Essays on Self-Concept

Perception and Consumer Behavior

Perception is the process of knowing features of stimuli with the use of vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch (Scott, 1994). The visual perception i.e. size/shape in the L’Oreal Men Expert Vita Lift 5 ad is rectangle with the focus on more than one dimension to enable consumers to downsize their order by enlarging the product along all dimensions. On the other hand, the shape of the Aveeno Absolutely Ageless ad is portrait. The size of the ad is adjusted through focus on multiple dimensions to perceive the product easily. Lettering is another factor affects the perception of ...

Introduction

Japan is reported to have the world’s third largest economy, which gives it an essential role in the global community. This calls for the need to understand the Japanese people’s self-concept and how they hold themselves up as individuals and as members of the society. It has been widely established that self-concept is far from being a static perception, rather it is a changeable system which is generally a result of an individual’s social relationships. It is observed that people normally hold a different perception of themselves as individuals, and as a social group member. Consequently, ...

Initial Individual Proposal for Final Project

I. Conceptual Definitions: Discuss the concepts you are manipulating in the study. These are the theoretical definitions. IV 1: Attitude Level 1: Academic performance

Level 3: Choice of subject IV 2: Personality Level 1: Family background

Level 2: Previous school Level 3: Use of social media

Note: All levels must co-occur across factors. Identify what you measure in this study: Dependent Variable: Use of social media Is your DV nested within one IV? No [Your DV measure must not depend on one of your manipulated factors. For example, if you are investigating the effect of word presentation on memory (words presented auditorily vs. words presented visually), you cannot have ...

Doctor

ABSTRACT Young people in the United States are battling depression in record numbers, reaching an all-time high of 3 million patients in 2015. Researchers are continuing to search for alternative or additional methods than therapy and medications to improve depressive symptoms in teenagers and young adults. Some studies have demonstrated that as possible option in easing depression is physical exercise. In addition to assisting mental health issues, exercise promotes social interaction, physical health, and appearance. However, research has focused primarily on adults and therefore additional studies are needed with focus on the impact of exercise on depression in young ...

According to Super’s Developmental Self-concept Theory, I am in the exploration stage since I am in my early 20’s. I have already chosen the career path I would like to pursue in future, which is to become a human resource official of large organization in future. My career choice was driven by my interest while growing up especially when I was 12 to 14 years old. I would always take control of situations at home and in school. My passion and encouragement from my parents to pursue what I wanted to be in life has made me ...

Obesity is a health condition characterized by excessive accumulation of fat, such that it poses potential health risks to the affected individual (Ogden, Carroll, Fryar & Flegal, 2015). The most commonly used approach for classifying the relation between a person’s weight and his/her health is the body mass index, BMI. The BMI calculates the weight of a person based on that person’s height. Age and gender are factors that are considered when calculating the BMI. Waist circumference is also combined with the BMI approach in diagnosing obesity. Obesity predisposes the patients to other health conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, ...

How theories of Motivation and the Self and Organizational Culture are represented in the film The internship (2013)? If to consider human life as his/her movement forward on the path of development, we can say that life is a constant process of overcoming the new boundaries, to achieve the best results, self-development and personal growth. In this process, one of the dominant roles is played by the question of the meaning of actions and deeds, which are made by people. What does have an impact on human activity and his/her behavior? For what does the person do something? ...

Introduction

We all know how difficult it can be to express you and ensure that we are understood by those, who surround us in our professional environment. Business environment demands respect and high level of tolerance from all of us, outlined by the corporate rules, strategies, culture and the expectations, which are we as peers and our superiors have in this situation. Such expectations make communication process in a way, more structured and easier to adjust to the existing norms and formal rules, set out by organizational hierarchy and cognitive and emotional behavior regulations. Politics and diplomatic tone in our ...

