PORTRAITS Samantha often finds herself pressured to succumb to the sexual advances of men in fear that she will be rejected if she does not.  As a result, she has earned a reputation of promiscuity with which she is extremely frustrated and hurt by. Alice is convinced that her marriage has no hope.  However, aside from her husband and children she feels that she has no purpose in life.  Her children do not respect her and her husband often tells her that without him she has nothing. Jerry has lived in the shadow of his older brother for his entire life.  At the age of 18, he is applying for colleges and sees the entire process as an opportunity to win the attention of his parents.  He isn’t sure if he would even like to attend college yet and is terrified of failing or being rejected. DEFINITIONS & KEY THOUGHTS Self-esteem is a person’s inner sense of worth that enables them to have the resilience and resistance to personal attacks or criticism. Generally, each person has a … [Read more...]