【Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanx?iousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:what】
Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanx?iousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirown
appearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofim?pressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearing
unattractiveclothes?
Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Apersonˊsconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,and
thewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeopleˊsreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthem?selveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.
Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing"therightthing".Shypeopleare
verysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdiffi?culttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,
"Youˊrejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowitˊsnottrue."Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.
Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Since
shy?nessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.
Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfull
potential.Letˊsnotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.
1.Whatdoestheauthortrytoprovebyciting"whatkindofimpressionamImaking?"(Para.1)
A)Shypeoplebenefitfromtheircaringabouttheirappearance.
B)Peopleˊsshynessmadethemcaretoomuchabouttheirappearanceandactions.
C)Itˊsnaturalthatshypeopledonˊtbelieveotherˊscompliments.
D)Shypeoplethinktheyaredifferentfromothers.
2.Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis.
A)agoodquality