NSE 12A/B Chapter 2: Ch2
Document Summary
Interpersonal relationships - arnold and boggs p. 159-179. Basic concepts: definitions self concept: peoples" complex relfection of their cultural heritage, their environment, their upbringing and education, their basic personality traits, and cumulative life experiences ( a. Applications : strategies to strengthen self concept, self efficacy and self esteem in health care relationships and communication. Body image refers to how people perceive their own physical characteristics and not how they realistically appear to others. Change to physical appearance can lead to changes in how people respond to us, discrimination and possible experience of distorted body image. Assessment must be done, ie: verbal expressions of body dislike, reluctance to look or touch body structure, social isolation after change in body structure, appearance. Reality lies in the eye of the beholder . A person with positive self esteem tend to see life as glass half full . High selfesteem is associated with self concept clarity.
