Behavior in which Persons hurt or harm themselves without the motive of Suicide or of sexual deviation.

A behavior that is performed without conscious knowledge and that does not appear to be under conscious control. This curious type of behavior occurs in a number of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The neurologic disorders associated with automatic behavior include narcolepsy (the sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep) and some [..]

All of the acts an organism performs, as in, for example, seeking a suitable habitat, obtaining food, avoiding predators, and seeking a mate and reproducing.

 The actions by which an organism adjusts to its environment.

An observable activity or action demonstrated by an individual in a particular context. see also: Competency

late 15c., essentially from behave, but with ending from Middle English havour "possession," a word altered (by influence of have) from aver, noun use of Old French verb aveir "to have. [..]

The overt acts or actions of consumers that can be directly observed.

anything an organism does involving action or response to stimulation.

standard of conduct.

A combination of an event and an action. Editor's Note: A term used in software; When something happens, something else happens automatically. Although the term is used in software, it is a usefu [..]

manner of acting or controlling yourself the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in [..]

n. an action, activity, or process which can be observed and measured. Often, these actions, activities, and processes are initiated in response to stimuli which are either internal or external. The r [..]

1.Activity of an organism in response to external and internal stimuli. 2.An action, function that is observable. See behaviourism.

How an animal responds to the outside world. The behavior of a

A response to external and internal stimuli.

organism’s action in response to a stimulus. benthic -

(n) manner of acting or controlling yourself(n) the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances(n) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward [..]

The total collection of actions and reactions exhibited by a person. [Click Here to Return to List]

The observable outcome of an individual engaged in active decision-making as a function of intentions, attitudes, and perceptions. Short-term behavior includes activity and travel choices; long-term b [..]

The observable response a Person makes to any situation.

The observable, measurable, and often pathological activity of an organism that portrays its inability to overcome a Habit resulting in an insatiable craving for a substance or for performing certain [..]

Any observable response or action of an Adolescent.

Any Behavior associated with Conflict between two individuals.

The observable response an Animal makes to any situation.

Behavior associated with the elimination of Feces and urine from the body.

A series of actions, sometimes symbolic actions which may be associated with a Behavior pattern, and are often indispensable to its performance.

Any observable response or action of a Child from 24 months through 12 years of age. For Neonates or Children younger than 24 months, Infant Behavior is available.

The act of making a selection among two or more alternatives, usually after a period of deliberation.

The direct struggle between individuals for environmental necessities or for a common Goal.

The Behavior of performing an act persistently and repetitively without it leading to Reward or Pleasure. The act is usually a small, circumscribed Behavior, almost ritualistic, yet not pathologically [..]

An act which constitutes the termination of a given instinctive Behavior pattern or sequence.

The interaction of two or more Persons or Organizations directed toward a common Goal which is mutually beneficial. An act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit, i. [..]

Behaviors associated with the ingesting of Water and other liquids; includes rhythmic patterns of Drinking (Time intervals - onset and duration), frequency and satiety.

Activities performed to obtain licit or illicit substances.

The tendency to explore or investigate a novel Environment. It is considered a Motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity.

Behavioral responses or sequences associated with Eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patterns of Eating, and Time intervals.

A compulsion to set fires.

Actions which have a high Risk of being harmful or injurious to oneself or others.

Behaviors expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their Health Status. For example, proper Diet, and appropriate Exercise are activities perceived to influence Health Status. Life Sty [..]

Behaviors associated with the giving of assistance or aid to individuals.

Instinctual patterns of activity related to a specific area including ability of certain Animals to return to a given place when displaced from it, often over great distances using navigational clues [..]

The mimicking of the Behavior of one individual by another.

An act performed without delay, reflection, voluntary direction or obvious control in response to a stimulus.

Any observable response or action of a Neonate or Infant up through the age of 23 months.

How information is gathered in personal, academic or Work Environments and the resources used.

Stereotyped patterns of response, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to a specific type of situation.

