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Esteem
Y o u r VIEW o f y o u r s e l f - -
The ENTIRE picture...
It changes
S LO W LY
W Y study:
SELF-CONCEPT
You see
y ou rse lf
as a
LOVEABLE a n d
WORTHWHILE
person…
NEGATIVE
Yo u f e e l
uncertain and
u n com f or t a b l e
a b o u t yourself - -
-
you f e a r possible
Development of Self-Concept
• Self-concept evolves throughout life and
depends to an extent on an individual’s
developmental level.
Stages in Development of
Self
• Self-awareness (infancy)
• Self-recognition (18 months)
• Self-definition (3 years)
• Self-concept (6 to 7 years)
Formation of Self-
Concept
1. Infant learns physical self different from
environment.
2. If basic needs are met, child has positive
feelings of self.
3. Child internalizes others people’s attitudes
toward self.
4. Child or adult internalizes standards of society.
Factors Affecting Self-Concept
• Altered Health Status
• Experience
• Developmental considerations
• Culture
• History of success and failure
• Crisis or life stressors
• Aging, illness, or trauma
Components of Self-Concept
• Identity
• Body image
• Self-esteem
• Role performance
Interrelationship of Components
of Self-Concept
Components of Self-Concept
• A sense of personal identity is what sets one
person apart as a unique individual.
• Identity includes a person’s name, gender,
ethnic identity, family status, occupation,
and roles.
• One’s personal identity begins to develop
during childhood and is constantly
reinforced and modified throughout life.
Components of Self-Concept
• Body image is an attitude about one’s
physical attributes and characteristics,
appearance, and performance.
• Body image is dynamic because any change
in body structure or function, including the
normal changes of growth and
development, can affect it.
Components of Self-Concept
• Self-esteem refers to
the way we see and
think about ourselves.
Self-Esteem…What’s it made of?
Willing Is not
to try a threat
new things Believes to others
in
self
Feeling
P O S I T I V E LY
about
y o u r se l f,
you r a ction s
of people with
HIGH
Characteristics
•Able to accept and learn from their own
mistakes.
•Confident without being obnoxious or
conceited.
•Not devastated by criticism.
•Not overly defensive when questioned.
•Not easily defeated by setbacks and
obstacles.
• Unlikely to feel a need to put others
down.
• Open and assertive in communicating
their needs.
• Not overly worried about failing or
looking foolish.
• Not harshly or destructively critical of
themselves.
• Not aggressively driven to prove them.
Feeling
N E G AT I V E LY
about
y o u r se l f,
you r a ction s
of people with
LOW