Executive Summary 3

Introduction 4 Theoretical Background 4 Brand Love Scales 4 Definition of Love 5 Personality of Brand 5 Image of the Brand 5 Brand Love’s Elements 6 Brand Romance 7 Brand Attitude 7 Brand Loyalty 7 Fashion Brands Love 8 Brand Love in Cell Phone Industry 8 Brand Love Creation by the Companies 8 Apple/Samsung/Huawei 8 PepsiCo 9 Benetton 9 Conclusion 9

BIBLIOGRAPHY 10

Executive Summary Brand love is a relatively new phenomenon actively discussed by the scholars and marketing professionals. Brand love is necessary for the modern companies to successfully attract and retain their customers. Moreover, it helps to convince ...

Physical Activity and Level of Depression among Youths in the United States

A00493777 Physical Activity and Level of Depression among Youths in the United States

Introduction

According to a recent presentation by The Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, frequent physical activity among youths and adolescents is an important factor in enhancing strength and stamina, and it is helpful in building healthy bones and muscles (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). It was also discovered that physical activities are a critical factor in reducing stress and depression among the youths. Failing to engage in regular physical activity has been established to cause obesity and overweight as well as other health ...

Robert Goren Law and Oder Criminal Intent and Carl Rogers Personality Theory

Carl Roger’s is a renowned psychologist that propagated the Personality Theory which explains the behaviors and characteristics of an individual. The argument shows that the formation of a person’ self-concept results from self-actualization behavior. He said that the self-actualizing characteristics determine a person’s personality. The self-actualization tendencies are as a consequence of the events and the environment in which a person grows up in, as well as the person’s genetic make-up. The environment provides the stimulus that prompts responses from the person. A repeat of the stimuli prompts the development of a self-concept. For any individual ...

The Association between Physical Activity and Level of Depression among Youths in the United States proposal

Introduction According to a recent presentation by The Center for Disease and Control and Prevention, frequent physical activity among youths and adolescents is an important factor in enhancing strength, stamina and is helpful in building healthy bones and muscles (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). It was also discovered that physical activities are a critical factor in reducing stress and depression among the youths. Failing to engage in regular physical activity has been established to cause obesity and overweight as well as other health related complications (Azevedo Da Silva et al., 2012). Thus implementing a regular physical activity ...

Chapter 1

Introduction Pepsi-Cola Company is a packed food and beverage company that is known globally for its quality products. It mainly targets young consumers, teenagers and adults. The company focuses mainly on the young generation because they are daring, fun loving and full of energy. Pepsi has come up with sports, music, social media platforms, taglines, slogans and other fun activities in the form of advertisement to gain popularity and attract more customers for their products. The paper gives a brief history of the company and the advertising strategies that it uses. The information will help in analyzing and learning ...

The Association between Physical Activity and Level of Depression among Youths in the United States

Prospectus: The Association between Physical Activity and Level of Depression among Youths in the United States Introduction According to a recent presentation by The Center for Disease and Control and Prevention, frequent physical activity among youths and adolescents is an important factor in enhancing strength, stamina and is helpful in building healthy bones and muscles (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). It was also discovered that physical activities are a critical factor in reducing stress and depression among the youths. Failing to engage in regular physical activity has been established to cause obesity and overweight as well as ...

What is this dispute about for Kelly?

The current case is about negative emotions and disruptions in cross-cultural management and communication. Kelly has come to Japan with the motive of perfecting her Japanese and also spend some adventurous and fun-time around before getting engaged into professional life. Based on her four months’ previous experience of Japanese culture, she believed she could adjust well in Japan and adopt its tradition and work practices easily. However, the transitioning to diverse culture of Japan, gender roles, informal societal traditions and communication issues invoked negative emotions in Kelly which distorted her relations with her supervisor Mr. Higashi. Kelly, however, followed ...

The Association between Physical Activity and Level of Depression among Youths in the United States

Prospectus: The Association between Physical Activity and Level of Depression among Youths in the United States Introduction According to a recent presentation by The Center for Disease and Control and Prevention, frequent physical activity among youths and adolescents is an important factor in enhancing strength, stamina and is helpful in building healthy bones and muscles (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). It was also discovered that physical activities are a critical factor in reducing stress and depression among the youths. Failing to engage in regular physical activity has been established to cause obesity and overweight as well as ...

