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The Importance Of Self-Esteem

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Self-esteem is a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself. In 1892, William James defined self-esteem. His two hierarchy are "I-self" and "Me-Self". "I-Self" is the process of knowledge while "Me-Self" is the result of knowing yourself. There are three types of knowledge: self, social self, and spiritual self. In the mid-1960s, Morris Rosenberg also defined self-esteem. He created the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSEC). The RSEC asks questions ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The answers are counted into numbers and placed into a scale of 0-30. A range of 15-25 is a normal self-esteem. Anything under 15 considers a low self-esteem. Robert White believed in two sources: internal and external. Nathaniel was "the first person to define self-esteem in terms or worthiness and competence." His findings were based on philosophy. Self-esteem is one of the four core self-evaluators. Abraham Maslow included self-esteem in his hierarchy of human needs. "He described two different forms of "esteem": the need for respect from others in the form of recognition, success, and admiration, and the need for self-respect in the form of self-love, self-confidence, skill, or aptitude" (wikipedia).
According to more-selfesteem, Serbia has the highest self-esteem, and Japan has the lowest self-esteem. Mexico has the highest percentage of people satisfied with how they look. UK and Australia had the lowest. Canada is the highest for being proud to show off their

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