Self and the control of behavior

Our research and theoretical efforts have focused on certain of the processes by which people carry out their intentions successfully and by which those efforts are disrupted. Unlike many of the theorists who are represented in this volume, we did not begin by examining dysfunctional aspects of behavior in an attempt to understand them. Rather, we began with a consideration of ordinary behavior and its organization and structure. This viewpoint has led us to propose that a particular set of principles may account for patterns of both successful and disrupted functioning across a wide range of behavioral domains. As it happens, this range includes domains that would often be classified as emotional disorder.

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