The Association between Physical Activity and Level of Depression among Youths in the United States proposal

Introduction According to a recent presentation by The Center for Disease and Control and Prevention, frequent physical activity among youths and adolescents is an important factor in enhancing strength, stamina and is helpful in building healthy bones and muscles (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). It was also discovered that physical activities are a critical factor in reducing stress and depression among the youths. Failing to engage in regular physical activity has been established to cause obesity and overweight as well as other health related complications (Azevedo Da Silva et al., 2012). Thus implementing a regular physical activity ...

There are key similarities and differences in the traits shown by the three lists. The key similarity is the fact that the three interviewees are loyal. Loyalty, as it applies here, proves that the three are devoted to their respective causes and are willing to be committed to their ambitions to succeed in life. There is also a similarity in the fact that the co-worker and Alexis have caring and protective traits that are inter-related since they all contribute in taking care of members of the society. While the co-worker is generous, Alexis is dependable hence indicating that they ...

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Introduction

I am a student, a wife, a sister, and a daughter. Currently, I take on many roles, but being where I am now is not without many struggles and challenges. Growing up, I faced several difficulties which helped me develop and grow as a person. Right now, I intend to be my best here at the University of Maryland University College or UMUC. I started taking my first semester at UMUC as an undergraduate in the year 2002. I was stationed at Misawa Japan during that time as part of my service in the military, and through ...

Human Relations

Before setting out to impress or strengthen one’s image in the workplace, it is essential to conduct a self-exploration. The evaluation will assist an individual to understand himself as well as his roles and purposes in life. Self-exploration is a series of three activities. They include self-concept, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Self-concept ensures that the employee or person has strong personal perceptions. It helps in self-development and verification. Self-esteem, on the other hand, gives the individual meaning and a sense of belonging in the workplace. Lastly, self-efficacy acts as the bridge between self-concept and self-esteem that influences emotion and ...

Exploring High Self-Esteem and Narcissism as Contributors of Aggressive Tendencies: an Argument against the Low Self-Esteem Hypothesis

Literature Review Introduction There are relevant themes in the current literature that relate to the argument presented in this position paper. Many of these themes have focused on supporting the high self-esteem hypothesis, which holds that highly favorable self-appraisals cause aggression and make people more prone to acts of aggression. The results and findings of several research studies conducted with the purpose of supporting the so called high self-esteem hypothesis have actually been successful in providing evidence in favor of the view that it is actually high levels of self-esteem that increase an individual’s proneness to aggressive tendencies ( ...

(Author Name) (Course Name/Number) Whether aware of it or not, we are constantly comparing ourselves to other people. These comparisons show themselves in many forms, depending on each individual’s concept of self. Often, we aren’t even aware that we’re comparing ourselves to others, but these comparisons help shape our personal perspectives, including what roles we play in society, how we value others, and how those same perspectives dictate the value we place on ourselves. The theory of social comparison analyzes three types of social comparison; upwards, downwards, and sideways. All of these comparisons can be acted ...

ADHD is an abbreviation for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This disorder occurs in the human brain and usually caused by a series of inattention or hyperactivity during the developmental stages of an individual. The symptoms of ADHD usually manifest in childhood especially between 3 years and 6 years. These symptoms can be observed during adolescent and adulthood stages (Kail & John 17). Having the symptoms of ADHD during childhood can translate into positive functioning during adulthood when the victim of the disorder undergoes medication. This process increases individual focus and reduces hyperactivity thus resulting into positive functioning during adulthood. Infancy describes ...

