Week Twelve Flashcards
Self Concept
Ones mental image of oneself
Self esteem
Ones judgement of one’s own worth; how one’s standards and performance compare to others and to one’s ideal self
Personal (self) identity
The conscious sense of individuality and uniqueness that is continuously evolving throughout life. Ex. Name, sex, age, race, occupation, talent, roles
Body image
How a person perceives the size, appearance, and functioning of the body and its parts
Role performance
How a person in a particular role acts in comparison to the behaviors expected of that role
What are the four components of self-concept?
Personal identity, body image, role performance, and self-esteem
What would a person with strong sense of personal identity exhibit?
A person with a strong sense of personal identity would exhibit the integration of all parts of their lives to define themselves such as body image, role performance, and self esteem.
What would a person with a healthy body image exhibit?
A concern for both health and appearance.
What is role mastery?
Persons behaviors meet social expectations
What is global self esteem?
How one likes oneself as a whole
What is specific self esteem?
His much one approves of a certain part or aspect of oneself
What are the key factors that can influence self concept?
Stage of development, family and culture, stressors, resources, past history of successes and failure, illness
What are the behaviors associated with low self esteem?
Avoids eye contact, stooped posture, unkempt appearance, overly critical of self, overly critical of others, hesitant soft speech, unable to accept positive remarks about oneself, apologizes frequently, feels helpless/hopeless/powerless, lack of goals, many negatives
What are the behaviors associated with high self esteem?
Positive thinking, able to identify strengths, able to set attainable goals, able to provide positive reinforcement and feed back, able to take pride or acknowledge when goals are met, maintaining a sense of humor, able to acknowledge skills, positive relationships, emotional strength, spiritual strength
How does an RN go about assessing self concept?
Creating a therapeutic environment by establishing rapport, be aware of self attitudes and judgments, gather information on personal identity, body image, role performance, and self-esteem
Define disturbed body image
Confusion in mental picture of one’s physical self
Define risk for situational low self esteem.
At risk for developing negative perception of self worth in response to a current situation (specify situation)
Define situational low self esteem
Development of a negative perception of self worth in response to a current situation (specify situation)
Defining characteristics for situational low self esteem
Evaluation of self as unable to deal with events, evaluation of self as unable to deal with situations, expressions of helplessness, expressions of uselessness, indecisive behavior, non assertive behavior, self negating verbalizations, verbally reports current situational challenge to self worth
R/t for situational low self esteem
Behavior inconsistent with values, developmental changes, disturbed body image, failures, functional impairment, lack of recognition, loss, rejection, social role changes
Risk factors for risk for situational low self esteem
Behaviors inconsistent with values, decrease in control over environment, developmental changes, disturbed body image, failures, functional impairment, history of abandonment, history of abuse, history of learned helplessness, history of neglect, lack of recognition, loss, physical illness, rejections, social role changes, unrealistic self expectations
Tnis situational low self esteem
Assess for s/s of depression and potential suicide/violent behavior and if present notify appropriate resources and act stat, assess for underlying stressors, assess for unhealthy coping mechanisms, assist pt in indigo citation of problems or contributing factors (make change and offer options), identify strengths, resources available, and previous positive effective coping, accept patient where he or she is, teach positive coping, support and encourage problem solving strategies, encourage self evaluation, provide psycho-education to family, provide validation for pt, acknowledge social stigma, work to address/present a positive outlook, identification of self strengths, and set realistic goals
TNIs for risk for situational low self esteem
identify environmental/developmental factors that increase the risk for low self esteem, especially in children and adolescences, utilize resources as available and appropriate, assess previous experience with health care and coping, assess low and or negative affect, encourage to maintain highest level of functioning, utilize respect and therapeutic relationship to set realistic goals, and have the client involved in planning care
Defining characteristics of disturbed body image
behaviors of acknowledgement of one’s body, behaviors of avoidance of one’s body, behavior’s of monitoring one’s body, non-verbal response to actual change in body appearance, structure, function, non-verbal response to perceived change in body, verbalization of feelings that reflect an altered view of one’s body, verbalizations of perceptions that reflect an altered view of one’s body appearance