Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Developing Your Self-Esteem

Competence

(a) Having enough skills to do something.

Hierarchy of needs

(b) A ranked list of factors essential to human growth and development.

Self-actualization

(c) Striving to become the best you can be

Resilient

(d) The ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis.

Self-esteem

(e) How much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself.

A(n) positive outlook is a characteristic of good mental and emotional health.

+ (true)

Individuals with healthy self-esteem take pride in their own accomplishments.

+ (true)

Self-sufficiency is having the confidence to make responsible decisions.

+ (true)

Six ways to improve your self-esteem:

Choose friends who respect and value you. Focus on your positive qualities. Replace negative self-talk with supportive self-talk. Try new activities to discover your talents. See your mistakes as learning opportunities. Write down your goals and the steps you will take to achieve them. Exercise regularly to feel more energized. Volunteer your time to help others. Accept the things you can't change, and focus your energy on changing the things you can.

You offer ___ when you encourage a friend to improve in some way.

Constructive criticism

According to Maslow, humans must have their emotional needs met before they can be concerned with other needs.

False; change underlined word, *physiological

Using negative self-talk will improve self-esteem.

False; change underlined word, *positive

Identify and describe two defense mechanisms.

Handling fear: Recognize what you're afraid of and why. Perhaps confront your fear of confiding in a specialist. Dealing with guilt: Think about the cause/reason why. If you hurt someone, give a sincere and deep apology. Managing anger: Figure out what is causing you anger, then address the problem in a healthy way.

Identify and describe two common emotions.

Happiness: Feeling of being satisfied or positive about life. Sadness: Disappointment you might feel if you don't do well on a test, or they can be deep and long lasting, such as the grief you feel when a family member or pet dies. Love: Strong affection, deep concern, and respect are aspects of love. Support that person's needs and growth and respect that person's feelings and values. Fear: Startled or alarmed by someone or something. Increase your alertness. Guilt: Shame and regret that occurs when you act against your values. Anger: Reaction to being physically or emotionally harmed.

Describe the impact that hormones can have on emotions.

Hormones can make it so your emotions swing from one to another, large emotional changes.

An individual who is respectful and honest is showing traits of good ___.

Integrity

Your sense of yourself as a unique individual is your ____.

Personal identity

Your ___ is the set of characteristics that makes you unique.

Personality

A(n) ___ is an individual who serves as an example to another individual.

Role model

The five characteristics of good mental and emotional health:

Sense of belonging Sense of purpose Positive outlook Self-sufficient Healthy self-esteem

List five traits of good character.

Trustworthiness Respect Responsibility Fairness Caring Citizenship

The five levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs:

physiological, safety, social, esteem, self-actualization

What are two techniques that can help you reduce the intensity of an emotion?

taking several deep breaths. relaxing your muscles. getting away from the situation until you calm down. analyzing your emotions by writing about them in a private journal. talking to someone you trust about the way you feel.