1. Self-concept in Nurse–Client relationship

2. Why? Self is the most complex of human attribution.
Understanding the concept of self is essential for the understanding of the behaviors of clients and ourselves as nurses.
Helps people to experience who they are and what they are capable of becoming.

3. Definition: peplau’s percpective
Self concept: An organized network of ideas, feelings, and actions that every person has as a consequences of experience s and interactions with other people.
Self-esteem: the degree of which one feel valued, important, or satisfied with the concept of self.

4. Self- Development Four steps:
Appraisals are made by significant others about the self
Appraisals are repeated, become a pattern, and become incorporated into self.
Behaviors emerges to match the appraisals
With each new era of development, self is open for reappraisals.

5. Functions Help explain behaviors
Provides a conceptual framework for decision making
Shape expectation for the future
Provide bridges to meaning

6. Personal identity or personal self
Moral-ethical self
Self consistency
Self-ideals
Self-expectancy
Self-confidence
Self-image

7. SLEF-ESTEEM:
Low self-esteem
High self-esteem
Healthy self esteem
Self awareness
Self-reflection

8. Healthy Self-Esteem
Childhood experiences that lead to healthy self-esteem include-
being praised
being listened to
being spoken to respectfully
getting attention and hugs
experiencing success in sports or school
having trustworthy friends

9. Low Self-Esteem
Childhood experiences that lead to low self-esteem include:
being harshly criticized
being yelled at, or beaten
being ignored, ridiculed or teased
being expected to be "perfect" all the time
experiencing failures in sports or school
People with low self-esteem were often given messages that failed experiences (losing a game, getting a poor grade, etc.) were failures of their whole self.