1. Mental and Emotional Wellness
Chapter 2
Mental and Emotional Wellness
Lesson 1
A Healthy Self-Concept
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2. The view you have of yourself
self-concept
reinforce
self-esteem
resilience
The view you have of yourself
Support
A measure of how much you like and respect yourself
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The ability to work through and recover from disappointment

3. In this lesson, you will learn to
explain what your self-concept is.
identify influences on your self-concept.
describe how you can build a positive self-concept.

4. Analyzing a Graphic
Use the diagram as a guide to create a concept map that shows influences on your self-concept.
My Self-Concept

5. What Is Self-Concept?
Having a positive self-concept is an important part of good mental/emotional health.
self-concept The view you have of yourself
Hearing your own voice on a tape recorder demonstrates how people hear you differently than you hear yourself. The same is true of how you see yourself.

6. How Does Self-Concept Develop?
Your self-concept starts forming when you are very young.
Your skills and abilities help shape your self-concept.
Your parents or guardians are the first and greatest influence on your self-concept.
How you view your talents and abilities influences your overall self-concept.
Identifying what you do well and what you enjoy doing will help you develop a positive self-concept.

7. How Does Self-Concept Develop?
Family members, friends, and teachers reinforce your self-concept.
reinforce Support
Messages from people around you can be
spoken.
written.
in the form of looks or gestures.
“Way to go!” is an example of a positive message.

8. A Positive Home Environment
A healthy home environment will positively effect your self-concept. You can help create a healthy home environment by being patient with family members and helping them when they need it.

9. How Does Self-Concept Develop?
Positive Messages
Positive Self-Concept
Positive messages help you develop a positive self-concept. Having your parent or teacher tell you that you did a good job reinforces your positive self-concept.
Sending positive messages is a two-way street.
When you support others, they are likely to support you, too.

10. Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
Do you have confidence to try new things?
If you do, you have high self-esteem.
self-esteem A measure of how much you like and respect yourself
Your self-esteem is closely related to your self-concept. Having a positive self-concept will help you build a high level of self-esteem.
High self-esteem, confidence, and a positive outlook leads to resilience (next slide).

11. Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
Do you face new challenges with a “can do” attitude?
If you do, you have resilience.
resilience The ability to work through and recover from disappointment
If you are resilient, you won’t let disappointment get you down.

12. Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
Resiliency is your ability to bounce back from difficulties.
A person can become more resilient by having a “can do” attitude and not being discouraged by disappointment.

13. Developing a Positive Self-Concept
Focus on what you do well.
Have confidence in yourself and your abilities.
Accept encouragement.
Set a goal and work to reach it.
Develop realistic expectations.
Find friends that support and encourage you.
Avoid worrying about hurtful remarks or looks.
Developing a positive self-concept is an important part of emotional health.

14. Lesson 1 Review
What I Learned
Vocabulary Define the terms self-concept and self-esteem. Write a sentence that includes both terms.
Self-concept is the view you have of yourself; self esteem is a measure of how much you respect yourself. Sentences will vary.

15. What I Learned Identify What is resilience? Lesson 1 Review
The ability to work through and recover from disappointment.

16. Lesson 1 Review
What I Learned
Give Examples Name three ways to improve your self-concept.
Students should name any of the three ways from slide 13.

17. Lesson 1 Review
Thinking Critically
Analyze How might having a high level of self-esteem help you set goals for the future?
A high level of self esteem gives you confidence, which helps you set goals.

18. Lesson 1 Review
Thinking Critically
Apply Yolanda didn’t make the soccer team. She was disappointed, but decided to try out again next season. Does Yolanda have a positive self-concept? Why or why not?
Yes, Yolanda has a positive self-concept. She was able to work through her disappointment and set a positive goal for next year.

19. Mental and Emotional Wellness
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Chapter 2
Mental and Emotional Wellness
Lesson 1
A Healthy Self-Concept
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