Psychology Self-esteem INTRO

Question 1

Definition of SE + ref

Answer 1

A stable sense of personal worth (Rosenberg, 1964)

Question 2

1st line: Most common…

Answer 2

…psychological aspect that causes people to face difficulties - often ignored

Question 3

2nd line: A critical…

Answer 3

…component of optimum functioning - physiologically and psychologically

Question 4

What did Maslow (1987) state?

Answer 4

SE is part of our fundamental psychological needs - in his hierarchy of needs

People in our society have a need for a stable, firmly based, high evaluation of themselves

Question 5

How SE conceptualisation is debtated?

Answer 5

1) Global SE - global evaluation of the self
2) Domain-specific SE - evaluation in a specific-relevant domain such as intellectual abilities (Swann & Bosson, 2010)

Question 6

Elaborate on these 2 things:

Answer 6

Both have predictive ability for important outcomes

Global - several outcomes bundled together

Domain - outcomes measured at specific level (academic SE predicts academic outcomes

Question 7

Can get different levels of SE - high to low

Answer 7

Low - associated with mental illness

Spectrum: Mild self-doubt to constant self-hatred

Question 8

3 points to briefly mention for rest of essay

Answer 8

1) LSE can be detrimental and there is a need for practitioners to be able to identify it
2) PA may be able to help increase SE - although there is evidence against it being a good intervention
3) CBT alongside PA may be effective