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Chapter 2:Chapter 2:Personality, Self-EsteemPersonality, Self-Esteem
And EmotionsAnd EmotionsGrade 7Grade 7
Health EducationHealth EducationMs. FitchwellMs. Fitchwell
Personality and Mental Health:Personality and Mental Health:Describing PersonalityDescribing Personality
• PERSONALITY: the behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and ways of thinking that makes you an individual.
• Psychologist: Studies how people think, feel, and behave.
How would you describe your own personality?
5 Traits to Describe Personality5 Traits to Describe Personality1. Extrovert: friendly, outgoing
– INTROVERT: person whose thoughts and feelings are directed inward
2. Agreeableness: Agree with others in a friendly way. Usually forgiving and good-natured
3. Conscientiousness: How responsible and self disciplined you are
4. Emotional Stability: Relaxed, secure, and calm; focus on the positive
5. Openness to Experiences: Curious, imaginative, and creative
How is Personality Formed?How is Personality Formed?1.Heredity: born with distinct temperaments2.Environment: modifies traits
– MODELING: copying the behavior of others– Friends, family, school, teachers, and culture– American teens spend more than 50% of
their time with other teens– PEER GROUP: people who are about the
same age and share similar interests
*By young adulthood your personality traits are fairly well established
Identity: Sense of self. Search begins in teen years– Still able to work to change traits with which
you are not satisfied
Self-Esteem and Your HealthSelf-Esteem and Your Health• SELF-ESTEEM: how
much you respect and like yourself
• More than any other factor, SELF-ESTEEM has a DIRECT effect on all aspects of your health- mental, social, and physical.
HIGH SELF-ESTEEM:•Accepts themselves for who they are•Realistic views of their strengths and weaknesses•Maintain positive attitude•Form close relationships with peersLOW SELF-ESTEEM:•Negative opinion•Judge self harshly•Worry about what others think of them too much•“Act” in public•Lack self- confidence
How is self esteem formed?How is self esteem formed?
• Over the years you have received feedback - messages from others that indicate who they think you are or what they think you are like.
• Positive and negative feedback from parents, peers, media – both verbal and nonverbal.
• A person with mostly positive feedback will have high self esteem
• A person with mostly negative feedback will most likely have low self esteem and fragile mental health.
Self-Esteem and Your HealthSelf-Esteem and Your Health• Teens with low
self- esteem…– Increased
chance of serious health problems
– More likely to use drugs
– More likely to drop out of school
– More likely to suffer from eating disorders
• Improving self- esteem:– Learn to focus on
strengths– Select friends who will
support & encourage you to do your best
– Avoid dwelling on defeat– Practice good health
habits– Avoid doing things that
“go along with the crowd”– Set goals for yourself– Take time each day to do
something you enjoy– Avoid negative thinking– Have the ability to LAUGH
at yourself
Achieving Your Potential Achieving Your Potential
• Self-Actualization: Process by which people achieve their full potential.– Before achieving self-actualization, a persons
basic needs must be met
• Hierarchy of Needs: Physical needs, safety, belonging, and esteem
Hierarchy of NeedsHierarchy of Needs
Expressing Emotions:Expressing Emotions:Common EmotionsCommon Emotions
• EMOTIONS: are signals that tell your body how to react – they are simply the way your body and mind respond to input
• Primary Emotions: Emotions that are expressed by people in all cultures– Example: Happiness, sadness, anger, fear
• Learned Emotions: Emotions that are not expressed in the same way by all people – Examples: Love, Guilt, Shame
Primary Emotions:Primary Emotions:• Happiness: Normal response to pleasant events in
ones life• Fear: An emotion you feel when you recognize a
threat to your safety or security • Sadness:
• Sorrow or unhappiness• Normal response to disappointing events in
one’s life• Feeling usually passes quickly, but prolonged
sadness could be a sign of depression•GRIEF: a period of deep sorrow• Overcoming sadness:
– Admit emotion– Share feelings
Primary EmotionsPrimary Emotions• Anger: When people let their emotions carry them into anger, they face dangers of losing friendships, losing their jobs, or precipitating violence from those whose actions have upset them. Positively directing emotional energy is essential to healthy living.• Anger can be helpful or harmful• How can it be helpful???
Learned Emotions:Learned Emotions:• Love:
•Many types of love (ex. Between family members, in marriage, and love between friends)
•Felt towards places, things, & people•One of the most positive emotions
people are capable of•Ability to give and receive love is
essential to mental health
Learned EmotionsLearned Emotions• Guilt: Feeling you get when you know you
did something wrong– Correct the situation– Talk about feeling
• Shame: Focuses on the person rather than the action– Lowers self-esteem
• Guilt: “I did a bad thing”
• Shame: “I am a bad person”
Expressing Emotions:Expressing Emotions:Coping with Your EmotionsCoping with Your Emotions
• COPING STRATEGY: A way of dealing with an uncomfortable or unbearable feeling or situation – used consciously or unconsciously
Also known as:• DEFENSE MECHANISMS: Coping strategies
that help you protect yourself from difficult feelings
• Sometimes coping strategies can protect you from painful events, but if overused, they can stunt emotional growth. If depended upon too much, one may not learn to express true feelings.
Defense MechanismsDefense Mechanisms• Denial
– Refusing to recognize the existence of an emotion
• Rationalization– Making excuses for
actions or feelings
• Compensation– Making up for
weakness in one area by excelling in another area
• Reaction Formation– Behaving in a way
opposite to the way you feel
• Projection– Putting your own
faults onto another person
• Regression– Returning to
immature behaviors to express emotions
Expressing Emotions:Expressing Emotions:Coping with Your EmotionsCoping with Your Emotions
• Other Coping Strategies– Confront situation, turn
it into a positive if you can
– Release energy by exercising, cleaning, etc.
– Take a break by reading, walking, writing in a journal, etc.
– Talk through you feelings with someone you trust
• Harmful Coping Strategies– Strong emotions could
cloud a person’s judgment
– A person could turn to coping strategies which make the situation worse for him/ her
• Acting out in violent ways• Using alcohol or drugs• Withdrawing from friends
and family