The Puzzles of Self-Esteem a Clinical Perspective

Abstract

clinical theory and research have much to offer investigations of self-esteem / address points of contact and contrast between the models described in this volume and modern clinical theory and research / review briefly what is known . . . about self-esteem as a vulnerability marker for depression / discuss four strategies of esteem maintenance employed by those with high self-esteem and explore why they are puzzling to clinicians / question proposed relations among self-esteem, positive illusions, and well-being / point to limitations in our knowledge of how esteem is maintained across the life span (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)