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Low self esteem

Name(s):

Lack of self love

Absence of self affirmation

Low self-image

Low resident self-image

Self-depreciatory operating images

Inadequate self-image

Self-doubt

Loss of self-respect

Nature

Low self esteem contributes to a wide range of social problems including alcoholism, drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, crime, child abuse, chronic welfare dependency and poor educational performance.

Claim

Virtually every social problem we face can be traced to lack of self-love. Present-day people do not affirm themselves and therefore cannot genuinely affirm others. The most affirmative stance they can take toward another's interior gifts or exterior good fortune is jealousy or cynicism. Dis-affirmation of self comes partially out of severance from the past. Because of this people cannot see their historical worth or build an adequate self image or self story. They thrust a pseudo-self at others and, in so doing, do not participate in genuine relations with them.

Broader

Loss of respect

Harmful thought

Lack of self-confidence

Narrower

Inhibited self-promotion

Disabling inadequacy feelings

Low self image due to illiteracy

Social erosion of personal self-esteem

Aggravates

Suicide

Power complex ^{[in 9 loops]}

Substance abuse ^{[in 18 loops]}

Eating disorders ^{[in 2 loops]}

Academic self-promotion ^{[in 3 loops]}

Self-defeating behaviour

Intimidation by children ^{[in 8 loops]}

Undermined citizen confidence ^{[in 11 loops]}

Reluctance to join in community action ^{[in 5 loops]}

Self-image unrelated to the external world ^{[in 14 loops]}

Escaping reality through popular psychological frameworks ^{[in 2 loops]}

Aggravated by

Disorders of the skin

Impoverished sense of self

Lack of intimate relationships

Dissatisfaction with personal image

Reduced by

Strategy(ies)

Abstaining from self love

Preserving self-respect

Reference(s)

Wadel, Cato: Now Whose Fault is That ? : the struggle for self-esteem in the face of chronic unemployment

Type

(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

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