Factors

Affecting

SELF-

ESTEEM

Self-Image

Self-Perception

Self-Esteem

BEHAVIOR

IndividualsSecure

individuals

Insecure/ threatened Individuals

SELF-ESTEEMIs a measure of how much you feel you are worthy and how

much you love

yourself.

SIGNS OF

HIGH SELF-

ESTEEM

→ Feeling “GOOD ENOUGH” even though one doesn’t excel at everything.

→Not being afraid to speak one’s mind.

→Accepting that one is sometimes not liked by everybody.

→Feeling that it’s okay to say both yes and no to things.

→Being able to ask for help when needed.

→Not being afraid to fail.

→Daring to be oneself.

→Daring to admit to failures and ask for forgiveness.

SIGNS OF

LOW SELF-

ESTEEM

→Sensitivity to criticism→Social withdrawal→Hostility→Often feeling jealous and envious of others.→Being devastated if one fails at something.→Physical symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia and headaches.

FACTORS

1. Attitudes of Adults towards the growing infant and child.

Factors affecting self-esteem:

2. Emotionally disastrous experience of the individual, considered as a threat to self, which affects his stability.

3. Self-attitudes are also affected by the status of the group to which a person belongs.

4. The individual’s role and status in the group.

Tips for improving

SELF-ESTEEM!

1. Have a Good Hygiene and work out regularly.

2.Don’t always try to please others.

3. Be your own person.

4. Avoid negative people and negative thoughts.

5. Face your fears and learn from failures.

6. Start from within.

7. Don’t worry about being ‘perfect’.

8. Learn to appreciate yourself.

9. Stop comparing yourself to others.

10. Reward yourself when you succeed.

Salamat Sa Pakikinig^^