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Case Study Of Low Self-Esteem

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Introduction
According to Case Study1, Ken suffers from the problems among intra- and interpersonal competencies. After analyzing the case study, Ken is possible get low self-esteem, lack of communication with family, feels alone and stressed. Problems are illustrated below. There are suggestions to solve his problem.
Content
First of all, Ken gets low self-esteem. Self-esteem is a person 's overall sense of self-worth or personal value. It involves a variety of beliefs about the self, such as the appraisal of one 's own appearance, beliefs and emotions (Kendra, 2016). According to Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs, self-esteem is the fourth stage and it means prestige and feeling of accomplishment (Maslow, 1943). It includes achievement, status, dominance and self-respect etc. At first, he was an honor and outgoing person. The praise from teachers gave him confidence, he got the respect from others. These boosted his self-esteem. However, his DSE results did not meet his expectation. Others got similar results could get into University, except for him. Life experiences like failure in public exam may cause low self-esteem (Saul, 2016). Low self-esteem reduces our chances of success in life. It can create anxiety, stress, loneliness and increase likelihood for depression (Summersong & Snowflake, 2016). Failure in DSE make Ken disappointed and lead to low self-esteem
To build his self-esteem, he should stop comparing himself with others (John, 2011). The only person he should

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