Praise and it's effect

I've been thinking about Praise and how it effects people.

What got me started on this thought is a book I'm reading.

It states what we all know but sometimes forget to apply to our lives.

That praise builds self esteem.  Most of us, when we criticize, speak an entire paragraph on the negativity of something or someone. On the other side of things when we praise we often only deliver one liners. More effort should be made to praise more completely. This is something that a person could get better at if practiced I believe.

I looked up the word praise in Wikipedia. I found this statement interesting.

Most people are responsive to praise and will increase in self-esteem or confidence if a suitable amount of praise is received. Some psychological theories hold that a person's life is largely made up of attempts to win praise for their actions. However, some people are less affected by or even averse to praise, for example people with autism[1] or schizoid personality disorder.[citation needed]

I wonder if my brother Jonathan, who is autistic, is averse to praise. I know he sometimes doesn't like attention, but I never really thought about how praise effects him until reading this.

I do know that many people can use more praise and not just one liners. I want to practise using praise more often and making it habitual. Let's see where this goes :)