Self-Esteem

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Self-Esteem

• Building It Up and New Findings

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What is Self-Esteem?
Definitions and Types of Self-Esteem.

• Self-Esteem What you think and feel about
  yourself.
• Earned Self-Esteem obtained by individuals
  through their accomplishments. Ex Score well on
  a test.
• Global Self-Esteem Sense of Pride in oneself

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Difference between Self-Concept and Self- Esteem

• SelfConcept

• Self -Esteem

Selfconcept is the description of a person.
Description of his or her attributes or
roles. Example I am short. I have dark hair. I
am a student.
SelfEsteem is how the person feels or thinks
about those descriptions. Example I think being
taller would be better. I think my hair should be
light because all the female stars have light
hair. I am a good student.
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Levels of Self-Esteem

• High - usually more comfortable with appearance
  and abilities. Have more confidence. Less likely
  to get into trouble.
• Low less likely to be comfortable with
  appearance and life. Have less confidence. More
  likely to get into trouble.
• Pseudo give the appearance of having high
  self-esteem while inside doubts rage.

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When to Begin

• With parents at home during childhood
• Continues through adolescence and adulthood.
• Can change through these period.

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What can parents do?

• Parents can begin building self-esteem in their
  children by instilling a sense of

• Security
• Belonging
• Identity
• Purpose
• Personal Competence

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Security and Belonging

• Security
• Child knows they are safe.
• Knows the rules and rules are enforced
  consistently.
• Spend quality time with the child.
• These help to build trust and responsibility.

• Belonging
• Child feels that he or she is part of the family.
• Is encouraged to help others inside and out side
  the home. Examplevolunteering in the community.

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Identity and Purpose

• Identity
• Make them feel like an important person.
• Provide love and acceptance.
• Make aware of strengths and weaknesses.

• Purpose
• Have expectations for your child
• Set realistic goals
• Help them develop and expand their interest and
  talents.
• Have faith and confidence in them

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Personal Competence

• When setting goals come up with a plan of action
  on how to reach the goal.
• Always encourage and support
• Always give feedback about progress

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Other characteristics that help build good
self-esteem

• Imagination
• Sense of Humor
• Helping those nearest you
• Rewarding yourself
• Aim for goals
• Hanging in there
• Accept your limits

• Expect to be healthy
• Faith in the Future
• Know that you cant change all things
• Be a good friend to yourself.
• Overcome the negative thoughts and opinions.

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Caution Harmful to Self-Esteem

• Having no love, encouragement, support
• Having no connection to the family or a group
• Inconsistence
• Fear
• Always putting down, embarrassing, criticizing
• Having no purpose

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Self-Esteem

1. Education
2. New Findings

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Self-Esteem and Schools

• Began with the 1954 case of Brown vs. Board of
  Education.
• Is changing how it is being used in the schools
• Literature read before 1996 Most stated that a
  higher self esteem would bring higher academic
  success.
• Literature read after 1998 Most stated that self
  esteem had no correlation to academic success.

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After all its by success, that you build
self-esteem. Sister Helen Struder, Principal of
Holy Angels School in Chicago
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New Findings

• True or False
• Boys have higher self-esteem than girls
• Most violent teens have low self-esteems.
• Blacks have low self-esteem.

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Ending Thoughts

• There are many aspects that make up and can harm
  self-esteem along a persons life path.
• More research is being done and more is needed to
  be done to learn how self-esteem changes from age
  to age, gender to gender, and culture to culture.
• The pendulum is swing with regards to self-esteem
  curriculum in the schools.

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References

• Branden, N. (1995). Six Pillars of Self-Esteem.
  New York Bantam
• Klare, J. (1989). Looking Good Self-Esteem.
  Florida Rourke Publications, Inc.
• Palladino, C. (1989). Developing Self-Esteem A
  Positive Guide for Personal Success. California
  Crisp Publications, Inc.
• Reasoner, R. (1982). Building Self-Esteem
  Parents Guide. California Consulting
  Psychologists Press, Inc.
• Shokrail, N. (1998, January). The Self-Esteem
  Fraud Feel-good education does not lead to
  academic success. USA Today, 66-68.
• Stevenson, H. (1996, January). Self-Esteem The
  Myth of Feeling Good About Oneself. USA Today,
  80-81.