1. Self Concept

2. WHY study: SELF-CONCEPT To have a more positive self-awareness
To see yourself honestly and to like or at least accept yourself
To remove the internal barriers that keep you from doing your best.

3. Your VIEW of yourself - -
SELF-CONCEPT
Your VIEW of yourself - -
The ENTIRE picture...
It changes
S L O W L Y

4. Self-Concept
Self-concept is an individual’s perception of self and is what helps make each individual unique.
Positive and negative self-assessments in the physical, emotional, intellectual, and functional dimensions change over time.
Self-concept affects the ability to function and greatly influences health status.

5. Rogers believed that all behavior is motivated by self-actualizing tendencies, which drive a person to achieve at their highest level. As a result of their interactions with the environment and others, an individual forms a structure of the self or self-concept—an organized, fluid, conceptual pattern of concepts and values related to the self. 

6. Development of Self-Concept
Self-concept evolves throughout life and depends to an extent on an individual’s developmental level.

7. Stages in Development of Self
Self-awareness (infancy)
Self-recognition (18 months)
Self-definition (3 years)
Self-concept (6 to 7 years)

8. Formation of Self-Concept
Infant learns physical self different from environment.
If basic needs are met, child has positive feelings of self.
Child internalizes others people’s attitudes toward self.
Child or adult internalizes standards of society.

9. Factors Affecting Self-Concept
Altered Health Status
Experience
Developmental considerations
Culture
Internal and external resources
History of success and failure
Crisis or life stressors
Aging, illness, or trauma

11. Components of Self-Concept
Identity
Body image
Self-esteem
Role performance

12. Components of Self-Concept
A sense of personal identity is what sets one person apart as a unique individual.
Identity includes a person’s name, gender, ethnic identity, family status, occupation, and roles.
One’s personal identity begins to develop during childhood and is constantly reinforced and modified throughout life.

13. Components of Self-Concept
Body image is an attitude about one’s physical attributes and characteristics, appearance, and performance.
Body image is dynamic because any change in body structure or function, including the normal changes of growth and development, can affect it.

14. Components of Self-Concept
Self-esteem is the judgment of personal performance and ability.
Self-esteem is derived from a sense of giving and receiving love, and being respected by others.

15. Components of Self-Concept
Role refers to a set of expected behaviors determined by familial, cultural, and social norms.
The level of self-esteem is dependent upon the self-perception of adequate role performance in these various social roles.

16. Interrelationship of Components of Self-Concept

17. You see yourself as a LOVEABLE and WORTHWHILE person…
SELF-CONCEPT
POSITIVE
You see yourself
as a
LOVEABLE and
WORTHWHILE
person…

18. NEGATIVE
SELF-CONCEPT
You feel uncertain and uncomfortable about yourself you fear possible rejection

19. CHARACTERISTICS SELF-CONCEPT of people with Asks questions
POSITIVE
SELF-CONCEPT
Asks questions
Persistent – keeps trying – finds new ways to do things
Take time to acknowledge personal accomplishments
Sets goals

20. CHARACTERISTICS SELF-CONCEPT of people with Jump to conclusions
NEGATIVE
SELF-CONCEPT
Jump to conclusions
Look at only one detail and disregard the big picture
Minimize achievements
Magnify faults
Blaming others. What better way to deny our weaknesses than to blame others for our problems or for the world's problems?
Being an overly nice people

21. BUILDING SELF-CONCEPT Set ATTAINABLE goals based on your
WANTS and NEEDS
List and develop YOUR personal strengths and abilities
Recognize what YOU
have accomplished each step of the way
LOOK FOR
positive relationships
with others

22. Self-concept building habits:
Reward yourself
Stop comparing yourself to others.
Laugh more
Take care of yourself
Do something for someone.
Keep a diary of all the good things you notice about yourself.

23. The way YOU THINK and FEEL about yourself
SELF-ESTEEM
The way YOU THINK and FEEL about yourself
Can change from
MOMENT to MOMENT

24. What is the difference between
Self-Concept
and
Self-Esteem

25. Self-Esteem…What is it?
Self-esteem refers to the way we see and think about ourselves.

26. Self-Esteem…What’s it made of?
Your self-esteem is made up of all the experiences and interpersonal relationships you’ve had in your life.
Everyone you’ve ever met has added to or taken away from how you see yourself!

27. The Importance of Self Esteem
People who feel good a bout themselves more likely to have the confidence to try new health behaviors
Building esteem is a first step towards your happiness and a better life.
High self-esteem increases your confidence.

28. Advantages
of a good Self Esteem

29. Feeling POSITIVELY about yourself, your actions, and your future
HIGH SELF-ESTEEM
Feeling
POSITIVELY
about yourself,
your actions,
and your
future

30. CHARACTERISTICS SELF-ESTEEM of people with HIGH Seeks the challenge
of worthwhile and
demanding goals
More ambitious
in what one
hopes to
experience in life
More capable of
having open, honest
and appropriate
communications
with others
Self-confident –
wants to be with
other self-confident
people.

31. Feeling NEGATIVELY about yourself, your actions, and your future
LOW SELF-ESTEEM
Feeling
NEGATIVELY
about yourself,
your actions,
and your
future

32. Characteristics
Able to accept and learn from their own mistakes.
Confident without being obnoxious or conceited.
Not devastated by criticism.
Not overly defensive when questioned.
Not easily defeated by setbacks and obstacles.

33. Unlikely to feel a need to put others down.
Open and assertive in communicating their needs.
Not overly worried about failing or looking foolish.
Not harshly or destructively critical of themselves.
Not aggressively driven to prove them.

34. CHARACTERISTICS SELF-ESTEEM of people with LOW Uncertain of
own thoughts
and feelings
Fearful of change –
seeks the safety of
the familiar and
undemanding
People with low self-
esteem are often drawn to
each other – these
relationships are often
destructive – hurtful rather
than helpful
Feels anxious
about the
listener’s
response

35. Characteristics of People with low self esteem
1-Self criticism
2-Self diminution:
3-Guilt& worry
4-physical manifestations
5-postponing decision
6-Denying one's self pleasure
7-Disturbed relationship:
8- Set unrealistic goals
9-Exaggerated sense of self

36. How is self-esteem built & destroyed?
Building
Find a good role model
Praise & compliments
Focus on the positive
Keep criticism to a minimum
Set & achieve goals
Perfect your skills
Destroyed
Comparing yourself to others
Putting yourself down
Drug/Alcohol abuse
? OTHER ?

37. What can you do to build your self-esteem when you get out in the “real world”?
Accept yourself:
Stop worrying about the things you can’t change.
Be more accepting of others and the things they can’t change.
Your self- worth SHOULD NOT be based upon what others think of you, but how you feel about yourself.
Try not to compare with others.
It’s unfair.
You may compare their strengths with your weaknesses.
Judge yourself in terms of your own growth.

38. Face your fears
Forget your failures
Know what you want and ask for it.
Reward yourself when you succeed
Don't be defeated
When you hear negative comments in your head, tell yourself you to stop.
Remember that there are things about yourself you can't change

39. There are two different kinds of people in the world.
The one that says “I wish I had”
and
The one that says “I’m glad I did”
Remember you can have anything in this world if you just believe in yourself.

40. Lets Review Self-esteem comes from every experience of your life.
How you view yourself affects everything you do in life.
High self-esteem gives you a GOOD feeling about yourself.
Low self-esteem distorts your view of yourself.
Self-esteem can me improved!

41. Final Thought
You are a unique individual. No one else is like you in the whole world. This makes you special already!
Our time in this world is limited. Make it happen for you so you leave your mark in history!