thought pattern
Noun
Meaning
thought pattern (plural thought patterns)
(psychology) the way a person is used to thinking.
Examples
There's something very addictive about people pleasing. It's a thought pattern and a habit that feels really, really good until it becomes desperate.
Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern. Once you change your thought pattern, you change your - your attitude. Once you change your attitude, it changes your behavior pattern and then you go on into some action.