This article discusses how important it is to understand one's self-concept and introduces argyle's four factors for influencing self-esteem.
how can others' behavior affect one's self-esteem?

"i have always loved contemporary art and made it a general goal to work within the field. after a few nonprofit internships at museums and galleries, i decided to try the for-profit art world and was offered a job as the ad assistant at the magazine. i much prefer the pace of the for-profit art community and have stayed with the company for three years, with a promotion to an account manager last spring."

i just did this and got a 100.

it doesn't. it was imagined up in the middle ages.