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African Americans internalize, or come to believe, the negative stereotypes directed against them, and thus suffer from low self-esteem.
Could cultivating a positive self-image, exclusively around race and ethnicity, make a lasting difference in student performance and confidence?
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Addiction, whether to drugs or other behaviors . . . is always a compensation for the sense of being devalued as a human being.
The Black community is more inclined to say that mental illness is associated with shame and embarrassment. Individuals and families in the Black community are also more likely to hide the illness.
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Our culture has taught us that we do not have the privilege of being vulnerable like other communities.
Seven professionals from across the US sat down with Verywell Mind to share insights about how they are improving the mental health discourse to better address the needs of marginalized groups.
It’s impossible to discuss mental health in the black community without also grappling with what it means to be black in America. Without understanding that mental health is inextricably linked to history, culture, trauma, and the intersection of all three.
Confidence is being able to walk into a room, any room, and not having to size up the other individuals in it, because you are self-assured enough in your own capabilities. Real confidence is not guided by ego. The wrong kind of confidence is driven by it.
“Research shows black women score higher on self-esteem than women of other races and ethnicities, which may seem surprising, given the long history of prejudice and discrimination they have faced,” said Jean Twenge, Ph.D., who has examined the effect of race on self-confidence.
The cultural messages can be harsh, dehumanizing and constant
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