positive self-image

I want to bring it up to Jackson, but he’s struggled with low self-esteem, and it’s obvious that this has become a compulsion to maintain a positive self-image.

The researchers hypothesized that one reason for willful ignorance might be that some people behave altruistically because they want to maintain a positive self-image of being an altruistic person.

But the state’s original instructions seemed to contradict that, requiring publishers to include “multicultural representation” and to integrate it into the lessons in a way that would “promote a positive self-image for members of all groups, and provide for the development of healthy attitudes and values.”

The grandiose narcissist is competitive, dominant, and has an inflated positive self-image regarding their own skills, abilities, and attributes.

Based on the profile of the grandiose narcissist, the inability to accept defeat may best be characterized by an attempt to protect the grandiose positive self-image.