Title: Are people capable of change? | HowStuffWorks
Headings: Are people capable of change?
Are people capable of change?
Changing Behaviors

Content: If change means behavior as a collection of habits, then people are definitely capable of change. We'll look at some ways people have conquered habitual change on the next page. Advertisement
Changing Behaviors
People can change. Even this guy. Don Arnold/ Getty Images
What is behavior if not a collection of habits? Let's say that a husband has a certain pattern of behavior that's destructive to his marriage. He's dismissive of his wife's desire to take a job of her own. What this husband is doing is defaulting to a series of actions under certain circumstances. In fact, you can even break it down as a collection of habits. Let's say his wife describes his behavior like this: "