1.indroduction The term self refers to me or myself.

Understanding self is a contributing factor in developing a good self estem and self ideal.To explore self or gain insight into self helps an individual to accept his/her failures and recognize his/her strengths.To evaluate self awareness a tool called JOHARI WINDOW has been made. 2.To define the topic the term self involves three components which are as follows:self concept-a picture or perception of ourselves. self esteem:-feelings we have about ourselves. self ideal:-the way we would like to be 3. To state the building and destroying of self concept BUILDING OF SELF CONCEPT INVOLVES:1) Finding a good role model 2) Praise and compliments 3) Positives or qualities should be focused upon. 4) Criticism should be kept at a minimum level. 5) Set and achieve goals. DESTRUCTION OF THE SELF CONCEPT 1)Comparison onself with others 2)Putting onself down,self criticism or blaming always occupied with pessimistic ideas about oneself ruins the self concept 3)Drug abuse due to feeling of unworthiness or low self esteem 4)TO PROVIDE TIPS OR WAYS FOR BUILDING SELF ESTEEM the tips or ways are given below:1)Identify with people,books,television shows etc that buld up your self esteem. 2)Build others -give sincere compliments often. 3)think in a postive manner 4)set & achieve goals.

5)do something challenging each day. 6)look at your best means see your qualities 7)eat correctly 8)do something for some one else this makes you feel happy thereby contributing to your self esteem. 9)learn a new skill. 10) act as you possess traits that you would like to have. 11)observe self concept people 12)handle things one at a time. 13)use constructive criticism 14)take advantage of learning opportunities,ask for help if any difficulty arises. 15) improve personal living space 16)allow personal growth time each time a day. 17)post self improvement reminders in obvious places. 18)never say negative things about yourself. 19)reward yourself often. 20)list your accomplishments each evening. 21)volunteer to share your skills with others. 5} TO UNDERSTAND ROLE OF VALUES &MORALS IN CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS HAPPINESS OR A FEELING OF BEING GOOD OR FEELING CONTENTED 1)knowing onself is a prerquisite to a good self esteem 2)discovering values-values are something one strongly believes in. 3)living by the value-the closer the values come into ones's actions one tends to be more happier &satisfied with life. 6}TO STATE THE ADVANTAGES OF GOOG SELF ESTEEM The advantages are stated below:1)Leader to others

2)Acceptance of failures. 3)Does'nt submit submit to peer pressure. 4)Is not a threat to others. 5)Believes in self 6)Willings to try new things. 7)Appreciate life. 8)change the bad JOHARI WINDOW 1}TO DEFINE THE TOPIC Johari window is a reprentation of self & a tool that can be used to increase the self awareness 2}TO UNDERSTAND THE IDEA BEHIND THE USEAGE OF THE TOOL The two ideas behind the tool are:1)Individuals can bulid trust between themselves by disclosing information about themselves. 2)They can learn about themseves & come to terms & come to terms with personal issues with the help of feedback from other 3}TO UNDERSTAND THE INTERPRETATION OF FOUR QUADRANTS IN JOHARI WINDOW The quadrants are divided into four:1)The open or the public self The upper left quadrant of the window represents the part of the self that is public,here it is the aspect of the self about which the individual and others are aware of . 2)THE PRIVATE SELF OR HIDDEN SELF The lower left quadrant of the window represents the part of the self that the individual knows but delibrately conceals from others. 3)THE UNKNOWNING SELF OR BLIND SPOTS The upper right quadrant of the window represents the part of the self that is known

to others but unknown to the individual. 4)THE UNKNOWN SELF The lower right quadrant of the window represents the part of the self that is unknown to both individividual as well as the others. 4}TO STATE THE GOALS OF THE TOOL 1)The goal of increasing the self awareness by the johari window is to increase the size of the quadrant that represents open or public self.The individual who is open to self & others has the ability to be spontaneous & to share emotions &experiences with others.this individual has greater understanding of personal behaviour & of others responses to him or her. 2)Increased self awareness allows an individual to interact with others comfortably ,to accept individual differences in others & to observe each person's right to respect & dignity. TO SUMMARIZE THE TOPIC The students will be able to define self concept,esteem and self ideal,state the advantages of good self esteem,define johari window,state its goals and interpretations. TO CONCLUDE THE TOPIC The topic helped the student teacher to gain indepth knowledge about the topic ,enabled me to gain skill in using the A.V aids effectively.