In a 1979 piece titled “In Defense of Masks” by Kenneth Gergen, the eminent psychologist talks about the difficulty of selecting from multiple voices made against a self. Gergen argues that multiple selves exist in one person, and each self makes claims and demands on its subject. Gergen suggests that multiple selves is a pragmatic adaption of the self. The main argument of Gergen is that people tend to have multiple identities represented in the form of social masks, but that this does not make our interactions inherently superficial because of the underlying nature of our basic identities themselves. ...

Discuss the intake interview process. In your discussion be sure to include examples of questions that should be asked during the intake interview. Intake interviews are important to the counseling session between the client and the counselor as the process is the first interactive experience that occurs between the client and the clinician. Clinical psychologists often use the process to initiate the discussions at the first meeting between the client and the clinician. The intake interview is important as the clinician gets the opportunity to highlight the expectations of the interview and the amount of time that the interview ...

Introduction

Raising a child from birth can be a big deal and quite a job, many couples have found that it is a necessary evil in order to make sure that the child grows up knowing about the various aspects of the world around them. Coincidentally, a newborn do not yet have the concept about the world until they get to be toddler age and they learn a lot more than what not to do regarding certain behaviors. Adopting a child that is already toddler age presents its own set of challenges, it can leave parents trying to figure out ...

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According to Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, around 45 million children in the United States play in an organized sport. This could have been a good figure; however, by the time these children reach 15 years old, 80 percent of them quit (Atkinson). There are many possible reasons why these children decide to stop participating in sports. One of these is the wrong perspective that parents hold about sports. For instance, there are parents who believe that winning is the main goal of sports (Atkinson). When their children do not succeed, they will either tell them ...

Abstract

My motor skills developed on time, although my motor coordination is still not very good. My physical development is in line with normal course of development of a person. I have sustained healthy weight throughout my childhood and adolescence, and my height and weight started growing rapidly during puberty that started at the age of 11. My height and weight during puberty were different from my peers, which made me feel self-conscious and lowered my self-esteem. Puberty was also marked with emotional and behavioral changes that affect many adolescents. I have completed Piaget’s stages of development on time ...

Abstract

Social attitudes have a considerable impact on how people behave towards gender. During the growing up years of children, their attitude towards gender are shaped largely by how parents relate to them. By mere assigning household chores, young boys and girls learn to associate the meaning of their gender with their roles. It was through the modelling and encouragement of parents and other members of the family that young people learn to act according to their gender. Accordingly, the stereotypical attitude towards gender have a detrimental effect in the development of both girls and boys. Girls tend to abide ...

Gender Aspect

My female gender has affected my life in both negative and positive ways. The gender roles in the Hispanic culture have shaped my life because of being exposed to very tough roles and responsibilities that I have committed to undertake passionately. As a female in the Hispanic culture, I have been forced to portray high levels of responsibility in all my endeavors, be it religious and show maximum self-sacrifice in whatever I do. The exposure has helped me to develop quality values and principles in life that ascertain that I am always responsible in whatever I do. Through the ...

Adolescent Food Consumption

I. Adolescence and food consumption during adolescence Adolescence is a critical period of an individual’s growth because this is a stage where most of the growth and development occurs. Most pubescents are sensitive about the food they consume, and they tend to either overeat or undereat. Adolescent eating habits may be either healthy or unhealthy depending on various reasons they may have or encounter. Despite the fact that most teenagers take unhealthy meals there are some adolescents who have good and healthy eating habits. A. Healthy Eating Habits. In a study, researchers conducted a survey of more than ...

Theories of crime

Crime has always been a part of the human society; unfortunately individuals were often involved in crime and it was widely discussed. Why does crime attract so much attention? Moreover, what can be called a crime? At different times, various behaviors were considered a crime. For instance, it was illegal to sell or drink alcohol during Prohibition in the USA so Prohibition gave rise to all types of illegal behaviors which in other countries were not seen as crimes. Another example would be the Soviet Union, where it was illegal to be involved in any kind of business; therefore, ...

