sense of self-worth
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsenseandself-worth
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sense
noun
uk/sens/us/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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self-worth
noun[U]
uk/ˌselfˈwɜːθ/us/ˌselfˈwɝːθ/
the value you give to your life ...
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Dignified defiance is mostly fueled by dignity as a virtue, a strongsenseofself-worth, courage, wisdom, temperance, and justice.
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It can be argued that having the desire, and knowing how to manage the ailing body, helped provide asenseofself-worth, identity and empowerment.
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Admittedly, the phrases 'self-esteem' and 'senseofself-worth' are used in a frustratingly wide range of ways.
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I would wish him asenseofself-worth, so that he does not think his life ends with his wife's.
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Some are related to professional development, whether imposed or self-selected, and others to personal development, as in seeking asenseofself-worth.
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Such a relationship seems to confer legitimacy on their illness and thereby boosts theirsenseofself-worth.
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A lowsenseofself-worthis not generally dependent on other factual beliefs about oneself.
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Its grandeur would elevate thesenseofself-worthamong ' ' the masses, ' ' uniting them with ' ' the people ' ' through pride in place.
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Involvement in local activities and voluntary work also enhanced people'ssenseofself-worth.
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Would these not be the cardinal virtues as well as asenseofself-worth?
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What is important is that we do not violate our participant'ssenseofself-worth.
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The healthy actor can ride it out, secure in asenseofself-worthunattached to exterior traits or achievements.
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Indeed, war experiences can undermine one'ssenseofself-worth.
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For example, a child with a history of a secure attachment relationship with her mother theoretically has internalized a strongsenseofself-worthand efficacy.
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Thesenseofself-worthis (at least partly) affective and so potentially immune from normal mechanisms of belief revision.
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Third, they have to come to terms with dependency and loss of theirsenseofself-worth.
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It encompasses more than physical well-being, it includes perceptions of well-being, a basic level of satisfaction and a generalsenseofself-worth.
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Hersenseofself-worthis inordinately low.
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Education is not just about information and skills gathering, but also personal development, in the shape, for example, of a healthysenseofself-worth.
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