Development Of Self Esteem Flashcards
What is self awareness
Knowing how you are feeling both physically and mentally, and being able to understand and explain why you are behaving in a certain way
What is self esteem
The way you feel about yourself and how confident you are
What is self confidence
How you believe and trust in yourself
What is self development
Setting and working towards reaching your goals of self improvement
Strategies to build your self confidence and improve yourself
Good communication skills
Assertive attitude
Complete tasks and projects
successfully by managing your time effectively
Participate in community organizations
Make good decisions
Four parts of self esteem - A psychologists view
A sense of belonging, where we feel part of a group or community. We do not feel isolated or alone
A sense of control, where we feel that we can control our lives, the things that happen to us and the way we respond to them
A sense of worthiness,where we feel that we are deserving of good things
A sense of dignity, where we have pride and respect for ourselves and others
If any of these four areas is weak or lacking, our self esteem becomes lower
Factors that influence self-awareness and self-esteem
What other people say about you
What happens in your life
How well you cope with challenges
How you respond to successes and failures
How popular you are
The media- newspapers, magazines, TV, and all other social media sources like Facebook etc
Having an assertive attitude
Say what you want to say clearly
Be positive and respectful
Know what you want
Have a tall and straight body posture
State your viewpoint clearly
Be polite
Good decision making skills
Evaluate the situation
Get information about the different options
Consider the consequences of each decision
Choose the best option
Act on your decision
Re-evaluate your decision
Balanced relationships
In a balanced relationship people have equal power. In an unbalanced relationship one person has power over the others.
Gender
Roles, behaviours, activities and qualities that society sees as suitable for men or women
Sex
Biological qualities that define men and women
Female and male
Groupings according to sex
Feminine and masculine
Grouping according to gender
Effects of forced sex in girls and women
Emotional and physical trauma from abuse or rape
Pregnancy(and the difficult decision as to what to do about it)
STi’s
HIV/AIDS
What will a person with less power in a balanced relationship often do?
Believe that the person with more power is better at making decisions and is more important than she/he is
Ask for the other person’s opinion on something before she/he makes a decision
Feel that she/he has less value as a person. The person with less power may find that his/her self esteem decreases
Signs that you are in a unbalanced relationship
She/he always decides what the two of you are going to do
She/he does not like your other friends
She/he gets angry with you easily
She/he puts sexual pressure on you
You feel controlled by him/her
Stereotypical views of gender roles and responsibilities
Women may earn less than men for certain work
Men are promoted to positions of power instead of women
Men are allowed to smoke, drink and have affairs in some societies, while women are not.
Women have to do more housework than men.
Women play a larger role in parenting
Why are more women infected with HIV/AIDS than men
It is biologically easier for a woman to be infected during sex, since the vagina is made up of much softer tissue than the penis
Due to gender inequalities, a woman is more likely to be forced or pressured into sex than a man
6 factors that can lead to teenage pregnancy
Peer Pressure
Lack of information
Poverty
Rape
Forced to get pregnant to prove fertility
Forced marriages
Benefits of exercise
You will be more resistant to illness and will have more energy
Will make you work more efficiently and effectively
Helps you sleep well
Protects you from heart related diseases
Improves your self esteem
Cardiovascular fitness
Raise your heart rate and increases the amount of oxygen sent to your heart and muscles resulting in a strong heart and capillary vessels as well as increasing your lung capacity
Examples of cardiovascular exercises
Running
Dancing
Aerobics
Muscular strength
The ability to move a muscle against resistance resulting in having strong muscles and tendons
Types of muscular strength exercises
Weightlifting
Step climbing
Resistance exercises
What do people who do regular strength training have
Higher energy levels
Great calorie burning efficiency
A decreased risk of chronic conditions like diabetes
Flexibility
The ability to move your joints and use your muscles through their full range motion
Endurance
The ability to exercise for a long time without getting tired
Types of endurance exercise
Cycling
Jogging
Swimming
Flexibility exercises
Stretching
Swimming
Yoga
Exercise and mental health
A person who exercises regularly produces higher than average amounts of beta-endorphin, a chemical released by your brain that increases pain tolerance, reduces the appetite, controls stress, and in general improves one’s mood. This hormone is one of nature’s antidepressants. Exercise is helpful not only in helping you to recover from depression but also in avoiding it.
High impact exercise
Places lots for strain on your joints eg. Sprinting
Low impact exercise
Does not place much strain on your joints eg. Walking
