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Understanding Human Behavior: Motivation, Defense Mechanisms, and Learning in Flight Training

This chapter explores the control of human behavior, highlighting mental and physical work as natural instincts. It discusses the importance of self-direction, ego, and commitment to goals, aligning with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. The chapter also delves into defense mechanisms as described by Freud, detailing how they serve to protect the ego without resolving underlying problems. Practical psychology addresses normal and abnormal reactions to stress within a flight training context, emphasizing the necessity for a healthy learning environment and effective coping strategies.

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Understanding Human Behavior: Motivation, Defense Mechanisms, and Learning in Flight Training

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  1. Chapter 2 Human Behavior

  2. Control of Human Behavior • Generalizations • Expenditure of mental and physical work is natural. • Normal person likes work. • Self direction and Self control to pursue goals.

  3. Commitment to the goal depends on reward. • Ego is most important. • People seek increased responsibility. • Most people will use a high degree of imagination, ingenuity, and creativity to solve problems.

  4. Intellectual potential of average person is only partially used.

  5. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs • Physical • Most Basic • Food • Rest • Shelter • Once a need is satisfied, it no longer provides motivation.

  6. Safety • Protection from • Danger • Threats • Deprivation

  7. Social • To belong • To associate • To give and receive friendship • To love

  8. Ego • Two Types • Self Esteem • Self Confidence, Independence, Achievement, Competence, Knowledge • Reputation • Status, Recognition, Appreciation, Respect of associates.

  9. Self-Fulfillment • Highest • Realizing one’s own potential

  10. What makes a healthy learning environment in flight training?

  11. DEFENSE MECHANISMS • Sigmund Freud, 1890 • Subconscious • Automatic • Ego Protection • Do not solve problem

  12. Examples of Defense Mechanisms • Compensation • Emphasizing a positive quality • Projection • Blame others • Rationalization • Excuses

  13. Examples of Defense Mechanisms • Denial of Reality • Ignore disagreeable realities • Reaction Formation • Developing opposite characteristics

  14. Examples of Defense Mechanisms • Flight • Physical • cancel lessons • Mental • Daydreaming

  15. Examples of Defense Mechanisms • Aggression • Irrelevant questions • Refuse to participate • Disrupt

  16. Examples of Defense Mechanisms • Resignation • Give up

  17. Practical Psychology • Anxiety • A state of mental uneasiness arising from fear • How to counter?

  18. Practical Psychology • Normal Reaction to stress • Adrenaline • Responds rapidly and within limits of training

  19. Practical Psychology • Abnormal Reaction to Stress • Examples • Inappropriate Reactions • Mood swings • Severe anger

  20. Seriously Abnormal Students • Fly with another instructor • FSDO • AME

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