Psychoeducational Self-Worth Group Analysis

In the essay “The Trouble with Self-Esteem”, Lauren Slater is arguing that the theory of self-esteem should be banned. Slater states that “People with High Self-Esteem pose a greater threat to those around them than people with low Self-esteem”. Humans with low self-esteem humble themselves more and work harder to be noticed and to maintain the status quo of society. Slater stated that humans with high self-esteem were dangerous and posed a threat. Slater discuses facilities that could assist with humans who cope with self-esteem issues.

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.

Purpose: The purpose of this group is to facilitate personal growth by enhancing self-esteem and developing a positive self-image, so that the members will gain self-awareness of their own feelings, personal values and needs. They also will increase self-understanding and self-acceptance for better functioning and leading a better life in the future.

Throughout the paper, it was discussed what self-esteem is and what contributes to it. In the sense of the paper, culture plays a big part on a young woman’s self-esteem. There was also summaries of what some women think about themselves and what is the “perfect” woman.

Women throughout the decades have overcome substantial obstacles. They have gained the right to vote, the ability to sit on a Supreme Court, and the right to choose what to do with their bodies. In Sara Dickerman’s “Food Fright” and Caroline Knapp’s “Add Cake, Subtract Self-Esteem”, the women both touch on how women are still not shown as equal in society. Despite the many great triumphs, women are still scrutinized and made to feel inferior to their male counterparts through means of criticizing their bodies, intelligence, and even pay.

I was second grader and departing for America, my friend and I were saying goodbye in front of the airport. He shouted to me in a way that everyone could hea r, just before I got inside, that I have to get into the airplane barefooted. I put my shoes in my carriage as he said. I didn't realize single thing before the man next to me burst into laughter and told me that there is no such rule as being barefooted. My friend always was my best friend as we went to the same school, same church and lived in the same apartment. However, my expectation for the airplane was satisfied as they had a television and I was overwhelmed by its enormous size. Unfortunately, I ate some meats and potatoes in the airplane despite my mom's commandment, "don't eat

Strengthening of the self-concept could be brought on by using processes such as the five core aspects of self-awareness:

First in the article, Helping Hurting Women, writer Paula Masters says “There are many components in a woman’s life that can create an environment where this state of mind will flourish with negativity” (Masters). This statement explains how insecurity for a woman could have something to do with their upbringing and circumstances through their life such as mistreatment, learned fears, and neglect. These internal conflicts can expand from self-confinement to emotional breakdowns. Fears may also lead to women putting up walls and rejecting others before they can be rejected or try too hard to gain acceptance from everyone. Masters continues, “Women who struggle with insecurity find themselves vulnerable to all types of unhealthy situations”, (Masters). Despite the circumstances that could contribute to low self- esteem, many women are just built to judge themselves and dislike the way they look. Women feel they may be born with flaws and try hard to acquire the ability to engage in a positive, substantive relationships that will accept them for who they are as they

One of the serious problems that can happen mentally in a woman’s mind is developing low self esteem and ultimately depression. With the media showing pictures and videos of what they perceive as the

Being human comes with a list of inevitable mechanisms; developing fevers, throwing up, and sweating are all natural processes human experience. One nature of the human body is the tendency to gain weight. Due to this, many of us pursue the act of dieting in order to lose the weight gained. Society pushes for losing weight as “traditionally, good health and a leaner body are the motivational factors emphasized in public health campaigns and information materials” (Sabinsky) but there are many motivators that push us to lose weight. Many individuals experience low self esteem, especially in lieu of weight, and it’s interesting to understand how weight is perceived differently across genders. Delving into a woman’s self esteem issues and focusing

Now, let’s get the facts straight about “Beautiful” people’s self-esteem. Our self-esteem has been affected by the “Beautiful” people. We either have high or low self-esteems and the environment that we live in creates it. At work, school, and home we are surrounded by beautiful people with high self-esteems. The not so pretty people have low self-esteems towards the world and themselves. Dove gives plentiful facts about self-esteems related to beauty. Dove Self Esteem Fund, company, in the article "Real Girls, Real Pressure: A National report on the state of Self-Esteem" (2008), analyzes that girls have a lot of pressure due to emotional stress with ourselves. Dove gives a lot of ethos to back up each statement said. Dove talks about kids and parents in order to get to kids and parents to be involved in a positive way. This article attracts audience as young kids, teens, and parents. Parents also contribute to kid’s low self-esteem issues. Real Girls, Real Pressure: A National Report on the State of Self-Esteem, commissioned by the Dove® Self-Esteem Fund, reveals that there is a self-esteem crisis in this country that pervades every aspect of a girl’s life including her looks, performance in school and relationships with friends and family members (Dove). Self-esteem is a key issue in the world. In the article it’s revealed as a crisis in the country and it’s mostly about beauty.

People’s self-esteem either high or low is shaped by their life experiences. I believe a person’s self-esteem begins to take shape at an early age, with their parents being a major influence. Kind, positive, knowledgeable and caring parents help children create a positive self-image. Parents who do not feel good about themselves or others, sometimes take it out on their childern by belittling them or discouraging them. This leads the child down a path of self-doubt and eventually given the right circumstances a lower self-esteem.

Behavioral theory promotes the value of leadership styles with an emphasis on concern for people and collaboration. It promotes participative decision making and team development by supporting individual needs and aligning individual and group objectives. Behavioral Theories of Leadership, also known as “The style approach to leadership” focuses on the behavior of the leader and what leaders do and how they act. Learn about the two general kinds of behaviors; task behaviors and relationship behaviors and advantages of this approach to leadership. Learn more about this theory of leadership. What are Behaviors? Behavior is the range of actions and mannerisms made by organisms, systems, or artificial

This model aims to help people understand their self-awareness and improve communications skill, as well as interpersonal relationships, team development and relationship with groups.

Dove’s Self Esteem project was made for young girls because more young girls struggle with having low self-esteem between the ages of seven to seventeen than most people realize. Not having good self-esteem takes a toll on young girls and causes them to miss out on many opportunities while growing up. Dove stated “six in ten girls avoid participating in fundamental life activities because of concerns about the way they look”. I found this very