Self Esteem

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Self Esteem
EQ What actions can promote positive self esteem?
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Self Esteem

• A persons belief about his or her worth
• Positive A persons belief that he or she is
  worthy and deserves respect
• Negative A persons belief that he or she is
  not worthy and does not deserve respect

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Positive vs. Negative Self-Esteem

• What actions help you to feel worthy and
  deserving of respect from others?

I deserve respect
I dont deserve respect
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Self-Esteem

• How to promote Positive Self-Esteem
• Practice life skills
• Take responsibility for health
• Work on health goals
• Show others that you believe you are worthy
• Demonstrate resiliency in difficult times
• Resiliency is the ability to bounce back and
  learn from difficult situations

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How to promote positive self-esteem contd

• Take Calculated risks
• Calculated risks can benefit you but present no
  health or safety danger.
• Make Responsible decisions
• Do not go along with wrong decisions just to feel
  accepted.
• Expect others to treat you with respect
• Evaluate media messages that may harm your
  self-image

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Social-Emotional Environment

• The quality of the contacts a person has with the
  people with whom he or she interacts.
• Social-emotional Booster
• interpersonal contact that helps a person feel
  encouragement and support
• Social-emotional pollutant
• interpersonal contact that limits options or may
  cause a person to feel discouraged and alone

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Positive Social-emotional Environment

• People encourage you
• Less likely to feel depressed
• People recognize you are special
• Your actions are complimented
• You receive positive feedback

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Negative Social-emotional Environment

• People put you down
• People are disrespectful to you
• People try to manipulate or control you
• People may be abusing you in some way

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Positive Interactions

• Give others social-emotional boosters
• Compliment someone
• Encourage someone
• What are some social-emotional boosters you hear
  daily?

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Ways a positive social-emotional environment
improves health status

• Improves self-respect
• Provides support for responsible behaviors
• Allows you to correct mistakes, forgive yourself,
  and move on
• Helps you be resilient
• Helps you to be optimistic
• Helps to prevent and relieve stress and
  depression
• Helps prevent feelings of loneliness and
  alienation
• Reduces the risk of psychosomatic diseases

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Developing good character 5 min check

1. Why is it important to be resilient?
2. How can taking a calculated risk help you develop
   positive self-esteem?
3. What is the social-emotional environment?
4. What is the difference between a positive
   social-emotional environment and a negative
   social-emotional environment?
5. Name five ways that a positive social-emotional
   environment improves health status.