loss of self-esteem
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflossandself-esteem
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loss
noun
uk/lɒs/us/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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self-esteem
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.ɪˈstiːm/us/ˌself.ɪˈstiːm/
belief and confidence in your own ability ...
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More global feelings of worthlessness that present more like alossofself-esteemtend to be less common.
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Loss-related depressions (including those due to loss of health orlossofself-esteem) may require a different approach.
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To suffer disabling psychic pain instead may require having already been subjected to alossofself-esteemthat has made one dependent upon recognition from unworthy others.
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Typically, patients initially respond to the stress with alossofself-esteemaccompanied by some unpleasant affects, such as "normal depression," anxiety, shame, guilt, or feelings of helplessness.
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Similar reasoning shows that there need be no immediatelossofself-esteemand no immediate questioning of the extent to which one is a valued member of the social order.
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Post-intervention interviews revealed that this adjustment did not result in anylossofself-esteem.
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The events are not very specific to disorders although there is some closer association with depression for events involving interpersonal loss, and those involvinglossofself-esteemor humiliation.
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The author is sympathetic about this and refers to the inconvenience andlossofself-esteemwhen the decision to give up driving has eventually to be faced!
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Without transport, people who are disabled suffer alossofself-esteem; with transport, they can become active citizens.
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Think of thelossofself-esteemfor them.
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That is perpetuated within a cycle of drug use, petty crime, greaterlossofself-esteem, and greater use of drugs.
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Theirlossofself-esteemderived from full wage packets also leads to delinquency and crime.
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Have they seen the despair, the lack of hope and thelossofself-esteemwhich unemployment brings with it?
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It brings on mood swings and causes infertility in some women, but most of all it causes alossofself-esteem.
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This can lead to feelings of despair,lossofself-esteem, and frequently depression.
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As this illness progresses,lossofself-esteemis often inevitable.
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