Emotional Self-Care (ESC)
Applications
IESC
Concepts
Influenced by
Defense Mechanisms
decrease ESC
Mechanisms
It is important how you feel about something.
Defense Mechanisms >> it becomes less important
Definition
Differentiate from:
Egotism
Narcissism
Self-Respect
Self-Esteem
Self-Care
"care for oneself"
"care" usually used in the meaning of "medical care"
Empathy directed towards yourself.
Satellite Dish Metaphor
Empathy with yourself.
Empathy
The act of empathetically caring for yourself.
care
framework of reference sufficiently big
example drug use
Someone who is an addict might describe getting the drug as "self-care"
long-term
recognizing needs
"empathetically" - does it make sense here?
All acts
Terminology
Do we need to include "emotional" in the term or can we just include it in the definition?
