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Attitude (psychology) Two children at a playground talking and demonstrating a positive attitude. An attitude "is a summary evaluation of an object of thought. An attitude object can be anything a person discriminates or holds in mind." Attitudes include beliefs (cognition), emotional responses (affect) and behavioral tendencies (intentions ...
A self-serving bias is any cognitive or perceptual process that is distorted by the need to maintain and enhance self-esteem, or the tendency to perceive oneself in an overly favorable manner. [1] It is the belief that individuals tend to ascribe success to their own abilities and efforts, but ascribe failure to external factors. [2]
An inferiority complex occurs when the feelings of inferiority are intensified in the individual through discouragement or failure. Those who are at risk for developing a complex include people who: show signs of low self-esteem or self-worth or have low status in their peer group. They may also display symptoms similar to depression.
10 Signs of Low Self-Esteem, According to Psychologists. 1. Avoidance. Avoiding situations is one of the biggest red flags of a person with cellar-dwelling self-esteem. "When people feel a low ...
Laziness may reflect a lack of self-esteem, a lack of positive recognition by others, a lack of discipline stemming from low self-confidence, or a lack of interest in the activity or belief in its efficacy. [5] Laziness may manifest as procrastination or vacillation.
The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale is a quick and reliable way for us to assess our self-esteem. By answering 10 simple questions and adding up our scores, we can get a sense of how we feel about ...
Self-esteem is confidence in one's own worth, abilities, or morals. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs about oneself (for example, "I am loved", "I am worthy") as well as emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame. [ 1 ] Smith and Mackie define it by saying "The self-concept is what we think about the self; self-esteem, is the ...
Self-image is the mental picture, generally of a kind that is quite resistant to change, that depicts not only details that are potentially available to an objective investigation by others (height, weight, hair color, etc.), but also items that have been learned by persons about themselves, either from personal experiences or by internalizing the judgments of others.