Leadership is one of the aspects that have been viewed in different angles and different people have had their own explanation of what leadership is. In my opinion, the definition that may be said to be right of what leadership is; is the one that points out all the aspects of a leader. Leaders are said to be rulers, inspiring individuals as a motivator as well as facilitating and guiding them as a mentor or coach. This is the definition of leaders in terms of what they do. Leadership is therefore the view of the future, aligning individuals with ...

The concepts of the consumer behavior are grouped into four categories. The four categories of the consumer behavior are cultural, social, personal and psychological.

Cultural Concepts:

The cultural concepts of the consumers are originate from the different views of the consumers. It includes the background, environmental and the geographical location. The cultural concepts includes the following: Culture: The culture is one of the basic need of a society. It includes the day by day activities of the individuals. The culture defines the way human being interact with each other. The views of a person is also defined by the culture. Every ...

Identity and Self-Concept

Although dramatic changes occur to children in the first three years of life, the developmental changes that occur from middle childhood up to adolescence (6-14 years) are much more pronounced. For proper presentation of the discussion, the broad period of the middle childhood is 6 to 10 years while that of early adolescence is 11 to 14 years. The identity and self-concept are geared towards achieving psychological needs such as autonomy, competence and relatedness (Jones, R. et. al, 2014). The young people want to make independent decisions, master new skills, control their behavior and form meaningful relationships with peers ...

Men and women tend to defer in many aspects. The difference is not only in looks, but also in how they think and understand different situations, their abilities, interest, lifestyle, behavior, and also their role in the society. Both male and female may perceive a person’s lifestyle in different dimensions. For example, studies and researches to evaluate the difference in attitude that exists in both heterosexual men and women towards gay men and lesbians have been in existence since from a very long time ago. By using research and earlier work done by different scholars, this paper seeks to explore ...

Education

Introduction

Child development is a crucial process that considers different nuances. In the process of development, a child faces a variety of issues that require constant motivation and guidance. Ideally, the life of a child revolves around motivation and achievements. Motivation in child development refers to the act of arousing a person or a being into appropriate actions with a goal that is desirable in mind. In the child, several actions and goals lay in the future. Learning becomes a vital aspect in this case. Motivation, therefore, dwells upon appropriating critical desires to perform an action. Motivation can either be intrinsic (internally driven) or extrinsic (environmentally driven). ...

According to Warder, Culture refers to the behavior and belief characteristics of a particular society, community or ethnic group. Culture matters to the extent that individuals living in different societies are likely to have differing experiences and more conspicuously, cultural matters to the extent that their perspectives provide a new insight into the psychological processes. The experiences we go through in life are facilitated by the culture we live in, because culture provides or is the environment which allows all these experiences to take place (Warder, 1996) Self concept refers to all understanding and knowledge of one self. The components ...

Introduction

Organizational behavior is the of study that explores the collision that structures, groups and individuals, have on behavior within an organization for the intention of applying such information towards taming an organization's efficiency. It understands the employees’ role and them understanding the manager’s role in the accurate manner without misconception in favor of the organization. In this case study, a retail shop sells teddy bears and Clark the manager determines her personalities in her organization” (Giacobbe, 2009).

Maxine’s Clark’s personality

Understanding the People Who Work at an organization and Patronize Build-A-Bear Workshop occur when people’s personality is done accurately without discrimination. ...

Introduction

Leadership concept has been of subject of many studies in respect to leaders’ behaviors and practices that define their styles. In that respect, many theories have been developed explaining the different styles and leaders’ behavior as well as the processes and outcomes given the missions at hand and the subordinates involved. With that in mind, this discussion seeks to identify the difference between leaders and managers and demonstrate operation of various leadership related theories and models. To achieve the objective, the analysis begins with a description of leaders and what they do in comparison to managers. The analysis then put ...

