Achieving Mental and Emotional Health Chapter 3 Lesson #1 Pages 66-71 *

Developing your self-esteem Objective 1: Identify the characteristics of good mental and emotional health. Objective 2: Identify and apply how to improve your self-esteem. Objective 3: Identify Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

The Characteristics of Good Mental/Emotional Health The ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in life. People with good mental/emotional health demonstrate… Sense of Belonging (Family, Friends, Teachers) Sense of Purpose (Recognizing your value) Positive Outlook (Sees the bright side & reduces stress) Self-sufficiency (Having confidence to make safe & responsible decisions) Healthy Self-Esteem (helps accept & recover from difficulties and failures) QUESTION: With your partner, provide examples as to how this would look in real life, from 2 of the 5 characteristics listed above.

Self-Esteem Self-Esteem: How much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself. Taking healthful risks can raise your self esteem What are some healthy risks? Trying new challenges can also raise your sense of competence: or having enough skills to do something. Self-talk: the encouragement or criticism that you give yourself, can affect your self-esteem.

Benefits of Healthy Self-Esteem Feel proud of yourself and your abilities, skills, and accomplishments Believe setbacks are temporary Ability to confront challenges & overcome them Confidence to try new things Know they may not be as good at some tasks as they are with others

Improving Self-Esteem Turn to page 69 in your textbook. Create a document titled “Improving MY self esteem. From the list, choose 1 thing you can do to improve your self esteem. Type your written plan DESCRIBING HOW you could incorporate the chosen suggestion into everyday life.

Brave Creative Positive Friendly Flexible Thoughtful Respectful Directions: students will list 3 traits they have displayed from the past two months. Next: partner up and take turns sharing stories as to how you demonstrated those traits. Brave Creative Positive Friendly Flexible Thoughtful Respectful Determined Helpful Grateful Funny Patient Honest Generous Trusting Loyal Forgiving Open-Minded Responsible Good Listener

Self esteem activity Directions: students will take turns discussing the following with their partner: Discuss 3 things that you are good at Share 3 compliments that you have received Share 1 or 2 challenges you have overcome

Maslow’s Needs activity Students may work alone or with a partner Pass out worksheet Read the directions and complete the worksheet. Be prepared to discuss your answers.