An Adolescent's Self-Esteem

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This paper discusses the concept of self-esteem and the functionality thereof regarding mental health. The paper focuses on the issues relevant to self-esteem in adolescence. The paper explains that child psychologists claim that the higher a child's self-esteem level becomes, the healthier the mental state of the child will be. The paper provides a brief overview of various studies on this topic.

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"Over the past century, the concept of self-esteem has grown from an infantile theory to an indisputable set of mental health doctrines. It is almost universally preached by child psychologists that the higher a child's self-esteem level becomes, the healthier the mental state of the child will be. Common understanding of the functionality of self-esteem also includes that perception of the self would directly correlate to how high or low one's self esteem levels would be, and also that one's perception of others would be a determining factor of self perception and self esteem levels. It seems logical as well that having a positive self-image would translate into high self-esteem levels, and that high self-esteem would lead to positive behavior. However, self-esteem is not as simple as the motivational mantras of school counselors and self-help therapists would seem to imply. The adolescent has a particularly complex relationship with self perception and self-esteem because of many complicated internal and external factors affecting this age group."

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