PSYCH 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ego Depletion, Psych, Narcissism
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Self esteem has both cognitive and affective components. High self esteem is generally thought to be adaptive and healthy, but correlation does not equal causation. Potential consequences of self-esteem movement" in education (video) Having high self-esteem is not the same as being narcissistic. Self esteem can be measured both implicitly and explicitly. Explicit self esteem: in uenced by self-presentation concerns. Implicit self-esteem: arguably more resistant to self-presentation concerns, and thought through our unconscious feelings toward ourselves. So high explicit self-esteem can manifest in two ways: secure self-esteem: high explicit + high implicit, defensive self-esteem: high explicit, low implicit. Secure self-esteem is stable and resistant to threat, whereas defensive self esteem is fragile and vulnerable to threat and linked to narcissism. The self allows us to self-regulate; that is, to act in accordance with our goals and direct our behaviour, choices, plans for the future. In general, low self-control (dispositional or state) yields negative outcomes.
