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[Extract] Self-concept is one's mental image of oneself. A positive self-concept is essential to a person's mental and physical health. Individuals with a positive self-concept are better able to develop and maintain interpersonal relationships and resist psychological and physical illness. An individual possessing a strong self-concept should be better able to accept or adapt to changes that may occur over the lifespan. How one views oneself affects one's interaction with others. Nurses have a responsibility to assess people for a negative self-concept and to identify the possible causes in order to help them develop a more positive view of themselves. Individuals who have a poor self-concept may express feelings of worthlessness, self-dislike or even self-hatred. They may feel sad or hopeless and may state they lack energy to perform even the simplest of tasks.
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Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing [3rd Australian edition]
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978-1-4860-1039-4
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Pearson Australia
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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