Pyschology

have better grasps on it than others do. Most people's self-esteem

judgments are based on what they value, their beliefs or interests,

and the attitudes that they have (Beane, 1993, p. 6). Therefore it is

impossible to escape the notion that someone doesn't have a self-esteem.

It is whatever they make it out to be, but not only do they choose their

own self-esteem, but others have a big part in deciding it as well.

I have two friends who are totally different in every aspect, especially

their self-esteem. My one friend Karis has a high self-esteem; she gets

good grades, is the star of the volleyball team, and has loving parents.

Davina on the other hand, has a low self-esteem. She's not as bright

a student as she wants to be, nor does she play any sports, or have

loving parents. Her mother and father divorced a few years back, and

Davina has been forgotten ever since. She lived at her best freinds

house for a few years to finish schooling, as her father took off with

her little sisters and her mother moved away to start a new family.

Since her abandonment, Davina hasn't been the same. She is afraid

clock really helps. It is very obvious that her parents are proud of

talks about her behind her back, and when a teacher asks her a question

(Beane, 1984, p. 26). It is also determined by what others think.

of her parents in the beginning, I don't think she would be this way.

Some topics in this essay:
, Maybe Davina, Roy Eds, Beane James, self worth, low self-esteem, beane 1993, self-esteem baumeister, baumeister 1984, self-esteem baumeister 1984, College Press, sense self worth, approval parents, davina approval parents, davina approval, loving parents, karis doesn't, beane 1984, baumeister 1984 88,