Self Concept and Self-

Esteem
Y o u r VIEW o f y o u r s e l f - -
The ENTIRE picture...

It changes
S LO W LY
 W Y 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.
 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.
POSITIVE

You see
y ou rse lf
as a
LOVEABLE a n d
WORTHWHILE
person…
NEGATIVE

Yo u f e e l
uncertain and
u n com f or t a b l e
a b o u t yourself - -
-
you f e a r possible
 Development of Self-Concept
• Self-concept evolves throughout life and
depends to an extent on an individual’s
developmental level.
 Stages in Development of
Self

• Self-awareness (infancy)
• Self-recognition (18 months)
• Self-definition (3 years)
• Self-concept (6 to 7 years)
 Formation of Self-
Concept
1. Infant learns physical self different from
environment.
2. If basic needs are met, child has positive
feelings of self.
3. Child internalizes others people’s attitudes
toward self.
4. Child or adult internalizes standards of society.
 Factors Affecting Self-Concept
• Altered Health Status
• Experience
• Developmental considerations
• Culture
• History of success and failure
• Crisis or life stressors
• Aging, illness, or trauma
 Components of Self-Concept
• Identity
• Body image
• Self-esteem
• Role performance
Interrelationship of Components
of Self-Concept
 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.
 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.
Components of Self-Concept

Self-esteem is derived from a sense of

giving and receiving love, and being
respected by others.
 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.
 Components of Self-Concept
• Stressors Affecting Role Performance
• Role overload
• Role conflict
– Whenever a person is unable to fulfill role
responsibilities, self-concept is impaired.
of people with
POSITIVE
 of people with
NEGATIVE

Jump to Look at only one detail

conclusions and disregard the big
picture

Magnify faults Minimize achievements

Blaming others. What better Being an overly nice

way to deny our people-pleaser or
weaknesses than to blame rescuer or self-
others for our problems or sacrificing martyr
for the world's problems?
 Set A T T A I N A B L E
List and develop YOUR
goals based on your
personal strengths
WANTS and NEEDS
and abilities

LOOK F O R Recognize what YOU

positive relationships have accomplished
with others each step of the way
 T h e w a y YOU
T H I N K a n d FEEL
a b o u t yourself
Can change f rom
MOMENT t o
 Self-Esteem…What is it?

• Self-esteem refers to
the way we see and
think about ourselves.
 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!
 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.
 Leader
to
Change others Accept
the bad failure

Good Doesn’t submit

Appreciate
Self to
life
Esteem peer pressure

Willing Is not
to try a threat
new things Believes to others
in
self
 Feeling
P O S I T I V E LY
about
y o u r se l f,
you r a ction s
of people with
HIGH
 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.
• 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.
 Feeling
N E G AT I V E LY
about
y o u r se l f,
you r a ction s
of people with
LOW

People with low self-

esteem are often drawn to
each other – these
relationships are often
destructive – hurtful rather
than helpful
 Characteristics of People with low self
esteem
1Self criticism
2Self 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
 How is self-esteem built
& destroyed?
Destroyed
Building
• Comparing yourself
• Find a good role to others
model
• Putting yourself
• Praise & compliments down
• Focus on the positive • Drug/Alcohol abuse
• Keep criticism to a • ? OTHER ?
minimum
• Set & achieve goals
• Perfect your skills
 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 thi ngs
they can’t change.
– Your self- worth SHOULD NOT be base d
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 y our
weaknesses.
– Judge yourself in terms of your own
growth.
• 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
 T her e a r e t w o dif f er ent
kinds o f people in t h e
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 i f you
j u s t believe in y our s elf .
 Self-esteem building habits:
•Here six self-esteem building habits you
can use a daily basis :
•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.
 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!
 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!