What Is Self-Esteem? What Purpose Does It Have and What

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Essay

What is self-esteem? What purpose does it have and what does it seem to predict? What is self-enhancement? Is there a difference between self-enhancement and self-esteem?

Identify the role of learning in the development of psychological disorders.

Understand the sociocultural and individual factors that influence the definition and perception of abnormal behavior.

Understand the role of biological factors in depression.

Identify the most common psychological disorders.

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Definitions:

Hypotonic Solution

A hypotonic solution is one where the concentration of solutes is lower outside the cell than inside it, leading to water entering the cell.

Potassium Permanganate

A chemical compound with strong oxidizing properties, used as a disinfectant and in water treatment.

Facilitated Diffusion

The process of spontaneous passive transport of molecules or ions across a biological membrane via specific transmembrane integral proteins.

Pinocytosis

A form of endocytosis where a cell engulfs liquid containing dissolved substances into a vesicle.