idea about who we are as an individual. The person we are today has been influenced by everything we have learned throughout our lifetime. “Self-concept is a general term used to refer to how someone thinks about or perceives themselves” (Mcleod, 2008). “Our feelings, thoughts, beliefs, and opinion of ourselves are a collection of things we know about our self” (Feenstra, 2013). I used to be a person that would worry and stress about things that were coming up or trying to figure out how I would
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Self-Understanding – The individual’s cognitive representation of the self, the substance and content of self-conceptions. It is a social cognitive construction. (i.e. a 12 year old boy understands that he is a student, football player, family member, and a video game lover) Abstraction – What the person actually is. Idealism – Positive characteristics of one’s self, and/or what they desire to be like. Differentiation – Adolescents are more likely than children to note contextual or situational
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* Strategies | Strengths | Weaknesses | Who would use it? | * Assessment of need- * Getting to know what needs are * Getting a professional assessment | If we know what the needs are we can put in place a good communication systemGetting a professional assessment will tell us how we need to communicate with the individual | Sometimes children will still not communicate with the adults as they do not know or trust themMay be expensive as you may have to purchase specialised equipment and
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reactions from others such as family members, partner, employees, co-workers, counselors and other helping professionals. • Fear • Loss • Grief • Guilt • Denial • Anger • Anxiety • Low self esteem • Depression • Suicidal behavior • Feelings of isolation The psychological effects vary from individual to individual and not everyone experience all the emotional responses because HIV/AIDS situation is as unique as
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depression. Loss of appetite, malnourished - more susceptible to illness. Low self-esteem - A person with low self-esteem feels unworthy, incapable, and incompetent. In fact, because the person with low self-esteem feels so poorly about him or herself, these feelings may actually cause the person's continued low self-esteem. Low self-identity - Self-identity is the awareness of one's unique identity. An example of self-identity is the feeling of a teenager that she can be who she is instead of
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Workplace Trust starts with confidence in and reliance on good qualities, especially fairness, truth, honor, or ability. Trust in the workplace is essential. Untruthfulness can cause employees to lose moral, productivity and lead to feelings of low esteem. To be part of a team in an organization one must have respect for his/her team mates and subordinates in order to gain the mutual respect that which is expected. In the workplace, there are trust issues for the entire senior management team. One
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at more risk of developing and suffering stress in some form. Stress at home could be caused by an inability to prioritise, inefficient problem solving abilities or maybe as a result of poor parenting skills and lack of family support. A low self esteem may also
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Argumentative Essay: Solution for Bullying Bullying is a big problem for children and young people that go through it. It knocks their self-esteem and makes them lose their confidence, and can make them dread going to school each day. In extreme cases, young people can become suicidal as a result of bullying, while in other very serious cases, it can get out of hand and lead to the bully murdering their victim. It’s also a huge problem for parents and teachers, because stopping bullying is a hard
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INFLUENCES OF SELF-ESTEEM Task: In the table below, suggest how you believe each of the factors listed can affect someone with high self-esteem and someone with low self-esteem. In the final column, indicate how each of the factors affects you and your self-esteem. Factor | Positive Influence (High Self-Esteem) | Negative Influence (Low Self-Esteem) | How does it influence me? | Gender | Males and females are good at sport. | males suck at sport. | By me being a male and having a lot of
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between narcissism and self-esteem. Narcissists feel superior to others, believe that they are entitled to privileges, and crave admiration. They think the world revolves around them and it would be a much better place if it revolved around them. And when it doesn't they lash out aggressively. People with high self-esteem, by contrast, feel satisfied with themselves as a person, but don't see themselves as better than others. Parents intuitively believe that high self-esteem is the key to success
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