Self

achievements came from her hard-workings. But I started having low self-esteem once I realized that I never be just like her no matter how hard I try. As a result, i ended up making a hasty conclusion of myself of being not important. This is the time when I started becoming shy and not expressing my own opinions to avoid disagreement. I even further concluded that my thoughts and behaviors…

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a behavioral problem that happens when a person intentionally harms themselves repeatedly by damaging and mutilating skin by cutting, burning, or hitting, etc., without the purpose of committing suicide. NSSI was often viewed as a symptom of a personality disorder, like borderline personality disorder since it involved self-injury behavior that would lead to suicide (Zetterqvist, 2015). However, in recent studies, people who did non-suicidal self-injury did not…

normal has now become a national problem that many still don’t believe exist. From low self-esteem to poor grades, and even substance abuse, bullying can leave long lasting effects on the mental health of America’s youth, and it is America’s duty to address the problem before it’s is too late. Low self-esteem and bullying have a long standing relationship, but many are believers of the misconception that self-esteem issues are associated with the bully rather than the…

In my assignment of photo self-portrait I will be discussing the artist and the masterwork that I have chosen, also the movement in which the artist practiced. My masterwork that I have chosen to work on is belongs to Robert Mapplethorpe and it is his self portrait of 1980. In his artwork he portrays himself as the archetypal bad boy, with black leather jacket, dark shirt, cigarette hanging out of the corner of his mouth, the coolly appraising gaze and the carefully coiffed 50s style hair.…

task difficulty and their self-esteem. Such that, participants with low self-esteem reported a significantly worse mood than those with high self-esteem when assigned to the hard anagram condition. This effect was not found with participants that were assigned the easy anagram condition. That is, regardless of their self-esteem, either high or low, participants did not differ in their mood in the easy anagram condition. The present study suggests that there is an effect of self-esteem on mood. …

Self-esteem is moulded by your thoughts, connections and experiences. Self-esteem is your general assessment of yourself on how you feel about your capacities and impediments. When you have solid self-esteem, you like yourself and consider yourself to be valued with the regard of others. Self-esteem is connected to both physical and mental wellbeing. Nathaniel Branden was the master in the field of self-esteem and composed broadly on the point. As indicated by Branden (1995), self-esteem is…

realm of self-hatred. The perfect bodies and attractive faces along with the stress of likes, friends, and followers that inevitably come with social media is causing adolescents to lose their self-esteem. Worrying about appearances or number of followers on social media can have unanticipated consequences on mindset and sense of self-worth.…

“Parts of Self”. (Cite page number) a) Self-Awareness is when a child realizes they can be their own person and are able to manipulate/utilize their surroundings. An example of self-awareness is an infant discovering their own arm. Infants demonstrate the early stages of being self-aware and the journey continues and grows throughout early childhood. (pg.3) b) Self-Concept is the process of a child learning about themselves and the things that make them different from others. An individual’s…

Self serving bias is the act of people attributing success to dispositional causes and failures to situational ones. For example, if someone does well on a test they will conclude that they are intelligent, while if they fail the test they will blame the teacher. The self serving bias occurs due to two major factors; motivational factors and cognitive factors. Motivational factors is the idea that attributing success with dispositional factors is used for increasing or maintaining self esteem.…

---Self Assessment and Improvement Action Plan I began to know myself better, a 15-year old girl as a result of registering in this course. I worked through my 7th grade in China and came last year to attend the 9th grade in the States. The change is enormous as well as the challenge. Fortunately I had this opportunity of learning psychology. Below is by self assessment and improvement action plan. Growing up as the only child in a family full of love and sympathy I feel happy and content…