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Factors Effecting Self Confidence
Self-esteem has been directly connected to an individual's social network, the activities they participate in, and what they hear about themselves from others. Positive self-esteem has been linked to factors such as psychological health, mattering to others, and both body image and physical health. On the contrary, low self-esteem has been associated with the outcomes of depression, health problems, and antisocial behavior. Usually, adolescents of poor health will display low self-esteem. Globally, self-confidence in boys and girls will decline during adolescence, and in contrast to boys, girls' self-confidence won't shoot back up again until early adulthood. During adolescence, self-esteem is affected by age, race, ethnicity, puberty, body weight, involvement in physical activities, and gender. Self-confidence can vary and be observed in a variety of dimensions. Components of one's social and academic life affect self esteem. An individual's self-confidence can vary in different enviornments: such as at home or in school.

The Wheel of Wellness
The Wheel of Wellness was the first theoretical model of Wellness based in counseling theory. It is a model based on Adler's individual psychology and cross-disciplinary research on characteristics of healthy people who live longer and with a higher quality of life. The Wheel of Wellness includes five life tasks that relate to each other: spirituality, self-direction, work and leisure, friendship, and love. There are 12 subtasks of self-direction areas: sense of worth, sense of control, realistic beliefs, emotional awareness and coping, problem solving and creativity, sense of humor, nutrition, exercise, self-care, stress management, gender identity, and cultural identity. There are also five second-order factors, the Creative Self, Coping Self, Social Self, Essential Self, and Physical Self, which allow exploration of the meaning of wellness within the total self. In order to achieve a high self esteem, it is essential to focus on identifying strengths, positive assets, and resources related to each component of the Wellness model and using these strengths to cope with life challenges.

Self-Confidence in Schools
Self-esteem has been linked not only to academic achievement but also to substance abuse, antisocial behaviors, teenage pregnancy, suicide and other self-destructive behaviors. The lack of self-esteem has given a standard explanation to the root of all problems American children face. In schools, children are being uncritically accepted and then provided with unlimited compliments and praise. Therefore, all criticism and difficult work are being avoided to make children feel good about themselves in today's American schools, causing what we call false self-confidence. Critics have told educators that the current approaches to building a child's self confidence can cause egocentric narcissism, hence, having a harmful effect on the child's learning. Because self-esteem comes from within, from genuinely feeling good about yourself, false self-esteem from outside sources will simply not provide the confidence necessary to achieve or take on a new skill.

Implicit vs. Explict Self-Confidence
Implicit can be defined as something that is implied or understood though not directly expressed. Explicit is defined as something that is fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied. Implicitly measured self-esteem has been found to be weakly correlated with explicitly measured self-esteem. This leads some critics to assume that explicit and implicit self confidence are two completely different types of self-esteem. Therefore, this has drawn the conclusion that one will either have a distinct, unconscious self-esteem OR they will consciously misrepresent how they feel about themselves. Recent studies have shown that implicit self-esteem doesn't particuarly tap into your unconcious, rather that people consciously overreport their levels of self esteem. Another possibility is that that implicit measurement may be assessing a different aspect of conscious self-esteem altogether. Inaccurate self-evaluation is commonly observed in healthy populations. In the extreme, large differences between oneʼs self-perception and oneʼs actual behavior is a hallmark of a number of disorders that have important implications for understanding treatment seeking and compliance.

Self-Confidence (Editing and Annotations)
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What Effects A Person's Self-Confidence?
Self-esteem has been directly connected to an individual's social network, the activities they participate in, and what they hear about themselves from others. Positive self-esteem has been linked to factors such as psychological health, mattering to others, and both body image and physical health. On the contrary, low self-esteem has been associated with the outcomes of depression, health problems, and antisocial behavior. Usually, adolescents of poor health will display low self-esteem. Globally, self-confidence in boys and girls will decline during adolescence, and in contrast to boys, girls' self-confidence won't shoot back up again until early adulthood. During adolescence, self-esteem is affected by age, race, ethnicity, puberty, body weight, involvement in physical activities, and gender. Self-confidence can vary and be observed in a variety of dimensions. Components of one's social and academic life affect self esteem. An individual's self-confidence can vary in different enviornments: such as at home or in school. The Wheel of Wellness was the first theoretical model of Wellness based in counseling theory. It is an integrative model based on Adler's individual psychology and cross-disciplinary research on characteristics of healthy people who live longer and with a higher quality of life. The Wheel of Wellness includes five life tasks that relate to each other: spirituality, self-direction, work and leisure, friendship, and love. There are 12 subtasks of self-direction areas: sense of worth, sense of control, realistic beliefs, emotional awareness and coping, problem solving and creativity, sense of humor, nutrition, exercise, self-care, stress management, gender identity, and cultural identity. There are also five second-order factors, the Creative Self, Coping Self, Social Self, Essential Self, and Physical Self, which allow exploration of the meaning of wellness within the total self. In order to achieve a high self esteem, it is essential to focus on identifying strengths, positive assets, and resources relatedto each component of the Wellness model and using these strengths to cope with life challenges.

