Gaby Capozza
COMM 208-54
Journal #3 In our textbook, self-esteem is defined as “a measure of how valuable you think you are” (Devito 58). According to the Huffington Post, in 2016, four in five women suffer from low self-esteem. I personally occasionally suffer from low self-esteem. Fortunately, there are ways in which I can raise my self-esteem. One way, is by attacking self-destructive beliefs. For example, instead of thinking “I should be liked by everyone”, I can think “I do not need to be loved by everyone.” A second way to raise my self-esteem, is by seeking out nourishing people. I can do this by avoiding individuals who make me feel less about myself. Friends are not true friends if they are negative towards me in any way. By attacking
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For a child, I can tell he or she how well they complete an activity. An example could be, telling a little boy he plays soccer really well. This will then cause him to personally know that he is a good soccer player, which will raise his self-esteem. As far as a parent, I can tell my mom or dad that they did a great job at raising me. If my parents constantly wonder if they are good enough parents or not, this may lead them into having low self esteem. However, if I tell them that they did a great job at raising me, their self-esteem would increase. My boyfriend constantly tells me that I am too pretty for him and that I could date any other man if I wanted to. At times, he even asks how I ended up with him. To increase his self-esteem, I tell him that his personality is special and unlike any other personality I have seen. Additionally, I will tell him that not only do I deserve him, but we deserve each other. By raising my boyfriend's self-esteem, he then understands that we are meant to be with each other. Furthermore, I would raise the self-esteem of a coworker differently. To do this, I can completement my coworkers outfit and say they can pull it off extremely well. Telling someone that you like there clothes is drastically different than telling someone that you like the way their clothes look on them. In this example, my coworker no longer would have second thoughts about wearing that
Hardships: are difficulties, struggles, problematic situations, facing obstacles, all the downs in life. Hardships can influence someone’s life by building up one’s character. In Enrique’s Journey , Enrique, a determined, persistent and young guy, faced many harsh obstacles. Starting off with getting across to his mother. Passing through drugs, turf wars, starvation, and being poor.
For example, if someone emplaces the idea that one is overweight in one’s head, one is going to possibly take that into account when looking in the mirror. Self-concept is also said to contribute to how we may behave in the future by setting up goals that reflect our opinions of ourselves. In some instances, individuals may believe that they will be a successful doctor and, because of that self-concept, it becomes reality. This is known as self-fulfilling prophecies. Self-esteem is the worth of what one takes from one’s self-awareness and self-concept.
Evie puts her self-worth into the hands of others and craves validation and acceptance of any kind, all she wishes is to be seen as more “sexless figure.” Diving in deeper, she shows many more signs of low self-esteem. Looking
Dr. Alex Karev is a pediatric surgeon in the television series Grey’s Anatomy. The story mainly happens in Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle. Alex had it rough growing up. His mother suffered from a mental illness and his father was verbally and physically abusive to him and his mother. He decided to wrestle as a way to learn how to physically confront his dad which he did.
While the strengths perspective uses the language of social justice and empowerment, the solutions it suggests are essentially grounded in (neo)liberal notions of individual responsibility, which have their roots in Kantian ethics and utilitarian means–end justifiation. Like liberalism, it upholds autonomy as an overriding moral ideal, a belief in people’s ability to choose with informed consent as the “standard liberal procedure by which agents manifest their autonomy” (Kristjánsson, 2007, p. 45). Liberalism promotes a small core of values, inflting autonomous choice and “the benefis of high self-esteem [which]…fosters the current self-help and therapy culture” (p. 178) of which social work, and especially the strengths perspective, is a part.
I had very low self-esteem as a child; which I kept with me for many, many years; and even now I don’t want to be around anyone who is domineering or pushing me around because it makes me nervous.” p.
These attitudes may become so deeply ingrained that they feel like part of an individual's identity, making it hard to separate themselves from the negative messages they have received from society. Overcoming internalized negative attitudes requires a process of self-reflection and self-acceptance. It involves challenging the negative messages that an individual has internalized and replacing them with more positive and affirming messages. This can involve seeking out positive role models or support groups, practicing self-compassion, and focusing on strengths and achievements rather than perceived weaknesses or failures.
The first way would be that self-worth is based on how competent children perceive themselves to be. The second way is that self-esteem depends on the amount of social support they receive from those around them (Charles H Zastrow, 2013). Keyonna was having trouble realizing her self worth because of the lack of support she was receiving from her family about her simply just trying to be herself. Her self-esteem began to decline, which lead Keyonna to think negative thoughts about herself and her life. After moving out of her mother’s house, Keyonna was able to begin building her self-esteem back up to where she wanted it to be.
Psychological Effect: Self-confidence and Self-esteem According to Greenberg (2013), approximately 20% of the girls between the age of 8 and 18 who are using makeup say that they felt unappealing and undesirable without wearing makeup. And as a result of the survey she conducted, girls are wearing or using makeup in early age. They are also influenced by their celebrity idols, other people in TV shows and by the people in the environment they belonged. It says that women are more comfortable going out and socializing when they are wearing makeups.
The success profiler, an 84 question test that is used to show your own personal skills that you can improve, and work on. My first success profiler, when put into comparison with the one that I took now, I have improved in some areas, but declined in others. The success profiler has allowed me to see where I need to improve, and where I should continue to uphold the same score. The area that I improved the most in would be the self-esteem section. In contrast with this, the areas that I degraded the most would be in the interpersonal deference section, and the interpersonal aggression section.
Meaghan Ramsey's TED Talk "Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you" is a powerful speech about low body confidence. Ramsey talks about how society's pressure to be perfect is one of the main reason for young girls' (and boys') low body confidence and how these feelings of low esteem can impact their lives and futures. I chose to analyze this speech because I have experienced low body confidence and I have felt those feelings of low self-esteem. In Meaghan Ramsey's speech "Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you", she discusses how low body confidence is undermining academic achievement, damaging health, and limiting the economic potential of today's youth who are growing up in a world of social media. Ramsey has a strong start to her speech, using a photo and a story about her niece to gain the attention of the audience.
Esteem needs influence us because we might not be able to achieve what we want, might not have the necessary skill or might not be able to recognize. We also might have too low or too high self-esteem. The fifth level is self-actualization needs, which is finding self-fulfillment and realizing your potential. Self-actualization needs influence us because we might underestimate ourselves and not realize our full
Stop comparing yourself with others, feeling less than or more than, stop judging yourself. Recognise that if you don’t love and respect yourself it will be hard for you to think that others could love you either (even if they really do.) The low quality and unhelpful self-beliefs that jealous people foster start a chain reaction that begins to devalue themselves. It makes them compare themselves with others and they come off worse thus further fuelling their fears and doubts about being loveable.
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.