Exam 4: Self-Esteem

People with a higher number of flaws and weaknesses have low self-acceptance.

Explain how boosting your self-expectancy by setting and accomplishing a series of increasingly challenging goals can allow you to increase your coping skills.

Which of the following is vital to developing healthy self-esteem?

One way to increase your self-expectancy is to review your past _______, which could be anything completed through effort, skill, or persistence.

What is the recommended technique for handling vague, general criticisms?

Which of the following is an example of constructive criticism?

What you say to yourself about yourself, silently or out loud, is known as ________.

Your self-esteem and self-expectancy rise when you handle problems through methods of ______________.

Regardless of the outcome, anytime we cope with something, our self-esteem rises.

Which of the following is cited in the text as a benefit you can enjoy from high self-esteem?

Explain the cyclical nature of self-esteem and success.

One effective way to reject the damaging labels we create through negative self-talk and turn them into self-esteem boosters is to use ________.

Comparing your accomplishments in school to students who you know are performing worse than you are is called ______________.

Which of the following is an effective way to increase self-expectancy, as cited by the text?

Anthony's parents were very strict disciplinarians while he was growing up. They would not allow him to take part in any family activities if he received poor behavioral reports from teachers or misbehaved while at home. He was also required to spend all free time in his room so his father "wouldn't have to look at him." When he did behave well and got good reports from his teachers, Anthony's parents would praise him and tell him how much they loved him. What type of approval did Anthony receive from his parents?

The three major steps to handling constructive criticism are to listen carefully, _________, and ask for suggestions on how to improve.

What is meant by the Chinese proverb that states, "A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark" in relation to the development of self-esteem?

___________ behaviors reduce short-term discomfort, but leave you with the feeling that you are incapable of dealing with a situation, which reduces self-expectancy.

Although you can hurt your self-esteem with negative self-talk, you cannot build it with positive self-talk.

_______ is confidence in and respect for yourself.