哈佛公开课《幸福课》10-Self-Esteem[整理].pdf

Self- Esteem 1 / 28 Outline  The importance of self-esteem  What self-esteem is… and is not  The paradox of self-esteem  Toward a new understanding – Dependent self-esteem – Independent self-esteem – Unconditional self-esteem  Enhancing self-esteem 2 / 28 Definition ―Self-esteem is the disposition to experience oneself as competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and as worthy of happiness.‖ Nathaniel Branden 3 / 28 The Importance of Self-Esteem Of all the judgments we pass in our lives, none is as important as the one we pass on ourselves. Nathaniel Branden The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself. Goethe 4 / 28 High Self-Esteem  Mental Health  Quality of relationships  Success  Social effectiveness  Happiness 5 / 28 Low Self-Esteem Anxiety  Depression  Psychosomatic symptoms  Underachievement 6 / 28  Nathaniel Branden — The immune system of consciousness  Bednar and Peterson — Underlying cause of most emotional and behavioral problems  California Task Force — Social vaccine 7 / 28 Criticism  Narcissism (arrogance and conceit) ―The person who feels weak becomes a bully, the inferior person a braggart; a flexing of muscles, much talk, cockiness, an endeavor to brazen it out, are symptoms of cov