Word: self-esteem
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...People who are anorexic and people who are overweight often begin to get phobic about food," says Dr. William Davis, of the Renfrew Center in Philadelphia, which treats patients with eating disorders. Food for them is much more than a source of nourishment; it can become a substitute for self-esteem and a vehicle for exercising--or losing--control over the body...
Even more than with sons, parents need to keep their eye on their daughters' sense of self and self-esteem. Parents need to be vigilant and find other things in girls' lives that they can be good at and admired for besides sexual attractiveness...
...spontaneous strokes of paint that border the brick wall add a note of whimsy to the sweeping proclamation. The big block font looks like someone took a giant rubber stamp and, while passing by the industrial-sized trashcans one day, decided to label the walls behind them with a self-esteem booster...
...suppose he's right. I also hope, though, that Pimp's viewers--watching a channel increasingly dedicated to the idea that a car, or a mansion, or a new pair of breasts, is the ticket to fulfillment--realize there are cheaper routes to self-esteem. "We're about to put $20,000 into a $900 car," a craftsman boasts as he rebuilds a pathetic Mitsubishi Mirage for Antwon, a 19-year-old art student. The gleaming, finished car is hilariously over the top (it includes a built-in fish tank), and Antwon is delighted. But I have to wonder: Wouldn...
Vanity or Self-Esteem: The Mystery of Motivation