Word: esteem
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...Tuesdays with Morrie” or more recently “The Pursuit of Happyness” may not live in the advice section of the bookstore, but their didactic message and lack of ambiguity are strikingly similar to that “The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem.” It’s undeniable that there’s something alluring about a book where the message is clear and easy; the danger is when it ceases to be a guilty pleasure and becomes the norm.Literature has always been, in one sense, about self-medication and escapism...
...Cage correct in considering a 1957 Ford pickup a work of art? Am I right in holding a 1953 Mad comic (#5, of course) in the same esteem? Or are we both merely venerating, financially and artistically, the tastes of our youths that we are too stubborn or eternally adolescent to outgrow...
...makeover is just one part of the British film industry's new self-esteem boost. Last year, a near record amount of money was spent on making movies in Britain. And after British talent came home weighed down with Golden Globes last month, it's a good bet the same will happen at the Oscars on Feb. 25. This kind of success can get people overexcited, thinking that maybe - just maybe - this is the year that Britain will finally step out of Hollywood's shadow. But it will never happen. Britain's industry is far too small to compete with...
More recently, researchers have found that subjects with low self-esteem are more vulnerable to stress. Jens Pruessner at McGill University in Montreal believes that the hippocampus, a finger-size structure located deep in the brain, is at least partially responsible. It turns out that the hippocampus, which helps you form new memories and retrieve old ones, is particularly sensitive to the amount of cortisol flooding your cerebrum. So when cortisol levels begin to rise, the hippocampus sends a set of signals that help shut down the cortisol cascade...
Using several different types of brain scans, Pruessner has shown that people who test below average on self-esteem also tend to have smaller-than-average hippocampi. The differences become clear only when you compare groups of people, Pruessner notes, so you can't look at any single person's brain scan and determine whether he or she has low self-esteem. But when you look at overall results, they suggest that a smaller hippocampus simply has more trouble persuading the rest of the brain to turn off the stress response...