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c.Posttrauma Response related to disturbance

in personal identity

d.Altered Health Maintenance related to

altered role performance

9.Which of the following questions would provide

the healthcare worker with the information

needed first when assessing self-concept?

a.How would you describe yourself to others?

b.Do you like yourself?

c.What do you see yourself doing 5 years

from now?

d.What are some of your personal strengths?

ALTERNATE-FORMAT QUESTIONS

Multiple Response Questions

Circle the letters that correspond to the best

answers for each question.

1.Which of the following are bases of self-

esteem as identified by Coopersmith (1967)?

(Select all that apply.)

a.Consequence

b.Significance

c.Competence

d.Importance

e.Capacity

f.Power

2.Which of the following are major self-evalua-

tion feelings or effects in children as described

by Harter (1999)? (Select all that apply.)

a.Pride

b.Anger

c.Honesty

d.Guilt

e.Shame

f.Fear

3.Which of the following psychological

conditions foster healthy development of self

in children (according to McClowry, 2003)?

(Select all that apply.)

a.Emotional warmth and acceptance

b.Helping children meet challenges

c.Loosely defined structure and discipline

d.Clearly defined standards and limits

e.No specific roles for members of the family

f.No set methods of handling children to

produce desired behavior

DEVELOPING YOUR

KNOWLEDGE BASE

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS

1.When a man strives to reach his full potential,

he is fulfilling the need for.

2.The dimensions of self-knowledge, self-expec-

tations, and self-evaluation describe

.

3.The composite of all the basic facts, qualities,

traits, images, and feelings one holds about

oneself is known as.

4.The self one wants to be that developed in

childhood and was based on the image of role

models is known as the.

5.When a teenager attempts to please his

parents by attending church, although he

doesn’t believe in organized religion, he is

displaying his.

6. describes an individual’s
   conscious sense of who he/she is.

MATCHING EXERCISES

Match the definition in Part B with the term

listed in Part A.

PART A

a.Self-esteem

b.Self-actualization

c.Self-concept

d.Body image

e.Self-knowledge

f.Self-expectations

g.Self-evaluation

h.Personal identity

PART B

1. The need to feel good about oneself and
   believe others also hold one in high regard


2. How I experience my body


3. Describes an individual’s conscious sense
   of who he/she is


4. Includes basic facts, which place that per-
   son in social groups, and a listing of qual-
   ities or traits, which describe typical
   behaviors, feelings, moods, and other
   characteristics

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