Behaviors are the expressions of our needs. They are the language of our being. It should come as no surprise to anyone to hear that we often don’t know why we behave. Only the body knows why it behaves in this manner. We would know why we behave only if we could be more in tuned with our bodies. Packed with informative insights and detailed discussion, Why We Behave: A Practical Guide outlines the different factors that affect one’s behavior.
In this edifying book, Dr. Cayem discusses background information and introduces readers to sociobiology and its implications. Why We Behave: A Practical Guide elaborates that behaviors are dynamic adjustment reactions to our environments. Through thirteen relevant chapters, it explores worldviews and some historical basis that may have contributed to different human behaviors today. It explains the author’s different theories of behavior as it describes what behaviors are, providing a functional analysis. It ultimately probes deeper into the precursors of intervention and how one can achieve behavioral change.
Presenting a comprehensive discussion on science and religion, this book likewise attempts to present a practical approach to how these two can work together without attempting to promote one or the other. Why We Behave: A Practical Guide eloquently presents different angles to make one understand the essence of having knowledge on one’s behavior as it can affect one’s life. We all have to behave, and no one is exempt from that. Thus, the more we know about what influences our behavior, the more we are able to control it.