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Record 1 2020-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

[A] person's evaluative regard for the self or personal judgment of worthiness.

OBS

Self-esteem: not to be confused with self-worth. Self-esteem is the manner in which a person evaluates himself or herself and self-worth is how valuable a person feels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
CONT

L'estime de soi est un concept psychologique qui renvoie au jugement global positif ou négatif qu'une personne a d'elle-même.

PHR

baisse de l'estime de soi

PHR

estime de soi vacillante

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología (Generalidades)
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Record 2 2020-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
CONT

Self-worth is how [a person] feels about [their] innermost self ...

OBS

Self-worth: not to be confused with self-esteem. Self-worth is how valuable a person feels and self-esteem is the manner in which a person evaluates himself or herself.

Key term(s)
  • selfworth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología (Generalidades)
DEF

Valoración generalmente positiva de sí mismo.

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