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Self awareness and self-esteem

07/03/2014

Self awarenessMeaning- Knowing one’s ownAttitudes- opinionFeelings- emotionMotives- purposeDesires- needs Strengths-weaknessesAccurate self assessment

Key areas of self awareness Personality traits Personal values Habits Emotions Psychological needs

SELF-

Having or Showing realization, perception, or knowledge.

The entire person.

SELF-AWARENESSIs the explicit understanding that one exist, it include the concept that one exist as an individual, separate from other people, with private thoughts.

AWARENESS-

FIVE LEVELS OF SELF-AWARENESSas they unfold early in life

• Level 0: Confusion• Level 1: Differentiation• Level 2: Situation• Level 3: Identification• Level4 : Permanence• Level5 : Self-consciousness or ”meta” self-awareness

How to create self awareness? Seeking feedback from others Reflecting on one’s own feelings and behaviours Taking self scoring tests

SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS-Is an acute sense of self-awareness. It is preoccupation with oneself, as opposed to the philosophical state of Self-awareness

 when one realizes that one is being watched or observed, the feeling that "everyone is looking“ at oneself. Some people are habitually more self-conscious than others. Unpleasant feelings of self-consciousness are sometimes associated with shyness or paranoia. 8-03-

2013

BARRIERS TO KNOWING YOURSELF:1. Lack of awareness

2. Egoism

3. Fear of change

SELF-CONCEPT:The organized self of charac-Teristics that the individual perceives as being peculiar to himself or herself. It is simply stated as the way you see yourself. It is the way you perceive yourself as having positive or negative traits.

FACTORS THAT AFFECTS THE SELF-CONCEPT

1. Relationship in the family

2. Peers3. Intelligence ad abilities4. Socio-economic status5. Names and nicknames6 Appearance

STRATEGIES IN ENHANCING THE REAL SELF AND

BUILDIG SELF-ESTEEM•Desire a better self-concept.•Have an optimistic view in life.•Recognize your potential ad accomplishments and accept your weakness and limitations.•Lear to prioritize things ad set attainable goals.•Read literature.•Enter into meaningful relationships.•Deepen your concern to others.•Grow in your prayer life.

Self analysis

It involves asking our self following questions.

Do you like where you are and what you have become?

Have you ever wished that your life was different?

Can your relationship improve?

Are you producing the results that you want?

Using psychological instruments

Self analysis

Think for a moment and identify

the areas you normally excel the areas you normally face difficulties Kind of people, events, and things you

like the most and those you dislike The people, events that bring you

happiness/sadness The nature and extent of openness you

have with others

Self esteem

It is the feeling I have about my self concept. A subjective appraisal of himself as intrinsically

positive or negative to some degree Example: I perceive I am an introvert and I feel

proud of it.

Self esteem is based on your attitudes like Your value as a person The job you do Your achievements How you think others see you Your purpose in life Your place in the world Your potential for success Your strengths and weaknesses Your social status and how you relate to others Your independence or ability to stand on your

own feet

High and low self esteem

High- feeling of worth, happy, good, confident, Courage results in motivation and drive to excel

Low- feeling of helplessness, lack of motivation, depressed, fear, meaninglessness

Steps of self esteem Self identity-identifying the self with the inner self the innate

qualities and not external skills and roles Self appreciation Self worth Self respect Self acceptance Self belief

Individuals with high and low self efficacy are High self efficacy

Active Courageous Competent High self esteem Optimism High social integration High motivation More effort Longer persistence of goals Higher goals Great results

Low self efficacy Inactive Fearful Inefficient Low self-esteem Pessimism Isolation Low motivation Low effort Shorter persistence Lower goals Low results

Factors Affecting

SELF-ESTEEM

Self-Image

Self-PerceptionSelf-Esteem

BEHAVIOR

IndividualsSecure

individualsInsecure/ threatened

Individuals

SELF-ESTEEMIs a measure of how much you feel you are worthy and how

much you love

yourself.

SIGNS OF

HIGH SELF-

ESTEEM

→ Feeling “GOOD ENOUGH” even though one doesn’t excel at everything.→Not being afraid to speak one’s mind.→Accepting that one is sometimes not liked by everybody.→Feeling that it’s okay to say both yes and no to things.

→Being able to ask for help when needed.→Not being afraid to fail.→Daring to be oneself.→Daring to admit to failures and ask for forgiveness.

SIGNS OF

LOW SELF-

ESTEEM

→Sensitivity to criticism→Social withdrawal→Hostility→Often feeling jealous and envious of others.→Being devastated if one fails at something.→Physical symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia and headaches.

FACTORS

1. Attitudes of Adults towards the growing infant and child.

Factors affecting self-esteem:

2. Emotionally disastrous experience of the individual, considered as a threat to self, which affects his stability.

3. Self-attitudes are also affected by the status of the group to which a person belongs.

4. The individual’s role and status in the group.

Tips for improving

SELF-ESTEEM!

1. Have a Good Hygiene and work out regularly.

2.Don’t always try to please others.

3. Be your own person.

4. Avoid negative people and negative thoughts.

5. Face your fears and learn from failures.

6. Start from within.

7. Don’t worry about being ‘perfect’.

8. Learn to appreciate yourself.

9. Stop comparing yourself to others.

10. Reward yourself when you succeed.

references

M. Cagungum, self awareness, 2013. Accessed 07 March 2014

R. A. Krishnan, Selfawareness, 2012. Accessed 06 March 2014

C. Castillo, Building Self-esteem and Self confidence towards Self Actualization, 2011. Accessed 06 march

C. Maine, Factors affecting Self-esteem, 2013. Accessed 07 March 2014

R. Brannon, Building Self Awareness and Self-esteem, 2011. Accessed 07 March 2014