Causes And Effects Of Low Self Esteem

The psychologists believe that individual’s behaviour is linked with the inner thoughts and self-image. The idea is that due to free will people change often. It is humans’ responsibility on how their well-being and lives carry on. This is because we are capable of striving to achieve the best, self-actualisation desire.

The real question is, does it matter if someone has high or low self esteem? Does high self esteem lead to better relationships, work, and health? Is self esteem a reflection of success in those areas? If so, improving self esteem will be beneficial in life. The general pattern found in studies proved that high self esteem is a predictor of life success.

Myth: People with high self-esteem are smarter, more likeable, and more physically attractive than people with low self-esteem. Fact: There is strong correlation between self-esteem and being smart, likable, popular, and physically attractive, but this is true only for self-ratings. There is no correlation between self-esteem and others’ rating of how likable, popular, and physically attractive a person is, or with objective measures of intelligence. What’s going on? People with high self-esteem believe all these things about themselves, but they are not true by objective standards. In fact, people high in low in self-esteem are equally likable and equal in physical attractiveness and intelligence. My two-cents: I am skeptical of the true

What is self-esteem? Self-esteem is how we perceive ourselves. How we evaluate our self-worth affects nearly every aspect of our lives. Low self-esteem can negatively affect our outlook on life and ourselves. Low self-esteem can also cause major psychological problems like anxiety and depression and may also cause mental health issues. In this assignment, I will be summing up the information I gathered to support the argument that low self-esteem is a major cause of psychological problems.

     Man’s individuality embodies numerous traits and self-concept holds the predominant of these traits according to Rogers. It helps the person understand personality and social development, for it is through the developing self-concept that man form increasingly stable picture of their selves, partly, reflected by others in their surroundings (Craig;1996,p.367). As the person interacts with his environment, such as peer groups, school, community and most especially the family, these concepts are constructed. Many developmentalists believe that infants are born without a sense of self (Shaffer, 1989), therefore, we can say that we develop our self-image as we

Starting as children, people are inclined to strive to be socially accepted. With social standards being very difficult to fit into, many people feel as though they do not belong to a set group of people; therefore, they tend to have a lower self esteem which causes them to act out. Being isolated causes one to feel a lack of confidence within themselves because him or her can feel as though they are not wanted and do not belong. This low sense of self esteem affects a person’s motivation and mental health. Social norms can cause people to feel alone and as though they have no one there for them. On the other hand, belonging to a community or a specific group can allow people to feel as though they have a support system, making them feel more confident in themselves and becoming better in their overall life. Feeling accepted and supported by people can increase intellectual activity and boost a person’s self esteem tremendously. Belonging and acceptance increase and decrease self esteem thus dictating a person’s behavior.

Most people face self esteem problems at different levels. At some point in life people face this problem without realizing it. In the essay The Trouble with Self-Esteem written by Lauren Slater starts of by demonstrating a test. Self esteem test that determines whether you have a high self-esteem or low self-esteem. The question to be answered however is; what is the value and meaning of self-esteem? The trouble with self-esteem is that not everyone approaches it properly, taking a test or doing research based of a certain group of people is not the way to do so.

An individual’s opinion of who and what they helps them form and develop their own individuality. It is established through the individual’s behaviour and attitude. It relates to how they view themselves and is associated with their own self-image, body image and self-esteem. Murphy (as cited by Gross, 2001) stated the self is part of the individual which is understood and know to by the individual them self. A person’s physical appearance is the first thing that is seen when they are in contact with others. If the individual feels positive and confident within themselves then this will influence the development of a strong and healthy life. This can also influence how they experience life allowing them to develop in a positive, healthy way and enabling them to build up strong relationships with others. Self concept can be based upon one’s own expectations and goals which they hold

Self-concept in an individual takes various steps to being formed. The most important step is the initial one which happens while one is still a child. Here, an individual learns how to differentiate their own body and the rest of the world. At this stage, a child gets to learn that there are some things which are always there whereas others do come and then go away. The various factors that shape an individuals’ self-concept therefore are:-

that I got bullied almost every day for the way that I looked contributed to my self-

Self-Esteem can be harmful and make people very self centered, but others lack confidence and need a boost of self-esteem. Self-esteem is a very important factor in various reasons that happens in people’s daily life. With no type of thought people don’t think or take self-esteem with importance without realizing that self-esteem is a huge thing that us humans depend for our daily activities. Some shifts that have happened toward self- esteem over the past few decades were the fact that many people don’t really get an effect of having a boost of self-esteem in order for them to reach success. Therefore, self-esteem is not important in the success of individuals but it is important in their well being and psychological health.

This chapter about Self Concept has greatly affected me. In a way, it has brought up a lot of awareness and pain in my life. Although the chapter has brought up unwanted memories, the chapter relates to psychology and I am going to school to study psychology. I love studying psychology and because of my love for learning, I one day want to help other people improve their lives.

Consumer continues to require IIH intervention, because of the changes she currently expiring in her life. Consume is still awaiting permanent housing placement and is residing with temporary guardianship. Due to changes and uncertainty of living arrangement ,consume continues to experience anxiety, depression, low self-esteem issues, resentment towards parents, feelings of neglect and abonnement issues, lack of support , depression and withdrawn behavior. Consumes has not had any behavioral outburst recently however she is afraid to express the feeling she is having and often appear to be depressed and worried, this is seen in her body language, and demeanor. Consume is very shy and during sessions requires lot of prompting and encouragement

One's self-concept affects one's perception, attitude and behavior, which can be demonstrated during the process of interpersonal communication. Aspects of one's life influence their self-concept, which not only affect how people perceive them but how they perceive themselves. Such things are gender, motivational level and psychological type. It is widely

Synopsis: Margo is an eighteen year old high school student and has been consistently bullied since freshman year. A group of her peers has singled her out and teases her relentlessly about her weight. When Margo is alone, she indulges on all of her favorite foods in one sitting to make herself feel better. After binging, Margo feels guilty about eating so much food and states, “I’m as big as a whale”. She then proceeds to self-induce vomiting and use her mother’s laxatives in order to purge.