Developing self esteem

Mental/emotional health: ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, deal with the demands/challenges you meet in life

• Characteristics of good mental / emotional heath

  1. Sense of belonging close to people in their lives → Family, friends, teachers

  2. sense of purpose recognize they have value and importence, this helps them set goals in their lives

  3. Positive outlook see the right side of life → reduce stress, increase chances of success

  4. Self-sufficiency able to take care of themselves, independent

  5. healthy self-esteem sense of their own worth, accept and recover from difficulties

• Resilient: resilient people set adapt effectively and recover from difficulties

  • Can recognize stressful situations and handle them positively.

• self-esteem: strengthens mental health.

  • how much you value, respect, feel confident about yourself

• competence: having enough skills to do something

• Self-talk: the encouragement or criticism that you give yourself

• → Benefits

  • Proud of yourself/overcome challenges/ confidence to try new things

• → Improving Self-Esteem

  • choose friends that respect/value you

  • see mistakes as learning opportunities

  • focus on your positive qualities

  • write down goals and steps to achieve them

  • replace negative self talk with positive

  • exercise regularly to feel energized

  • try new activities to discover talents

  • volunteer time to help others

• Self-awareness: the ability to understand your thoughts, emotions, behaviors

• hierarchy of needs: theory that explains human development and motivation

  1. Physical: need to satisfy basic needs: thirst, hunger, shelter.

  2. Safety:need to be secure from danger

  3. Belonging: need to love and be loved

  4. Feeling recognized: need to achieve, need to be recognized

  5. Reaching potential: need for self-actualization

• Self-actualization: to strive to be the best you can