Probably most of us at some point had to hear something from family or friends. related to the way we react to situations, without fully understanding how much they loved us say. Perhaps we frequently hear from others "what a bad attitude you have", "what a negative / positive attitude you have today", "I really like their attitudes", "this is the attitude we need". And perhaps many other expressions that are difficult for us to understand. That is why in this Psychology-Online article we share with you 20 types of human attitudes: list and examples.
Each of us possesses characteristics response that make us differentiate ourselves from others: some of us are more calm and stoic in the face of the inescapable misfortunes of one's own existence and perhaps another are its impulsive and irascible.
These abhorrent traits of impatience or the traits of exemplary serenity are structured or formed from that genetic and environmental predisposition to which we are all exposed, without exception. As the psychologist Floyd Allport (1955) mentions, an attitude is the
According to psychology, the attitude that we present towards the outside (our environment), arises from this aforementioned interaction between biological and hereditary factors (These responses are favored by the genetics of each subject - his temperament) and environmental factors such as learning throughout the life of the individual. individual.
The attitude is then the learned and inherited predisposition to respond in certain consistent ways, whether in favor or not of the object (ideologies, customs, practices, religions and laws). This psychic disposition that arises from the evaluation that is made of the external has as its objective generate a provision that represents the internal foundations (biological and psychological) of the action. It then pursues the decision based on that cognitive, affective and biological integration.
I think it is necessary to mention something that is avoided by many authors interested in researching the subject of the attitudes of the human being and it is that these attitudes have as objective the action to have integrated all their components (cognitive, affective, behavioral and biological), cannot be entirely ego-syntonic (actions that are in tune with the ego), but are also involved in attitudes of an egotistical character (which do not harmonize with the ego): attitudes allow us to function and per se adapt.
For example, I can express an attitude that is colloquially recognized as "positive" and "optimistic" in certain situations, but not really fit or are not in tune with what I have learned or with the characteristic traits of my temperament but only then would I be able to adapt with ease. Recognizing the attitude in this way, we could allude that sometimes one of its factors (cognitive, affective or biological) is prioritized while the others can be postponed.
To better understand some attitudes, we will show examples of 3 types of attitudes that are sometimes difficult to identify:
Manipulative attitude
The determination for the fulfillment of one's own desires (ego-syntonic), can even be quite disguised by actions that favor or appear to be of benefit to the other person.
- For example, in a relationship of a mother with her children, it can be observed that in those protective attitudes, crying and self-denial of the mother the interests of keeping out of one's own demands are hidden "-I sacrifice my needs so that you are well, in no other place will you be as safe as you are with me."
The manipulative attitude has this characteristic of acting in the apparent benefit of the other person. Here you can act in an egodistonic way to achieve the opposite.
Suspicious attitude
This attitude of general distrust can become serious pathologies such as delusions, hiding it with the same inflexibility and security of their own beliefs.
- For example, in a family can exist a member who insists that other members do not appreciate him or do not value him enough and therefore they seek to harm him and thwart all his plans.
This attitude is usually accompanied by aggressive attitudes, where the person counterattacks or defends himself from alleged attacks against him.
Empathic attitude
This attitude of empathy is characterized by people who are aware of the existence of the other and therefore understand through their own self-evaluation or introspection that the behaviors of others also have a source.
- For example, the be aware that the couple feels a lot of pain for goodbyes or absence, we act not in favor of satisfying their demands for constant presence, but rather we respect and accompany ourselves so that she or he can heal and thus become more independent.
This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
