the Mid-Life Crises, death of friends & relatives, major upsets in life like the death of a child, etc. These are times when some people who may not normally cheat, DO cheat. But these are normal happenstances & should not be lumped in with habitual behaviours.

Answer 3

Not always. Past behaviors can change over time if the person or animal forces themselves to change because they know they have to. But in some cases yes, because even though they don't know it people tend to repeat themselves over and over until they learn to change.

Answer 4

it depends on the changes tt the person goes thru. if their whole life is pretty stable/same then its predictable. for criminals, eg sometimes after 40yrs old they change. once a criminal not always a crminal. environement, exposure to new things, traumatic event from within family / work can also affect their behavior

Answer 5

Of coures there is simply no other,except maybe the present behavior.

Answer 6

no,we are changing , what you think & do today can be diffrent from your tomorrow's thought .u can not predict others in this way.

Answer 7

yes