Smokers can quit nicotine entirely, that is, quit smoking and not use any other type of nicotine. They can also get nicotine from a much less harmful source. Neither one will immediately eliminate all of the health risks caused by their previous smoking, but both come very close.
uncountable noun. Self-respect is a feeling of confidence and pride in your own ability and worth. They have lost not only their jobs, but their homes, their self-respect and even their reason for living. Synonyms: pride, dignity, self-esteem, morale More Synonyms of self-respect.
This box: view â¢ talk â¢ edit. Self-esteem is a term in psychology to reflect a person's overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs (for example, I am competent, I am worthy) and emotions such as triumph, despair, pride and shame. 'The self-concept is what we think about the self; self-esteem, the positive or negative evaluation of the self, is how we feel about it'. A personâs self-concept consists of the beliefs one has about oneself, oneâs self-perception, or, as Hamlyn (1983: 241) expresses it, the picture of oneself.