Self-Esteem and Impression Management
We all question who we are at some point in our lives. When we are young, we do not
know much about the world, or ourselves for that matter. Because of this, our descriptions of
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Self-Esteem and Impression Management
We all question who we are at some point in our lives. When we are young, we do not
know much about the world, or ourselves for that matter. Because of this, our descriptions of
ourselves tend to be very simple. As we get older and start to notice the world outside of our
environment, the description we had of ourselves that was simple, suddenly becomes more
drastic and detailed. We start to see ourselves as more than just a boy/girl, with brown eyes,
brown hair, etc. We start to notice who we are inside and out. This paper will examine personal
examples of how my “self” was shaped by my world.
Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation
It makes sense that if someone is interested in something they are more likely to succeed
at it. If a person is not interested in something, they are more likely not to succeed, unless there is
some other form of motivation involved to “sweeten the deal”. As Frederick Taylor, the father of
scientific management suggested “to motivate workers, they must have extrinsic incentives.”
(Kaplan, 2010) The self-determination theory suggest that people are motivated by three
different psychological needs, which are “competence, relatedness, and autonomy.”
In my personal experience, no one in my family has graduated from a university. Most of
my family decided not to attend college after high school. A few have started college and
dropped out after a few semesters. After going through multiple study interest, and even getting a
degree in broadcasting, I decided I wanted to do something I could be proud of, which is helping
others. After graduating from Grand Canyon University with my Bachelors of Sociology, I was
intrinsically motivated to begin on my master’s degree. As a person that feels that education is
one of the most important things in life, doing school work and bettering my education is very
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