2.  a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action.

3.  Self-concept (also called self- construction, self-identity, self- perspective or self-structure) is a collection of beliefs about oneself that includes elements such as academic performance, gender roles and sexuality and racial identity.  Generally, self-concept embodies the answer to "Who am I?".

5. 1. Positive Self concept: Feeling able to cope with the problem. Subjective self-understanding of the ability to deal with problems facing the objective.  2. Negative Self Concept: Sensitive to criticism. The lack of ability to accept criticism from others as the process of self-reflection.  Be responsive to praise. Being an overreaction to the action taken, all actions necessary so feel honoured.  Tends to feel liked by others. Subjective feeling that everyone else around him look at himself in the negative.

6. The components of self includes:  Self Awareness  Self Confidence  Self Image  Self Concept

7.  Self awareness is important because when we have a better understanding of ourselves, we are able to experience ourselves as unique and separate individuals. We are then empowered to make changes and to build on our areas of strength as well as identify areas where we would like to make improvements.

8.  “Self-awareness” refers to the capacity to become the object of one’s own attention. It occurs when an organism focuses not on the external environment, but on the internal milieu; it becomes a reflective observer, processing self-information. The organism becomes aware that it is awake and actually experiencing specific mental events, emitting behaviours, and possessing unique characteristics. A language-competent creature may thus verbalize “I feel tired,” “I’ve been working for three hours,” or “I am a good-looking, intelligent person.”

9.  what you want in your life  your strengths and weaknesses  what motivates you and makes you happy  what you want to change about yourself or about your life  your goal how far  how you relate to others  you need to improve as a person  your most important beliefs and values  how you see yourself as a person

10.  Johari Window  The Johari Window, named after the first names of its inventors, Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham, is one of the most useful models describing the process of self awareness and human interaction.

12.  No matter what your career stage, it's important to evaluate you personal goals, interpersonal skills, strengths, weaknesses and passions to keep your career development in line with your personality and interests. Some workers, for example, primarily value their income potential, while others prioritize work-life balance. You must decide what is most important to you in your short- and long-term career development goals. It's important to understand yourself so you can find a career path that is rewarding and satisfying.

13.  "Self-conciousness" on the other hand, is an acute sense of self-awareness. It is often associated with shyness and embarrassment, in which case a lack of pride and low self-esteem can result. In a positive context, self-consciousness may affect the development of identity, for it is during periods of high self-consciousness that people come the closest to knowing themselves objectively. Self- consciousness affects people in varying degrees, as some people are constantly self-monitoring or self- involved, while others are completely oblivious about themselves.

14.  Self image is how you see yourself. This may be how you see yourself physically or your opinion of who and what you are which is normally called self concept. It is important as it affects your self esteem and confidence.  What you think you look like  How you see your personality  What kind of person you think you are  What you believe others think of you  How much you like yourself or you think others like you  The status you feel you have

15.  Change negative thoughts to positive ones by focusing on the positive and forgetting the negative things that happen to you  Remember compliments and note them down  Question whether your view of yourself is accurate. and why you see yourself like you do  Make changes that will help you ;for example, clothes, appearance, hair style and behaviour  Accept things about yourself that are true.  Get exercise - you will look and feel better!  Accept criticism constructively so you can move forward and improve yourself

17.  a feeling of trust in one's abilities, qualities, and judgement.  Self-confidence is the one thing that is much more important than many other abilities and traits. If you do not have self-confidence, what you do will never become fruitful at all. The fruits of what you do without self-confidence are lost.

18.  Your personal identity is the way that you see yourself and is closely related to your self image. It is very important to you because it will affect the way you feel about yourself and how you behave in challenging situations. Your personal identity includes:  Who are you?  What makes you unique?  What are your values?  Your physical identity (what you think you look like to others) also known as body image.

19.  Your internal identity (who you think you are in terms of your personality and character, values etc.  How you see yourself in relation to others How you identify yourself in terms of personal goals.

20.  Self-competence, which involves the interrelationship between self-perception of personal worth and efficacy, is an important component of healthy development. All teens, regardless of their physical challenges and cognitive impairments, are capable of developing and expressing some degree of self-competence. The key components of this self-competence are self-esteem, self- determination, and successful coping.