ABSTRACT Self-concept is a person’s understanding of who he or she is in terms of personality ,appearance, personal traits e.g. gender and size. Self-esteem refers to person’s evaluation of his or her own worth ,either in specifics such as intelligence ,attractiveness etc. Unrealistic high levels of esteem may decline or lower achievement and at times lead to aggression at various levels of development. At school extracurricular activities has been seen to promote realistic self-esteem while friendship
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Motivation: Self-worth theory Motivation: Self-worth theory Since 1890 many people have pondered and tested the theory that what a person thinks about themselves impacts what they achieve in life. Goals, aspirations and the motivation to achieve such things vary from person to person depending their high or low opinion of self-worth. There is a direct correlation between success and self-worth, academic goals and achievement behavior are affected by the quality of self-regulation (Covington
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network, and has a recognised and acceptable social status in the community * is socially competent; which means that he/she is able to cooperate with others and can also deal with pain, tension and conflicts * Can express feelings, has good self esteem and is confident, can manage stress and is able to make decisions. HIV disease is among the most devastating of illnesses, having multiple and profound effects upon all aspects of the bio-psychosocial and spiritual being. HIV as an illness affects
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on the Self University of Phoenix Self-concept is extremely important, it is the image that a person has of themselves, and how they think about or see themselves. Self-concept is the individual's belief about himself or herself, including the person's attributes and who and what the self is" (McLeod, 2008). The self has many aspects that help make up integral parts of it, such as self-awareness, self-esteem, self-perception, and self-efficacy. These are important components of self-concept
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Compliance - This is acting in accordance with something that is requested or following rules etc. Compliance is normally passed down the ranks in the public services Factors which influence conformity People tend to conform more if they have a low self esteem or they feel they need to be socially accepted. A single person is also more likely to conform to feel part of a group of people than two or more people. The strength of the influence as well as the immediacy and the number of sources of influences
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build self confident? MALCOM S.FORBES once said: * "Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the thing you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, dream, discover.” The definition of self confidence Self confidence is defined as the absolute faith in our self and our abilities The existence of self confidence
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What are the different factors that might affect an individuals self presentation The different factors that might affect an individuals self presentation can vary from gender, self esteem, roles, age and ideal self. Self presentation is the way you present yourself to other people and so this can depend on who you are with. This can also link with Cooley’s looking glass theory where he argued that our self-image is shaped by how we think other people perceive us. According to Yeung et al
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who participate in sports acquire a lot of life skills overtime that help them become better people. One skill that a teen may learn from playing a sport can be as simple as how to become a better team player. Also playing sports help teens build self esteem while also taking up the majority of their free time outside of school. There are also things that cause trouble for teens when it comes to playing sports. These would be that teens may sometimes resolve to doing something negative for the sake
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culture they are brought up in. Family structure varies greatly between ethnic groups, Ken Pryce argues that Asians are higher achievers because their culture is more resistant to racism and gives them a greater sense of self worth, whereas Black pupils have low self esteem due to racism and as such they achieve less in education. Driver and Ballard argue that Asian family structures are more positive to wards education and have higher aspirations for their children so they achieve more. Moynihan
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When we are younger we should receive love because it’s possible that we could not develop to love others. It’s very important for babies to get love because if they don’t there is a high chance that they will grow up to be alone and will have low self esteem. I agree that the “mother-infant relationship is the essence of love.” I agree with this because our mothers are really the first people we develop a real relationship with and how learn to love. If we don’t establish that relationship with our
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