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Creating a Healthy You

Creating a Healthy You. Describe You. Think of five words to describe yourself. How do you think about yourself?. “Self-esteem” Overall evaluation How you feel about yourself in general. What is Self-Esteem?. “Esteem” comes from a Latin word meaning “to estimate.”

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Creating a Healthy You

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  1. Creating a Healthy You

  2. Describe You • Think of five words to describe yourself.

  3. How do you think about yourself? • “Self-esteem” • Overall evaluation • How you feel about yourself in general

  4. What is Self-Esteem? • “Esteem” comes from a Latin word meaning “to estimate.” • How do you estimate yourself? • Ratio of successes to failures • Problems? • Stable sense of personal worth or worthiness • Problems? • The experience of being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and being worthy of happiness

  5. How do you think about yourself? • Evaluations of yourself that are specific • Things like sports, grades, being a friend • How attractive, smart, popular are you • Mental image in certain areas

  6. A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. -Mark Twain

  7. Self-Esteem and behavior • The relationship is complex • Does self-esteem cause behavior? • Does behavior cause self-esteem?

  8. Very low self esteem in young people • More likely too: • become pregnant as teenagers • have suicidal thoughts • unemployed longer and earn less • suffer from eating disorders • be victim of crime • have difficulty with close relationships Quoted and paraphrased from Emler

  9. Depression Sad Down Guilty Loss of interest Low energy level Problems concentrating

  10. Things you can do Exercise Take a walk Spend time with your pet Play an instrument

  11. Talk to Someone • See a professional in school • School psychologist, school social worker, school counselor • Talk to someone • Family member, friend, coach

  12. The flip side • Low self-esteem does NOT lead to: • Excessive drinking, drug use • Smoking • Violence or crime • Extremely high self-esteem can lead to: • Risky behavior • Prejudice • Rejection of morality Quoted and paraphrased from Emler

  13. Self-Esteem in school • Self-esteem was thought to be critical • School programs to increase self-esteem • Inflating self-esteem alone may not be helpful, and may actually hurt • High self esteem goes with good grades, but which comes first? • High self esteem goes with happiness, but which comes first?

  14. Where does it come from? • Support of family • Academic competence • Virtue • Physical attractiveness • Gaining others' approval • Relationship with higher power • Outdoing others in competition

  15. Some Specific Causes • Actual physical appearance is less important than his or her self-image. • The quality of close relationships with others is important • Real successes and failures do have an effect. Quoted and paraphrased from Emler

  16. How can you make a change? • Not just talking about it… ACTION • Meaningful direction • Concrete accomplishment • Getting good at it • Getting something you need

  17. Building Self-Esteem

  18. The Good News Self-esteem is something you can change Choose things you care about, work on them You will get better, you will feel proud

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