short answer qustions

Social Development

1 . What factors do you think contribute to the development of a good or poor self-esteem

Some researchers believe that when some children reach adolescence their self-esteem drops . Adolescence can be a stressful time as adolescents face physical changes , start to form relationships with the opposite sex , are becoming more independent and so on . These changes can affect how the adolescent feels about himself . Erikson (see psychosocial theory ) says that adolescents have to establish a sense of identity - (a sense of who they are and what they want

) and that this may be accompanied by a dip in self-esteem

Self-esteem refers to how an individual assess his /her self in relation to others and the world in general . Self-esteem encompasses the emotional , mental and behavioral aspects of a person . Concepts associated with self-esteem are self-worth , self-regard , and self-promotion and is different from self-confidence and efficacy . The development of self-esteem is influenced by one 's relationships experiences and thoughts (Kernis , Cornell , Sun , Berry Harlow , 1993 A person with good self-esteem feel good about themselves , think positively about their abilities and experiences and behave according to those positive traits . For example , it would be difficult to find a person with good self-esteem that is always cross and aggressive . On the other hand , a person with poor self-esteem would feel that he /she is not good enough and wallow in this emotional and mental thought . In this context , developing good and poor self-esteem can easily occur in how the person...