Belief

Belief is the state where an individual accepts a premise or assertion to be true.

Belief is weaker than faith. While both are based in part on logic or evidence, faith goes beyond belief in realizing the unseen and achieving good based on it. "You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder." James 2:19.

Beliefs shaping people's actions

• Knowledge, Belief, and Action, Chapter 5 of the 2020 book Seeing, Knowing, and Doing: A Perceptualist Account by Robert Audi, Oxford Academic website

• How your beliefs shape your actions

Beliefs and the ABC model in psychology

See also: ABC Theory of Emotion

VeryWellHealth.com indicates in their article How the ABC Model Works in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy indicates: "The ABC (adversity, behavior, consequences) model is one of the main parts of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The ABC model is based on the idea that emotions and behaviors are not determined by external events but by our beliefs about them."

The Decision Labs article The ABC Model indicates:

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The ABC model is an mnemonic that represents the three stages that determine our behavior: Activating events: a negative situation occurs Beliefs: the explanation we create for why the situation happened Consequences: our feelings and behaviors in response to adversity, caused by our beliefs The ABC model is a technique used in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a form of psychotherapy that helps individuals reshape their negative thoughts and feelings in a positive way. CBT trains individuals to be more aware of how their thoughts and feelings affect their behavior, and the ABC model is used in this restructuring to help patients develop healthier responses.

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See also

• Knowledge
• Epistemology
• Worldview