Annotated Source #1: I found this journal in the academic search premier database in the SCC Library. The article is written by three different authors, and shows that is has been recieved, revised, and accepted. Since it is found in an academic database and has been editted several times, the source is credible. The article outlines the factors that promote high self-esteem and low self-esteem. The wellness factors (Coping Self, Social Self, and Creative Self) explain in detail how people have more self-esteem when it comes to different aspects of their life. I used this source by pin pointing the causes of high self confidence and low self confidence.

Implicit vs. Explicit Self-Esteem
Implicitly measured self-esteem has been found to be weakly correlated with explicitly measured self-esteem. This leads some to critics to assume that explicit and implicit self confidence are two completely different types of self-esteem. Therefore, this has drawn the conclusion that one will either have a distinct, unconscious self-esteem OR they will consciously misrepresent how they feel about themselves. Recent studies have indicated that implicit self-esteem doesn't particuarly tap into your unconcious, rather that people consciously overreport their levels of self esteem. Another possibility is that that implicit measurement may be assessing a different aspect of conscious self-esteem.

Annotated Source #2:I found this journal in the academic search premier database in the SCC Library. The article is a study that is from the University of Pennsylvania and Towson University, and states at the bottom that any corespondance to the article should be reported to the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences or the University of the Sciences. Therefore, this article is legitamate and credible. The article is a study of implicit (implied) confidence and explicit (clearly stated) confidence. It basically outlines the two studies. They use the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) to essentially find a theoretical way to be able to measure a specific, testable hypothesis: because unconscious thoughts are very difficult to measure and prove. I used this source to basically compare the differences between someone who has implicit confidence and someone who has explicit confidence.

Self-Esteem in Schools
Self-esteem has been linked not only to academic achievement but also to substance abuse, antisocial behaviors, teenage pregnancy, suicide and other self-destructive behaviors. The lack of self-esteem has given a standard explanation to the root of all problems American children face. In schools, children are being uncritically accepted and then provided with unlimited compliments and praise. Therefore, all criticism and difficult work are being avoided to make children feel good about themselves in today's American schools, causing what we call false self-confidence. Critics have told educators that the current approaches to building a child's self confidence can cause egocentric narcissism, hence, having a harmful effect on the child's learning. Because self-esteem comes from within, from genuinely feeling good about yourself, false self-esteem from outside sources will simply not provide the confidence necessary to achieve or take on a new skill.

Annotated Source #3 I found this article on the Opposing Viewpoints Database in the SCC Library. This article has a long list of credible references. The article basically outlines the debate on how/if schools should try to improve their students' self esteem. This is because self esteem has been proven effective in academic achievement. But schools have been giving their kids false self-esteem, which then causes problems for them in the long run. I used this source by explaining how schools give false self-esteem to their kids and by showing the problems with it.

Inaccurate self-elvaluation is commonly observed in healthy populations. In the extreme, large differences between oneʼs self-perception and oneʼs actual behavior is a hallmark of a number of disorders that have important implications for understanding treatment seeking and compliance.

Svines's Section
What is self-confidence? For many, self-confidence is a power inside of them that makes them feel good about themselves or satisfied with their accomplishments. Though, this is a true statement, individuals lack the knowledge of what self- confidence is not. According to Dr. Paul Mackenna self-confidence is not pretending to be something you are not, this only contributes to your lack of self-confidence. If you feel the need to be someone else, you are obviously not comfortable with who you truly are.

''McKenna, Paul, and Michael Neill. I Can Make You Confident : the Power to Go for Anything You Want! New York: Sterling, 2010. Print.''

Annotation 1: The first book I used was writted by Doctor Paul Mckenna. This was a book that explained the importance of self-confidence and how to use it to become successful.

How to improve self-confidence In order to be self-confident you must first accept yourself for who you are and the choices you have made. Dr. Phil believes in the theory of self-concept. He states that self-concept has, “developed over a lifetime as you have accumulated experience […] you cannot change your life for your better unless and until you change your concept of yourself to reflect your authentic self.” Therefore, the most crucial step to having more self-confidence is you must accept your rights and wrongs in order to have a strong self-concept.

''McGraw, Phillip C., and Phillip C. McGraw. The Self Matters Companion: Helping You Create Your Life from the inside out. New York: Free, 2002. Print.''

Annotation 2: I used the book The Self Matters Companion writted by Dr. Phil. This book was a focus on helping people create their lives from the inside out.

Tips to improve self-confidence

1.Look the part. When you take care of yourself you feel better about yourself. It sounds really simple to wake up and shower, shave, and dress nicely, but it truly improves yourself image.

2.Photoshop your self-image. Our self-image means a lot to us. Our mental picture of ourselves determines our self-confidence. You need to find a way to work on the problems you have with your self-image. The best part about that is that you have the power to change it.

3.Think positive. Try replacing your negative thoughts with positive ones. For example, when your at the gym on the treadmill in your head you might be thinking, “wow this sucks.” Instead try and tell yourself “I am doing awesome, just one more mile.”

4.Change a habit. By accomplishing one small task such as exercising 3 times a week or spending 15 minutes every morning doing chores you will feel proud of yourself. By telling yourself you can make a small change will make you feel more confident and more likely to continue making changes in your life.

''Babauta, Leo. "» 25 Killer Actions to Boost Your Self-Confidence :zenhabits." Web log post. Zenhabits. 09 Dec. 2007. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. .''

Annotation 3: I used an online blog written by Leo Babauta. It gave many tips and suggestions to help improve self-confidence from day to day.