Chapter 11: Self Esteem Flashcards
Self esteem
Your own evaluation on how you see yourself
Self concept
Specific evaluation of someone and who you really are. Something you can’t hide
Academic,athletic, appearance
Correlation between self esteem and school performance
Positive correlation
If education is something valued
If you do well in school then it builds up your esteem
Correlations between job and self
Links vary
Can go both ways
You may not like your job but you stay for the benefits
So it wouldn’t effect your esteem bc if that
Physical apprerance and self
Aging can effect your self esteem
Depression and self esteem
Depression Lowers self esteem
Relates only to someone who has high self esteem
People with high self esteem
Increased happiness
Have greater initiative: confidence in doing something
Prone to both pro social and anti social actions: can volunteer and do charity but can also steal and sell drugs
Undeserved high self esteem
Narcissism, self centered, self concerned, conceited
Self esteem in childhood and adolescence
Accuracy of self evaluations increases in elementary school years
Majority of adolescents have positive self image ( brag about friends they have and how good they are at sports etc. )
Girls self esteem is lower than boys by middle school ( puberty )
Self esteem in adulthood
Drops in self esteem Older adults have positive esteem: Don’t see losses as negative Decrease in knowledge related goals Increase in emotional related goals Compare themselves to older adults
Increasing self esteem
Identify cause of low self esteem Provide/seek emotional support and social approval Develop self confidence and initiative Developed coping skills and ACHIEVE
What is identify
Political Religious Relationships Achievements/intellectual Sexual Cultural Interests Personality Physical Vocational/career
Identity vs Identity confusion
Adolescents examine who they are l, what they are about and where they are going in life
Psychosocial moratorium
Gap between childhood security and adult autonomy
Free of responsibilities, free to try out different identities
Identity statuses
James Marcia believed that individuals go through periods of crisis and commitment