SYNTHESIS

According to Durbin, (1996), the perception of an individual derives his or her behavior as he or she faces different situations. The way to respond to these situations is a reflection of its perception. Brouwer (1964) mentioned in his article ‘Power to see ourselves’, this way of thinking of an individual can be changed with learning. The perception of individual built on the basis of its knowledge, learning and its own thinking & believes. Both writers have emphasized on the perception building of an individual. External environment also plays a key role in the self development. The main reason is that ...

Today there are several different theoretical approaches to personality analysis. This paper presents comparison between two of them – humanistic and psychodynamic. This analysis will present the main differences and similarities between the theories and will choose the one of them that is the most effective one. Humanistic approach has two main directions. The first – a clinical one (focused mainly on clinic) is presented in the views of American psychologist Carl Rogers (1902-1987). The founder of the second – motivational trend is American researcher Abraham Maslow (1908-1970). The founder of the psychodynamic approach was Austrian scientist Z. Freud (1856-1939). The ...

Abstract

Recent proliferation of internet enabled technology has significantly changed the way in which adolescents and youths consume and encounter with explicit material. The internet is basically available in vast number of forms including; laptops amongst other electronic devices. With this increased growth, internet has come easier and more ubiquitous access to pornographic material. The presence of this literature review is to review recent literature within the last ten years regarding the impact of pornography on sexual development and health. This literature also reveals the impact of the internet on sexual attitudes, beliefs, sexual; aggression and the behavior of the ...

Introduction

Psychology is defined as a scientific study of the mind and behavior. It includes many fields thus it is a multifaceted discipline with many sub fields under it. One of them being social psychology. It can be traced back to ancient grease . It affects all the human experience in life. This paper therefore brings our attention of social psychology in real life, its principles and its relation to the daily behavior and personality views. Social psychology is explained as a way we perceive ourselves in pure relation to the whole world that plays a major role in our choices, our behavior and ...

The concept of cross culture is a psychological philosophy that refers to the scientific study of human mental process and behavior hat is exhibited through the extensive research of human behavior including both their variability and variance in different cultural perspectives. Through the expansive research exploited in various aspects to explore different cultures and behaviors as well as the languages, the meaning of cross culture therefore is vital in the psychological development thus the need to understand the meaning of this idea beyond the psychological context. There has been lots of concern in the field especially in the Northern America ...

The study of critical mixed theory is not only a complex field of study, but also a field that must be examined in a multidimensional view. The mixed race theory entangles itself with political, social, and economic implication in the study of racial identities and the ‘race problem’. People with a multiracial background may experience difficulties in identifying with a particular class of people. This is because racial identities give a person the sense of belongingness. Moreover, one tends to develop a sense of self that is crucial to self-acceptance. However, even where there is a defined mixed race, a sense of belongingness can only be realized if ...

Assignment #1

Assignment #1

Its main drive is to help one evaluate their own behaviour in a different perspective from how people may judge them or even they themselves may judge others. The basic knowledge that passes across in this article is the commonly known self concept. Self concept refers to how we see perceive or feel about ourselves and how we react to different scenarios. Broadly speaking self concept plays a greater role in manager development. Manager development refers growth of various attributes that dictates ones future character. This in effect affects ones reaction to various happenings and making judgements ...

Leadership and Motivation

Leadership studies have evolved over time with several theoretical perspectives being presented on leadership. From various leadership theories, scholars have asserted some common ingredients like honesty, integrity, clear communication of objectives and goals, adapting and facilitating change management and effective two way communication process. Other than the above mentioned topics there has been a lot of research on the relationship between motivation and leadership. This is mainly because both these concepts are interconnected. Effective leaders are those who have the capacity to influence and motivate followers to engage in excellent performance to attain organizational success and effectiveness.

Analysing transactional, transformational and charismatic leadership behaviours

Eminent scholars ...

Symbolic Interactionism

Symbolic interactionism offers a number of insights into human interactions and how individuals interpret and attach meaning to symbols and interactions, which in turn influence their behavior and the self concept. Further, symbolic interactionism provides important theoretical guidelines to family studies, as it encourages the view that the family provides a basis in terms of symbols, upon which humans develop roles and interact. Understanding the symbols used by a family is, therefore, key when it comes to understanding how members of a family behave and interact. The theory provides explanations as to how meanings are developed, the role that language plays in the ...

