Self-Esteem Inventory Research Paper

“According to the dictionary definition, To esteem a thing is to prize it, to set a high mental valuation upon it; when applied to persons, esteem carries also the warmer interest of approval, cordiality, and affection” (Blascovich, 1991). Self-esteem is essentially used to not only describe an individual 's sense of self-worth but also there personal value. This is most often times described as a personality trait, requiring validation of ones emotional and behavioral needs that fulfill numerous beliefs about an individuals sense of self. Not only is self-esteem a fundamental need for ones development but it is also significant to ones survival. Self-esteem not only occurs in alliance with an individual 's feelings and behaviors, but also with ones actions and thoughts. “To achieve personal satisfaction, a person has to be able to express his/her real self in social interaction and receive social recognition for it” (Amichai-Hamburger, 2002). If an individual is unable to express themselves, they will attempt to find a structure where she or he will be able to express their needs as well as personality. There levels of shyness as well as self-confidence are not fixed states and are able to be changed over any given amount of time (Manning, 1993).

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.

Many teens go through hard times. Sometimes it’s so rough that it makes them doubt themselves and tears down their self-esteem. When people don’t have self-respect, they may not be able to make decisions for themselves. They could be forced into situations that they may or may not want to be in. It’s a lot easier for people to take advantage of them and this could lead to the person being cheated out of things. With the world we live in, it is best for one to develop self respect early on in order to be able to survive in this world full of people that are just waiting for the right opportunity.

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

Middle school had to be the worst time of my life. In middle school, my self-esteem took a turn for the worst. In elementary school I was very confident, but around fifth grade and sixth grade things changed. I gained weight, so I was not as thin as I used to be and sixth grade was also the first time someone told me that I was “too dark.” My parents are of darker complexion and they have always taught me to love my skin, but at that point in life I wanted acceptance from my peers. When people began teasing me about my complexion it hurt me and it hurt even more that it came from my own people (African-Americans). I eventually began to hate my skin and myself.

I’ve always been a firm believer that positive actions build self-esteem, and if it wasn’t for break dancing, which is also therapeutic only God knows where B-Girl Killer (Camilla) would have ended up after losing both her parents if she didn’t have this support group to help her get through her loss. I can’t leave out the bond that was created between Fahad and Eric after the death of Fahad’s mother and that probably never would have occurred if it weren’t for the hip-hop’s element of breaking. and the support it provides for the children who not only need it but want it.

One part of the brain is the Brain Stem. It control the heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing. The brain stem also consists of the medulla, midbrain, and the pons. The medulla controls the body functions. The midbrain regulate body movement, hearing, and vision. The pons controls the posture, movements, and sleep. I would hate to have this part of my brain damaged because it controls some of the most important parts of my body such as my heart. It can cause behavioral impairments.

By taking the “Self-esteem Inventory” quiz I learned that my sell-esteem is good for the most part, but could use a boost in certain areas. For example, when answering the question “I can make up my mind without too much trouble” I realized this was not like me. More often then not I find myself being indecisive and contemplating choices. This is one thing I could work on to boost my self-esteem. Honestly answering the questions of the quiz made me realize what needs to be changed to improve my overall self-esteem.

I have learned a lot about myself by doing the self assessment. I was mostly surprised that I scored higher in discovering self-motivation because most of the time I do not have any motivation to do most things. I set things aside until the very last minute to do almost anything. Also, I am surprised that I scored high in independence, even though I have done activities by myself, I really do not like doing things myself. I always ask someone to go with me somewhere and if they cannot go, I have to actually build up to get myself to go there without a person. Some of my lower scores did not surprise me. I know I do not really believe in myself, I always second guess myself. Additionally, my score for adopting lifelong learning, did not surprise

A number of studies have been conducted to identify the impact on stigma when explained by the biomedical or psychosocial model. Lebowitzand Ahn (2014, as cited in Haslam & Kvaale, 2015)completed three studies to determine the level of empathy towards patients by American mental health clinicians when present with biomedical or psychosocial vignettes. The study found a greater level of empathy was afforded to those whose condition was explained psychosocially rather than biogenetically. Clinicians who viewed patients condition biogenetically, were less likely to be empathetic towards their patients and their lack of warmth eroded their relationship with the patient, potentially leading to patients ultimately refusing treatment. In addition

An 84-year-old white male presented with symptomatic anemia secondary to a GI bleed. The patient states he was feeling weak, and his wife reported that he was positive for melena. The patient was admitted to the hospital and received two units of packed red blood cells. Once the patient’s anemia was corrected, a CT of the abdomen was done to further evaluate the GI bleed. Unfortunately, the CT report revealed cancer of the colon with multiple liver and lung nodules. After further evaluation was done by the radiologist, it was reported that the liver and lung nodules were metastases of the colon cancer. Once we consulted another radiologist for a second opinion, I was able to observe my precepting physician delicately deliver the news to the

According to the article, “Self-Esteem Check: Too Low Or Just Right”, by Mayo Clinic Staff. The mayo clinic staff talks about how we experience, understand and promotes healthy self-esteem. Self-esteem is how a person feels about themselves and what they do. And someone with a positive will generally approach things thinking they are a good person who deserves love and support and can succeed in life. However, someone with low or negative self-esteem will predominantly think they are not good at things, don’t deserve support and that situation will work out badly for them. People who you have relationships are the ones that are close to you in you. Your thought perhaps has the biggest influence on self-esteem in your life.

On the Rosenberg scale results I got a 20 out 35 on the scale, which is considered a normal score on the test. For the self esteem IAT test my results were that I moderately identify more with good than bad. I believe it’s really hard on the Rosenberg test to figure if you may have self esteem issues, because it’s not broad enough the test only asks you 10 questions, I don’t think that’s enough to show you may have a self esteem problem, but to show maybe a warning sign of self esteem problems, I think what would improve this test at the end, would be to let you know by your score, if you may need to seek a therapist's or give ways to reach for help and give tips to improve your self esteem. I believe these tests really lack of when you get your results of really pushing you the right way, I believe they can make the tests

One of the most vital aspect of having a successful partnership with the community is being able to measure the impact of the Blossoming Self-esteem project on the girls. This project has a component of multiple topics that will be addressed each month. Furthermore, we have five months, which gives us five topics to discuss with the girls. All the topics will follow under categories of career paths, relationships, and self agency. We will be evaluating change throughout the program. The program evaluation is starting off with a grand survey that includes questions on all topics, then breaks down into two surveys per month/topic, and closing the program off with one last final survey, following the Blossoming Self-esteem Summer Summit.

The problem the authors are addressing is the reason correlations of implicit and explicit self-esteem is lower in Chinese culture versus western culture (Yu, Chen, Zhang, and Jin, 2015). The authors suggested the problem has not been clearly defined and researched and this was their motivation in researching this topic. They wanted a clearer understanding as to why implicit and explicit self-esteem is lower in Chinese cultures versus western cultures. The authors were successful in articulating the problem with the gap in the literature. The authors defined and discussed in detail collectivists and individualists (Yu et. Al., 2015), and how it plays a role in self-esteem. The authors suggested people with a more individualistic background obtain a larger amount of self-awareness than people with a collectivism background (Yu et. Al., 2015). This is due to the fact that collectivism focuses on the outside world, whereas individualism focuses on one’s self. In the article a hypothesis was clearly defined. The authors defined their hypothesis as the following, “…we hypothesize that individualism would moderate the relationship between implicit self-esteem and explicit self-esteem, but collectivism would not”, as stated by Yu, Chen, Zhang, and Jin, 2015.