Human Development

Human Development
ISBN-10
1561343595
ISBN-13
9781561343591
Series
Human Development
Category
Child development
Pages
277
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Author
Karen L. Freiberg

Description

The concept of self - esteem itself remains vague , contends psychiatrist Philip Robson in the June 1990 HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH LETTER . Some researchers assess a person's " global ” self - esteem with questions about ...

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