NSE 12A/B Chapter 4: Ch 4
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Your self concept or self image is the sum total of all the knowledge and information you have about yourself. It includes things like your gender, name, personality, physical appearance, race, likes and dislikes, beliefs, values, social history, nationality, schooling, family, career, accomplishments, failures, skills and talents. Your self esteem is whether you think all these things add up to something good, bad, worthy or unworthy. It"s how you rate what you know about yourself. It is sometimes called your self-evaluation: self esteem answers the question am i good enough? . Identity stressors include puberty, decreased physical abilityies, in adults, loss of jobs, loss of so for older adults. Individuals who are sick assume the sick role: which are the characteristic performance that sick individuals perform as expected by society. Role ambiguity: involves unclear role expectations leading to stressful situations and ambiguity.