Self concept is the way we perceive ourselves and to some extent it may refer to our thoughts. Therefore, as noted by Judge et al (2008), self concept can be viewed as an aspect that determines what we think about as well as how we think about ourselves. Hence self concept enables us to be aware evaluate ourselves well. Some scholars have researched and considered a deeper understanding of one’s self and they have concluded that self concept is what makes an individual belief and provides to a person the important attributes in life (Teaser et al, 2008). I ...

Question 1: evidence of substance abuse disorder

According to DSM-IV TR for substance abuse and substance dependence, the patient has to show a maladaptive pattern of substance misuse which leads to clinical distress or impairment. The patient has to show recurrent use of substance which leads to his or her failure to accomplish most responsibilities at home or at work. The patient can also show recurrent use of substance even in physically hazardous circumstances. Despite having consistent interpersonal or social problems that are a result of or are exacerbated by the use of substance, the patient shows continued use of substance. From the above criteria, Steve in the ...

Similarities and differences in adolescent

The adolescent stage in human beings is mostly characterized by changes in body structure for both genders. These young individuals experience a lot of things which later on affect their future lives. There are many differences and similarities that can be drawn from adolescent experiences for both male and females. The similarities and differences can be based on historical, gender or even sub-cultural issues in society. Different generations have of adolescents had different experiences since the world changes with time and people live in different economic, political and economic times. The cultural diversity also varies in different historical times.

Similarities

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Motivation, Self Esteem & Self Concept

Motivation is a process which initiates, sustains and guides behaviors that are oriented towards achieving certain objectives. Motivation makes people do what they can to achieve what they desire. For instance, when an individual is motivated to gain knowledge, he will have the desire to read and learn until they gain the knowledge they had desired in the first place. Similarly, a thirsty individual will act in search of water to quench their thirst. Therefore, motivates directly affects how an individual behaves. There are two major classifications of motivation.

There is intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is inspired by the ...

Discovering the self

In order to discover about the self, people might find themselves attempting to answer some the following questions: what am I actually like? Am I kind of person who is introverted or extraverted? Am I optimistic or pessimistic? Am I impulsive or organized? How would I define myself whenever I am called upon to describe myself to others? What are the obvious characteristics about me that I would first mention when describing myself? In most cases people would use personality characteristics to describe themselves. This includes traits such as shyness, introversion, extraversion or impulsive. The underlying thing is that ...

Barack Obama possesses many innate qualities that are the envy of millions around the world. More important than this is that his qualities, character, personality and vision for America is the hope of even more millions. In order to examine Barack Obama it is impossible to summarise his traits and persona into a single paragraph or chapter. It therefore becomes necessary that he is analysed with the same characteristic as his person that is with a lot of depth. We shall analyse Barack Obama systematically from chapter to chapter explaining in detail the particular concepts that he embodies and ...

Abstract Reports from the U.S. Justice Department, in 2003 revealed that approximately 10.4 percent of African American men between age 25 to 29 were incarcerated, in comparison to 2.4 percent of Hispanic men and 1.2 percent of Non-Hispanic white men (US Justice Department, 2003).This has created some measure of concern within the African Diaspora in and out of United States of America. Why are Black men in this age group so much more likely to be in jail than people of White or Latino descent? (US Justice Department, 2003).What are the comparative incidences of criminal prosecution, ...

When people make their choices in life, they are influenced by the society that surrounds them by changing their social conditions in ways that may at some point encumber or even support their life with family. Interplay exists between an individual’s family and the society, and throughout the adulthood stage, an individual makes choices that are family related. Development is the movement, growth, and transition made by an individual from one state to another in life. This research has been able to state clearly the stages made by people who are developing from one stage to another. This ...