Assignment: Self Esteem for A Healthy Sense Questions

PART 1: (350 words)Please, first read this article:

Then, read this article: 

and lastly, this article: 

Then, please answer the following questions:

1) Low self-esteem is often associated with negative outcomes while high self-esteem may indicate success and acceptance. Yet, according to the article, self-esteem may be positively associated with narcissism. How important do you believe (based on what we have learned) that self-esteem is for a healthy sense of self? Use evidence from the readings and/or other resources to support your ideas.

2) From the article on narcissism, are you surprised or not by the findings? Explain why or why not.

3) From the article on personality type and music, what perspective of looking at personality (e.g., humanistic or psychoanalytic etc) do you feel does the best job of explaining these findings? Explain why you feel this way. ———————————————————————>PART 2: Detail at least a few ways that organizations try to sell their product to consumers and indicate if these tactics were effective or not. Area any of the techniques based on research? If so, what type of research was employed and what might have been some problems with the research? 350 words each

Self-esteem begins to form in early childhood. Factors that can influence self-esteem include:

Your thoughts and perceptions
How other people react to you
Experiences at home, school, work and in the community
Illness, disability or injury
Age
Role and status in society
Media messages
Relationships with those close to you — parents, siblings, peers, teachers and other important contacts — are important to your self-esteem. Many beliefs you hold about yourself today reflect messages you’ve received from these people over time.

If your relationships are strong and you receive generally positive feedback, you’re more likely to see yourself as worthwhile and have healthier self-esteem. If you receive mostly negative feedback and are often criticized, teased or devalued by others, you’re more likely to struggle with poor self-esteem.

But past experiences and relationships don’t have to be your destiny. Your own thoughts have perhaps the biggest impact on self-esteem — and these thoughts are within your control. If you tend to focus on your weaknesses or flaws, working on changing that can help you develop a more balanced, accurate view of yourself.

Range of self-esteem
Self-esteem tends to fluctuate over time, depending on your circumstances. It’s normal to go through times when you feel down about

yourself and times when you feel good about yourself. Generally, however, self-esteem stays in a range that reflects how you feel about yourself overall, and increases slightly with age.

Consider how to recognize the extremes of your self-esteem:

Low self-esteem. When you have low or negative self-esteem, you put little value on your opinions and ideas. You focus on your perceived weaknesses and faults and give scant credit to your skills and assets. You believe that others are more capable or successful.

You might have difficulty accepting positive feedback. You might fear failure, which can hold you back from succeeding at work or school.

Healthy self-esteem. When you have healthy self-esteem it means you have a balanced, accurate view of yourself. For instance, you have a good opinion of your abilities but recognize your flaws.
When self-esteem is healthy and grounded in reality, it’s hard to have too much of it. Boasting and feeling superior to others around you isn’t a sign of too much self-esteem. It’s more likely evidence of insecurity and low self-esteem.

Benefits of healthy self-esteem
When you value yourself and have good self-esteem, you feel secure and worthwhile. You have generally positive relationships with others and feel confident about your abilities. You’re also open to learning and feedback, which can help you acquire and master new skills.

With healthy self-esteem you’re:

Assertive in expressing your needs and opinions
Confident in your ability to make decisions
Able to form secure and honest relationships — and less likely to stay in unhealthy ones
Realistic in your expectations and less likely to be overcritical of yourself and others
More resilient and better able to weather stress and setbacks
Self-esteem affects virtually every facet of your life. Maintaining a healthy, realistic view of yourself isn’t about blowing your own horn. It’s about learning to like and respect yourself — faults and all.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

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Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

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Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
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