"A driving personality makeover is a three step process that allows an
individual to alter his or her behavior while a driver. The first step is
to recognize the problem or the fault...The second step is to analyze both
the internal and external fact
ors that a driver may experience...Lastly, by altering our driving
behavior to a more positive, safe and conscientious one, we take another
step forward to becoming a more self-actualized person." Nancee Aki
And so...
Incorporating these three definitions into one, I would have to
say that a driving personality behavior consists of two parts. Yea, yea,
you say. Okay, just listen. The first is self-witnessing.
Self-witnessing involves close observation of yourself and your actions.
This is the point where you recognize the behavior. Then comes the
behavior modification. Behavior modification is imortant because this is
where you dig deep to find the one cause for the behavior that you are
looking at. This is a two-step process. Analyzing each step of the
thoughts, feelings and
actions along with figuring out how to go about changing the cause of the
actions. This is what I understand is a driving personality makeover.
Driving Psychology...in theory
Driving personality makeover deals with many aspects of
psychology. First and foremost, I believe that a driving personality
deals with the Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura. A driving
personality behavior comes from observing other's behavior and thus using
it as a model. But even as our instructor suggests, we must recondition
ourselves using the driving personality
makeover.
I also believe that a driving personality behavior could also be
explained using the frustration-aggression theory. In this theory,
aggression occurs as a result of being unable to attain a desired goal.
For instance, say you want to go 60 mph (negative
A-C-S connection) A goal blockage would be if a car cut in front of
you causing you to slow down. Then you'd be frustrated, of course.
Another theory that could possibly be connected maybe Freud's defense
mechanmism of denial. People are constantly refusing to see their
actions as their own responsibility. They defend themselves by denying
their actions as their reponsibility and blame...the other driver!
