is an individual’s personal judgement of his or her own capability, significance, success, and worthiness; it is conveyed to others through words and actions. It involves self-evaluation both in general and in specific areas.

is an independent area of sphere of influence, such as the social, physical, or academic.

are the reasons to which people credit their successes and failures. These differ for people with high and low self-esteem.

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Chapter 16

Term	Definition
Self-esteem	is an individual’s personal judgement of his or her own capability, significance, success, and worthiness; it is conveyed to others through words and actions. It involves self-evaluation both in general and in specific areas.
Domain	is an independent area of sphere of influence, such as the social, physical, or academic.
Casual attributions	are the reasons to which people credit their successes and failures. These differ for people with high and low self-esteem.