Factors Starts Universal Desire Protect Threats Self Image Self Worth

Text	It starts with the universal desire to protect against threats to your self-image or self-worth. People are driven to view themselves in a positive light, and they will interpret information and take action in ways that preserve that view. The need to maintain self-worth is one reason we attribute our failures to external factors (eg bad luck), but our success to internal factors (eg skill.)

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