The assignment requires a paper exploring the impact of social influences on personal development, focusing on the concept of self. It involves identifying significant others influencing development during childhood and adolescence, recalling messages that shaped self-perception, and discussing the formation of attitudes towards authority and various social dynamics. The paper must be 1,050-1,400 words, formatted in APA style, and include at least two scholarly references, with a specific emphasis on the theme of low self-esteem influenced by the writer's mother.