- These flow from the ideal self, the self
one wants to be or thinks one should be - The mental image or picture of self
- The assessment of how well I like myself
Match the examples of risk factors for self-
concept disturbances in Part B with the factors
listed in Part A. Some answers may be used
more than once.
PART A
a.Personal identity disturbances
b.Body image disturbances
c.Self-esteem disturbances
d.Altered role performance
PART B
8. A 55-year-old executive is laid off from
his job due to cutbacks
9. A 45-year-old woman undergoes a radi-
cal mastectomy - A 30-year-old woman finds herself in a
relationship with an abusive husband - An exchange student from France
attends high school in America to learn
a new language and customs - A new mother discovers she is terrified
of taking care of her newborn son on
her own - An 11-year-old girl starts menstruating
and developing earlier than her peers - A 65-year-old retired lawyer regrets that
he was unable to become a judge as he
had always dreamed of doing - An athlete loses his pitching arm to
cancer - A 38-year-old woman who is recently
divorced is lost without her husband
SHORT ANSWER
1.What measures could you, as a nurse, employ
to promote self-esteem in older adults?2.Reflect on your personal self-concept and
how it affects the way you live your life.
Keeping this in mind, answer the following
questions.
a.Who am I?b.Who or what do I want to be?c. How well do I like me?3.Give an example of a question you might
use to assess a patient for the following
concepts.
a.Significance:b.Competence:c. Virtue:d.Power:4.Give an example of how each of the following
factors might influence an individual’s self-
concept.
a.Developmental considerations:b.Culture:c. Internal and external resources:d.History of success or failure:e.Stressors:f. Aging, illness, or trauma:CHAPTER 41 SELF-CONCEPT 285
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