Chapter 4 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Term used to describe a person’s overall subjective sense of personal worth or value.
Self-esteem
How much you appreciate or like yourself?
Self-esteem
What matters is how you see yourself?
Self-esteem
includes all of the various beliefs that people hold about themselves including those related to how they look and feel, as well as how they feel about specific attributes or abilities.
Self-esteem
Symptoms of signs of high self-esteem
- High self-confidence
- Non-blaming behavior
- Independent and Cooperative
- Comfortable with a wide range of emotions
- Aware of Personal Strengths
- Ability to accept mistakes from others
- Ability to learn from mistakes
- Possesses the ability to trust others
- Has a good sense of personal limitations
- Ability to say no
- Optimistic
- Prioritizes self-care
Symptoms and signs of low self-esteem
- Negative view of life (you focus on your weakness)
- Perfectionist attitude (intense fear of failure)
- You put other people’s needs before your own.
- You fear taking risks
- You believe that others are better than you
- You find expressing your needs difficult
- You frequently experience negative emotions like fear, anxiety, hopelessness, etc.
- Feeling of being unloved and unlovable
- Overly dependent
- You have trouble saying “NO”
- Non-blaming behavior
sign of high self-esteem
- Ability to accept mistakes from others
sign of high self-esteem
- Has a good sense of personal limitations
sign of high self-esteem
- Ability to say no
sign of high self-esteem
- Perfectionist attitude (intense fear of failure)
sign of low self-esteem
- You fear taking risks
sign of low self-esteem
- Overly dependent
sign of low self-esteem
- You have trouble saying “NO”
sign of low self-esteem
Factors affecting self=esteem
- Biological Factors: Health, Illness, Disabilities (Physical limitations)
- Socioeconomic status
- Social circumstances, Life experiences
- Social Media
- Thought Processes
Ways to improve self-esteem
- Become more aware of negative thoughts
- Challenge negative thinking
- Use Positive thinking techniques – AFFIRMATIONS
- Practice Self-compassion
a basic human motive
Need to belong:
According to WHO and WHO (YEAR) , the need to belong is a basic human motive, “a pervasive drive to form and maintain at least a minimum quantity of lasting, positive, and significant interpersonal relationships”
Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary (1995)
a pervasive drive to form and maintain at least a minimum quantity of lasting, positive, and significant interpersonal relationships
the need to belong
T OR F
a pervasive drive to form and maintain at least a maximum quantity of lasting, positive, and significant interpersonal relationships
F - minimum
T OR F
People who have a network of close social ties—in the form of lovers, friends, family members, and co-workers—have lower self-esteem and greater satisfaction with life compared to those who live more isolated lives (Denissen et al., 2008; Leary & Baumeister, 2000).
have higher self-esteem
WHO’S STUDY
- People who have a network of close social ties—in the form of lovers, friends, family members, and co-workers—have higher self-esteem and greater satisfaction with life compared to those who live more isolated lives
(Denissen et al., 2008; Leary & Baumeister, 2000).
WHO’S STUDY
- Recent research shows that people can even draw the motivation to achieve success from their connections with others
(Walton et al., 2012).
- This social motivation begins with the need for WHAT, defined as a desire to establish social contact with others (McAdams, 1989).
affiliation