Annotation 2- Power of self-image psychology

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Power of self-image psychology.
Publication: American Salesman
Date: Thursday, May 1 2003

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As I had said before, one of the motives why people prefer to do cosmetic surgery is want to improve their outer appearances to be more attractive. But actually, what are the standards of aesthetic? The public ideas and judgments sometimes are the standards which we always identify with and survey ourselves. Besides the public evaluation of the aesthetics, the inner version of how one person looks himself also accounts for some elements we survey the values of ourselves. This called self image. Self image is the mental picture of what we think and look ourselves from our point of views. However, the standards of how we survey ourselves sometimes are under the effects of the social values.

People get more consciousness that the pursuit of the better appearance is much more valued than before. Thus, the images we present in front of the others are important and sometimes are the impressions we leave to the public. To leave a good impression on the others, a better appearance is definitely under the consideration. This phenomenon gradually dominates the social values. We can find that in the modern society, the physical perfection one person pursuits of is basically built up under the high standards of the appearance.

Moreover, as the massive images of the celebrities and advertisements overwhelm the lives of the modern people, people are gradually influenced by these images and the ideas they publicize. The beauty and the fabulous features of those famous celebrities and idols are the patterns we would like to be. Having a gorgeous look as the famous stars is the dream of everybody.
However, the appearance of a person is born with that we can not change. Nevertheless, the medical technology of cosmetic surgery becomes the way people could improve their looks they expect to have.



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American Salesman.(2003,May 3).Power of self-image psychology[Electronic version], from http://www.allbusiness.com/sales/526958-1.html

This article puts much emphasis on how self-image affects the attitudes people have toward their lives. In fact, the power of self-image to some extent influences the thoughts of people in an indirect way. For instance, this article concerns that having a good self-image is one of the key elements of having a more positives life. Those who have greater self-images are more confident of presenting in front of the public and sometimes are more willing to take risks. It means that those who are more optimistic about lives have more opportunities of being successful than those who have poor self-images.

The text apparently supports the ideas of how great impact self-image make on human beings. In truth, the good self-image has relation with the development of one person’s mental attitudes which might indirectly lead to different out looks on his lives. In fact, people are more conscious of the importance of the self-image and know well the benefits and advantages they could receive from a better self-image. Therefore, people are trying hard to find ways to improve their appearances to be more attractive.

After all, what are the standards of aesthetics that dominate our ways of looking ourselves? The inner version of how one person looks himself also accounts for some elements we survey the values of ourselves. This called self image. Self image is the mental picture of what we think and look ourselves from our point of views. It’s just like a mirror which reflects the way we present out and gives us the reference to conform with. In the daily lives we may be unconsciously influenced by the images which creepily stores in our minds which called self-schema. The schema is the construction of our images dominates the private sides of our minds.

However, the standards of how we survey ourselves sometimes are also under the influences of the social values mostly. The public ideas and judgments sometimes are the standards which we always identify with.

As the second paragraph mentioned, people get more consciousness that the pursuit of the better appearance is much more valued than before. Thus, the images we present in front of the others are important and sometimes are the impressions we leave to the public. To leave a good impression on the others, a better appearance is definitely under the consideration. This phenomenon gradually dominates the social values. We can find that in the modern society, the physical perfection one person pursuits of is basically built up under the high standards of the appearance.