How do people with high self-esteem differ from people with low ...

[cookcarl]

How do people with high self-esteem differ from people with low self-esteem? Describe and explain the general differences between these two groups of people.
 
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Question 2

Briefly discuss gender differences in helping behavior. Are males and females different in terms of their overall levels of empathy, the degree to which they render help to others, or the kinds of situations in which they help?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[alvinum]

Answer to Question 1

a . People with high self-esteem (HSE) think they are great, while those with low self-esteem (LSE) think they are just so-so.
b. People with HSE have more confidence that they can successfully achieve goals.
c. People with HSE have less conflicted, more certain, and more stable self-views.
d. People with HSE are less prone to mood swings and emotional highs and lows.
e. People with HSE focus on self-enhancement, while people with LSE focus on self-protection.

Answer to Question 2

a . Women self-report higher empathy than men, but physiological measures suggest that there is no gender difference for empathy.
b. Men tend to help more than women in the public sphere, in emergency situations, and in situations involving strangers.
c. By contrast, women outpace men in helping within the context of family and other close relationships, and in terms of ongoing, sustained helping endeavors that require major time commitments.
d. Men and women are both more likely to help female victims than male victims. They both also show a tendency to help attractive victims at a higher rate than unattractive victims.

[cookcarl]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[FergA]

Gracias!