self-esteem (redirected from chronic low s.-e.)

self-esteem [self es-tēm´]

respect for or pride about oneself; see also self-esteem enhancement.

chronic low s.-e. a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as a longstanding negative self-evaluation or feeling about one's own self or self-capabilities.

risk for situational low s.-e. a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as being at risk for developing a negative perception of self-worth (situational low self-esteem).

situational low s.-e. a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as a negative perception of self-worth in response to a current situation (specify).

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self-esteem,

n the degree of worth and competence one attributes to oneself.

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self-esteem

Self-worth Psychology The internalized sense of one's own worth