Self esteem, in its most basic form is defined as how much a person likes, accepts, and respects himself on the whole. Self esteem is one characteristic of human life that separates the human race from other species inhabiting the planet. However, humans in themselves are very different from each other. Some have very different ethnic backgrounds, different traits, and different ways of life but every human no matter who or where has one thing in common: Personality. Personality though differs not just with the ways mentioned above but with every single person on earth; no two personalities are identical but within personality is the concept of self esteem and this everyone does possess. Self esteem, either high or low is present in the psyche of every man, woman, and child. This essay is going to look at first the different types of personalities present in society. This will tie in with the next two topics discussed, being how self esteem is lowered and how to enhance self esteem. These two topics tie in with the different types of personalities because the type of personality a person has directly influences his/her view of self. Finally this paper will examine one common self esteem related study. There is not much in the way of research available on a topic such as self esteem, this is so for two reasons. One is that self esteem on its own is a relatively new concept to the area of science. Self esteem has only recently been something of discussion because of newly diagnosed diseases such as depression, as for a long time there was no actual classification for this disorder. The second reason self esteem is not a widely researched field is that self esteem is purely conceptual. There are no numbers or measures to perfectly assess self esteem. That being said we as humans do know certain things in this broad area and we will begin this paper with a look at personality.
Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself. ... Self-esteem is related to your worth and value. ... Repeated failures also can lead to low self-esteem. ... Self-esteem is built upon the experience of success. ... That feeling leads to further growth of self-confidence, self-reliance and self-esteem. ...
With reference to research describe and discuss the consequences of high and low self-esteem in children. Schaffer (1996) defined self-esteem as the evaluative component of the self, when it develops a child begins to understand more and more about themselves. ... The consequences he found were that the a child with high self-esteem were confident, sociable, better at school and more willing to try out new things, whereas the children with low self-esteem were withdrawn, did poorly at school and were less willing to try new things. Coopersmith concluded that the self-esteem of the boys ...
The term self-esteem comes from a Greek word meaning "reverence for self." The "self" part of self-esteem pertains to the values, beliefs and attitudes that we hold about ourselves. The "esteem" part of self-esteem describes the value and worth that one gives oneself. ... In this paper, we will discuss the development of self-esteem and the ways of strengthening and supporting a healthy sense of self-esteem in your child. ... Self-esteem acts as a filter through which we judge our performances. ...
Question: Self-esteem is a person positive and negative evaluation of self. How can discrepancies between the real self, ideal self, and ought self affect self-esteem. Self-esteem could be defined as how a person feels about his or herself. ... The real, ideal and ought self usually determines a persons self-esteem. ... Discrepancies between the three selves affect a persons self-esteem. ...
Your self-esteem is most likely always changing, but you may not always notice it, but others do. You are at your best when self-esteem is high and you trust and believe in yourself. ... In another case, when both Lou Ann and Taylor get a job, their self-esteem is boosted once again. ... Lou Ann's self-esteem stayed the same and Taylor's dropped because she felt she had failed. ... A person's self-esteem is what motivates them or holds them back from doing something. ...
She now lacked the self-esteem to feel proud about herself and felt like she had to change. ... The addiction is damaging their self-esteem because they are constantly hooked onto a program that makes them create a fake self-image. ... Without even knowing, one can be spiraling downward into loss of self-esteem and depression without realizing it. ... People who lack self esteem show negative emotion because they are not popular and feel unliked by others. ... It can be argued "Facebook can build self-esteem in a healthy way ... but it can also fuel narcissistic personality traits. ...
Finally the risk of teen pregnancy are 50 percent higher among the teenage girls with low self esteem. These are just 3 consequences of low self esteem. Many things can be done to help people with low self esteem especially woman. Even though there is groups to help girls with self esteem but that is not a real effect to young woman. ... Another thing is that they don't benefit from the study of beauty and deals with their self esteem. ...
Geneticall there is no gene for violence or low self-esteem. Violence in children and low self-esteem are learned behavior. ... Motivation is also a key in the successfulness of self-esteem. ... (Module21 Developing Self-Esteem). Self-esteem can be created to be perfect and successful. ...
