Chapter 1- Develeopment Of Self In Society Flashcards
Define self esteem.
Self esteem means how much you like yourself and how you feel about yourself, how good or successful you think you are, how much you like rate or value yourself, how confident you are, how much you believe in yourself .
What is self awareness? And give examples.
Self awareness means that you know yourself. Eg your interests, skills, strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes, goals, wishes, hopes, values, morals and beliefs.
Give an example of self esteem.
Jabu has a high self esteem. He: likes, accepts and believes in himself. He usually feels confident, he knows what his strengths and weaknesses are and works on strengthening them both
What is self development?
Self development is improving yourself. How you: build on your strengths, improve your weaknesses, develop your life skills and become the best person you can be.
Give an example of self development.
1) Jabu knows he needs to improve the way that he manages his time. So he now: keeps a diary and plans each day, does not waste time and if there is something that needs to be done he tries to do it immediately.
2) Jabu realises he needs to explore his skills and interests more: so he volunteers at the community youth centre and there he is able to develop his leadership skills.
What is the difference between self awareness, self esteem and self development?
- Self awareness: a) know yourself. b) know your skills, strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes, interests, goals and values.
- Self esteem: a) like yourself. b) believe in yourself, respect yourself, value yourself and have confidence.
- Self Development: a) improve yourself. b) strengthen weaknesses, build on your strengths, strengthen your weaknesses and develop your life skills (become the best person you can be)
What factors influence self awareness and self esteem?
- what others say about you
- what happens in your life
- how well you cope with the difficult things in life
- response or reactions to my successes and failures.
- how popular I think I am
- how much I think my friends like me
- how the most important people in my life treat me
- the media
Come up with a realistic strategy to build confidence in yourself and others.
1) develop good communication skills
2) finish tasks successfully
3) take part in community activities
4) make good/ the best decisions according to the situation
5) acknowledge and respect uniqueness and all differences because we are all different in our own way.
6) be strong when others words hurt you.
This way you can surely feel good about yourself
7) respect others and treat them with dignity
8) accept constructive or helpful criticism
9) affirm others.
This way surely you can build confidence in others
Jody is a sixteen year old Grade 10 learner at school in Gauteng. She sometimes feels OK, but more often she feels bad about herself. She is unsure about the way she looks, and worries if she is as good as the other learners in her class. She thinks she is unpopular and has no close friends. Give Jody 3 suggestions to help her to improve her self esteem and come up with an action plan.
Action what: what she could do and why? When she can do it? How can she do it?
Define power.
To have control or authority over another person or environment.
Define power relations.
The sharing of power between people in a relationship.
Define unequal power relations.
When one person has the power to give or deny something to the other person. Eg money
What does it mean to be dominant?
To more power than someone or something else.
What do you call the person who is less dominant in a relationship?
Submissive or meek.
When no person has power over the other.
Equal power relations
