Health Ch. 2 Personality, Self-Esteem & Emotions Section 2: Self-Esteem

Section 2: Self-Esteem Section Objectives: Compare the effects of high and low self-esteem on health. Describe the changes in self-esteem that can occur as people age. Identify ways to achieve and maintain high self-esteem. Summarize Maslow’s theory of self-actualization.

What would make you feel better about yourself? Section 2: Self-Esteem Warm up exercise: What would make you feel better about yourself?

Section 2: Self-Esteem Look over the survey results on pg. 36 Which answers surprised you? Why? Why not?

Section 2: Self-Esteem Self-esteem refers to how much you respect yourself and like yourself.

Section 2: Self-Esteem Benefits of High Self-Esteem: -you accept your self for who you are. -you have a realistic view of your strengths and weaknesses. -you maintain a positive attitude even when you fail at a task. -you maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Section 2: Self-Esteem Research shows that if you feel good about yourself, you will set goals for yourself, ask for help when you need it, and bounce back quickly from setbacks and disappointments.

Section 2: Self-Esteem Risks of Low Self-Esteem: -don’t have much respect for themselves. -judge themselves harshly and worry about what others think about them. -”put on an act” to hide insecurities in public. -fear failure may prevent them from trying new things.

Section 2: Self-Esteem Studies have shown that teens with low self-esteem are at a higher risks to use drugs, drop out of school, become pregnant, suffer from eating disorders and engage in violent or self-destructive behavior.

Section 2: Self-Esteem

Section 2: Self-Esteem How Self-Esteem Develops Self-esteem is not a constant. It changes as you are exposed to new people, places, learn new things or face life changes. On average, self-esteem drops in early adolescence, increases gradually during adulthood, and decreases again during old age. *Note graph on pg. 38

Section 2: Self-Esteem Summarize key ideas on pg. 38: Childhood Adolescence Adulthood