ABSTRACT
Inhibitors consist of those in›uences in an individual’s life or life situation that exert a positive in›uence on the individual’s behavior or that encourage or control the individual to maintain good behavior. For most people, inhibitors consist of interpersonal attachments to other people, family relations, good employment, šnancial stability, home, religious beliefs, self-esteem, and a strong sense of self-worth or dignity. Inhibitors encourage appropriate behavior or discourage bad behavior. Individuals fear losing their inhibitors, so they tend to act in ways that do not put their inhibitors at risk. In e–ect, inhibitors comprise anything the individual values or treasures.1