Collective Behavior of an aggregate of individuals giving the appearance of unity of Attitude, feeling, and Motivation.

The Behavior patterns associated with or characteristic of a Mother.

Animal Behavior associated with the nest; includes construction, effects of size and material; Behavior of the Adult during the nesting period and the effect of the nest on the Behavior of the young.

Persistent, unwanted idea or impulse which is considered normal when it does not markedly interfere with Mental Processes or emotional adjustment.

Behavior exhibited by individuals who are overly suspicious, but without the constellation of symptoms characteristic of Paranoid Personality Disorder or paranoid type of Schizophrenia.

The Behavior patterns associated with or characteristic of a Father.

Instinctual Behavior pattern in which Food is obtained by killing and consuming other species.

Human Behavior or decision related to Reproduction.

Reduction of high-Risk choices and Adoption of low-Risk quantity and frequency alternatives.

A behavioral response manifested by leaving home in order to escape from threatening situations. Children or Adolescents leaving home without permission is usually implied.

Animal searching Behavior. The variable introductory phase of an instinctive Behavior pattern or sequence, e.g., looking for Food, or sequential Courtship patterns prior to mating.

Sexual activities of Humans.

Coordinate set of non-specific behavioral responses to non-psychiatric illness. These may include loss of Appetite or Libido; disinterest in Activities of Daily Living; or withdrawal from social inter [..]

Any Behavior caused by or affecting another individual, usually of the same species.

Reactions of an individual or groups of individuals with relation to the immediate surrounding area including the animate or inanimate objects within that area.

Relatively invariant mode of Behavior elicited or determined by a particular situation; may be verbal, postural, or expressive.

Any Suction exerted by the Mouth; response of the mammalian Infant to draw Milk from the Breast. Includes sucking on inanimate objects. Not to be used for thumb sucking, which is indexed under Fingers [..]

Modifying, carrying, or manipulating an item external to itself by an Animal, before using it to effect a change on the Environment or itself (from Beck, Animal Tool Behavior, 1980).

Includes both producing and responding to words, either written or spoken.

Moving oneself through space while confused or otherwise cognitively impaired. Patterns include akathisia, exhibiting neuroleptic-induced pacing and Restlessness; exit seekers who are often newly admi [..]

The observable response a person makes to any situation.

The observable, measurable, and often pathological activity of an organism that portrays its inability to overcome a habit resulting in an insatiable craving for a substance or for performing certain [..]

The observable response an animal makes to any situation.

Everything that an organism does, including covert actions like thinking.

Anything a person does that can be observed.

Anything an organism does. Although the definition is too inclusive as it stands, it cannot easily be restricted further (e.g., to activity of muscles or glands). For example, a shift of attention nee [..]

That portion of an organism's interaction with its environment characterized by a detectable displacement in space through time of some part of the organism and that results in some change in the [..]

Any directly measurable thing an organism does. Included are saying and doing, including physically functioning. In this book we use the term behavior synonymously with response and performance, and t [..]

Any action of an individual. Operant behavior is behavior which "operates" on the environment, changing it in some way.

(1) Broadly speaking, any activity of the organism; more particularly any activity which changes the position of the organism or any part thereof in space. The dependent variable in a science of behav [..]

Any activity that passes the dead-man test.

A muscle, glandular, or electrical activity

What an animal does; its reactions or actions under specific conditions.

An app is said to have behavior. An app's behavior is how the app responds to user initiated and external events.

The specific physical actions and reactions through which we interact with the people and environment around us.

The behavior of an object

The methods of a class implement its behavior. A particular object's behavior is a combination of the method definitions of its class and the current state of the object.

Rules that describe the action of a game component and the qualities defining that action. A game character might be able to run or jump, for example―two different kinds of behaviors. Or a door might be assigned an “invisible” behavior, which means it will not appear on screen. Behaviors have certain qualities as well, like randomness or motion pat [..]

an action that an individual carries out in response to a stimulus or to the environment