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Mental Mental HealthHealth
The ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage
emotions, and deal with the demands of Life.
Mental Health Topics
Self EsteemEmotionsStressGriefDisordersPersonality
Self EsteemSelf Esteem
“To wish you were someone else is to
waste the person that you are.”
What is Self EsteemThe way you feel about, value, or accept
yourself.
Overall I feel ___________about myself.
What is Self concept
What is Self confidence
How you see yourself. I am ________________.
The way you feel in certain situations.
When I ________________ I feel ______________.
Identify High/Low Self EsteemSelf Concept and High/Low Self
Confidence
Bill says, “I am tall, athletic, smart and shy. I feel like I am a really good volleyball player, and I when I’m out on the court I want to spike the ball! When I go to school I feel
insecure at lunch because no one on my team is around. I don’t have anyone to sit by and I’m too afraid to talk to
other people.
Elements of Self Esteema. Recognize and accept one's strengths b. Achieve a sense of belonging c. Develop a sense of power d. Have and imitate positive role models
How can self esteem OR lack of self esteem help or hurt you and
your 3 areas of health?
Help?
Hurt?QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Comparing Low and High Self-Esteem
Compare the actions, behaviors, words, beliefs, and attitude of someone with good self esteem versus someone with lower self esteem?
Low Self-EsteemLow Self-Esteem CategoryCategory High Self-EsteemHigh Self-Esteem
Actions/Body Language
Behavior
Words
Belief
Attitude
How do you develop your self-esteem?
Reassurance/Praise from othersYour belief about your abilities or
inabilitiesCriticism/lack of supportYour personal self talk VERY IMPORTANT
Personal Experiences/Perceptions/Beliefs
What kind of things can hurt your self
esteem?Problem Solution
Bullying
Words of others
Failure
Depression
Not accepting differences
Media
Something to think about…Is my self esteem good or
could it use improvement?
Yes! (2) Sometimes(1)
No(0)I am happy and enjoy my life.I have confidence to try new things
and believe that setbacks are temporary.
I choose friends who value and respect me.
I learn from my mistakesI am trustworthy and honest
I recognize my strengths and weaknesses.I volunteer in my community to help
improve the quality of other’s lives.I understand that loving someone means
supporting that person’s personal needs.I express my emotions in positive ways.When dealing with feelings of guilt or
anger I talk to someone
Yes! (2) Sometimes(1)
No(0)
0-5 Brainstorm ways to improve your self esteem. Find supportive help.6-12 Identify and improve the areas that bring your self esteem down.12-16 Your self esteem is pretty good keep trying to improve some areas.17+ Keep that positive attitude even during hard times.
Assignment:In your notes write at least 4 of the
following suggestions down and write a specific example of how you can do what is suggested to improve your self-esteem.
Pick the 4 that are best suited to you.
3 Slides
How to Improve your Self-Esteem
-Don’t criticize yourself or others
-Don’t spend time with people who criticize you.
-Set realistic expectations not perfection
-Choose friends who value and respect you
-Focus on the positive aspects of yourself.
-Do things you enjoy
-Don’t let others control how you feel about yourself
Cont’d
-Replace negative self-talk with positive self-talk at ALL TIMES
-Work toward accomplishments rather than perfection
-Consider your mistakes as learning opportunities
-Try new activities discover your talents
-Surround yourself with positive people
-Don’t listen to others who may tease you, tell an adult.
Cont’d
-Write down your goals so you can achieve them
-Exercise regularly for more energy and a better feeling
-Volunteer time to help others or look for ways to help others daily
-Accept the things you can’t change and focus your energy on changing the things you can.
-Find a role model
Cont’d
-Look your best, care about how you present yourself
-Improve your personal living space, clean, organized, YOU
-Act as if you are who you want to be. Key to Success
-Post “self improvement reminders” in a visible place.
-List your strengths or accomplishments when feeling low
-Realize the big picture or that life will go on to something better
LOVE AND FORGIVE YOURSELF
What Ideas do you guys have?
Something to remember
Remember that self esteem can change over time you have the power to change your self esteem. If you have poor self esteem take the steps to empower yourself and learn to accept and love yourself . If you have good self esteem remember not to let yourself get into bad habits little by little. Recognize that situation early and change it :)
10 points Extra Credit
Go to www.discoveryhealth.queendom.com
Click on self esteem test
Take the test and read the summary afterward.
Write a half a page about…
a. Why you think your self esteem was at that level.
b. What you can do to improve it if it was low and how you could benefit from raising it…or talk about how having high self esteem has helped you in life.
Self Esteem Collage1. List 10 or more of your strengths, skills or abilities.2. Make a list of 3 positive supportive people.3. List 2 things you love to do. 4. List 2 things that make you unique5. List 3 things you have accomplished in life.6. Write a 50 word paragraph beginning with the sentence…
“I am important because”
On the other side make a collage of pictures that represent Your strengths, skills, hobbies, accomplishments, goals, Hopes, likes, and People you look up to in life.
Ms. Ngawaka’s Collage1. 10 Traits: Hard working, sports, nice,
creative, violin, piano, volleyball, high jumping, drawing, competitive,
2. Support Team: My Mom, Holly, Michele, Tennile
3. Enjoy: Play Volleyball, Spend time outside4. Iunique: am a twin, I love horses5. Accomplishments: Graduated from Weber
State, Broke a Horse, Graduated with no debt. School records
Volleyball!
Freedom!
Love!
NgawakaVolleyball!
Hard Work
Freedom!
Never Quit
