Hum 111 Week 7 Dq 1 & 2

Dq2w7

Being open to criticism can help solve problems in your daily life because it can show you a balanced and realistic version of yourself and teach you which areas you need to improve in, helping you to increase your self-esteem. You can judge how you are doing in school, or at an activity, or at work, etc… based on criticism. Criticism can be very good when it is constructive criticism, aimed at making you a better person by pointing out any mistakes so that you can repair them. The constructive criticisms can be about you personally, but are usually about something that you did or that you were a part of, such as when you finish a sporting event which you lost. During the next practice the coach will tell you which things you did wrong so that you can work on them during the practice and not make that mistake again during the next game or tournament.

Dq1w7

Unrealistic beauty standards set by the medis, technology, and celebrities have very hurtful potential for many people’s self-esteem. When younger teens look at airbrushed magazines and compare themselves to the pictures they see, not realizing that they are airbrushed which leaves them feeling inadequate and unattractive. I have younger cousins who are dealing with this on a daily basis. As one girl is growing into an older woman, right now a young 12 year old, she constantly watches her weight, thinking she is fat even when she is perfectly healthy and thin from a recent growth spurt. She watches many reality shows about models, reads teen magazines full of celebrities and dresses, beauty and make up tips, ways to lose weight, etc.… and she sees them all day every day from her friends, the computer, the television, a and it brings down her self-esteem. Self-esteem is a reflection of how people view themselves and their personality and worth, an important component of positive and negative evaluation of self. It shows how we truly feel about ourselves, as compared to those people around us. Anyone who...