This document discusses mental health and self-esteem. It defines mental health as the ability to accept oneself and others, manage emotions, and deal with life's demands. It then explores the topics of self-esteem, emotions, stress, grief, disorders, and personality. Specifically regarding self-esteem, it discusses why self-esteem is important, how it can help in different areas of life, how to gain self-esteem, and compares low and high self-esteem. The document provides suggestions for improving self-esteem such as focusing on strengths, surrounding oneself with positive people, and engaging in hobbies.

1. Mental Health
The ability to accept yourself and others, express
and manage emotions and deal with the demands of
Life.

2. Mental Health Topics
Self Esteem
Emotions
Stress
Grief
Disorders
Personality

3. Self Esteem
“To wish you were someone else is to waste the
person that you are.”

4. Exploring Self Esteem
Why is self esteem important?
How can having self esteem help you in your family,
school, work, and hobbies.
How do you gain self esteem?

5. What is Self Esteem
The way you feel about, value,
or accept yourself.
Overall I feel ___________about
What is Self concept
myself. see yourself. I am
How you
________________.
What is Self confidence
The way you feel in certain
situations.

6. Bill says, “I am tall and shy, I feel
like I am a really good volleyball
player, and I when I’m out on the
court I want to spike the ball!
Terry says, “I am tall but
outgoing, I feel like I am not a
very good volleyball player, and
when I’m out on the court I’m
afraid to make a mistake!
Identify Bill and Terry’s Self Esteem, Self Concept and Self Confidence

7. Sarah Torville

8. Identify Esteem, Concept, and Confidence.
When I am singing on stage I view myself as a great singer and I
feel like nothing can bring me down.
I am a good singer but when I am singing on stage I’m afraid to
hit a wrong note and I feel embarrassed when I do.
I only sing when I’m alone. My Mom hears me and tells me I should
try out for American Idol, but I know I am not good enough.

9. Elements of Self Esteem
a. Recognize and accept one's strengths
b. Achieve a sense of belonging
c. Develop a sense of power
d. Have and imitate positive role models

10. How can self esteem help or hurt you and your
overall health?
Help?
Hurt?
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

11. Comparing Low and High Self-Esteem
Compare the actions, behaviors, words, beliefs, and attitude of
someone with good self esteem versus someone with lower self
esteem?
Low Self- Category High Self-
Esteem Esteem
Actions/Body
Language
Behavior
Words
Belief
Attitude

12. How do you develop your self-esteem?
Reassurance from others
Praise from others
Your belief about your abilities or inabilities
Criticism/lack of support
Your personal self talk VERY IMPORTANT
Personal Experiences

13. Why is having positive self-esteem important?
What are benefits?
Confidence to try new things
Confidence to meet new people
Confidence to love yourself when others don’t seem to
Confidence in your abilities to help others and yourself
Belief that you matter
Care about your future

14. What kind of things can hurt your self esteem?
Problem Solution
Bullying
Words of others
Failure
Depression
Not accepting differences

15. Something to think about…
Is my self esteem good or could it use improvement?

16. Yes! (2) Sometimes(1) No(0)
I am happy and enjoy my life.
I have confidence to try new things and believe that setbacks are
temporary.
I choose friends who value and respect me.
I learn from my mistakes
I am trustworthy and honest

17. Yes! (2) Sometimes(1) No(0)
I recognize my strengths and weaknesses.
I volunteer in my community to help improve the quality of other’s lives.
I understand that loving someone means supporting that person’s personal
needs.
I express my emotions in positive ways.
When dealing with feelings of guilt or anger I talk to someone

18. 0-5 Brainstorm ways to improve your self esteem. Find supportive help.
6-12 Identify and improve the areas that bring your self esteem down.
12-16 Your self esteem is pretty good keep trying to improve some areas.
17+ Keep that positive attitude even during hard times.

19. Assignment:
In your notes write at least 4 of the following suggestions down and write a
specific example of how you can do what is suggested to improve your
self-esteem.
Pick the 4 that are best suited to you.
3 Slides

20. How to Improve your Self-Esteem
-Don’t criticize yourself or others
-Don’t spend time with people who criticize you.
-Set realistic expectations not perfection
-Choose friends who value and respect you
-Focus on the positive aspects of yourself.
-Do things you enjoy
-Don’t let others control how you feel about yourself

21. Cont’d
-Replace negative self-talk with positive self-talk at ALL TIMES
-Work toward accomplishments rather than perfection
-Consider your mistakes as learning opportunities
-Try new activities discover your talents
-Surround yourself with positive people
-Don’t listen to others who may tease you, tell an adult.

22. Cont’d
-Write down your goals so you can achieve them
-Exercise regularly for more energy and a better feeling
-Volunteer time to help others or look for ways to help others daily
-Accept the things you can’t change and focus your energy on changing the things
you can.
-Find a role model

23. Cont’d
-Look your best, care about how you present yourself
-Improve your personal living space, clean, organized, YOU
-Act as if you are who you want to be. Key to Success
-Post “self improvement reminders” in a visible place.
-List your strengths or accomplishments when feeling low
-Realize the big picture or that life will go on to something better
LOVE AND FORGIVE YOURSELF

24. What Ideas do you guys have?

25. Something to remember
 Remember that self esteem can change over time you have the power to
change your self esteem. If you have poor self esteem take the steps to
empower yourself and learn to accept and love yourself . If you have good
self esteem remember not to let yourself get into bad habits little by
little. Recognize that situation early and change it :)

26. 10 points Extra Credit
Go to www.discoveryhealth.queendom.com
Click on self esteem test
Take the test and read the summary afterward.
Write a half a page about…
a. Why you think your self esteem was at that
level.
b. What you can do to improve it if it was low
and how you could benefit from raising it…or talk
about how having high self esteem has helped you
in life.

27. Self Esteem Collage
1. List 10 or more of your strengths and or skills.
2. Make a list of 3 positive supportive people.
3. List 2 things you love to do.
4. List 2 things that make you unique
5. List 3 things you have accomplished in life.
6. Write a paragraph beginning with the sentence…
“I am important because”
On the other side make a collage of pictures that represent
Your strengths, skills, hobbies, accomplishments, goals,
Hopes, likes, and People you look up to in life.

28. Ms. Ngawaka’s Collage
1. 10 Traits: Hard working, sports, nice, creative, violin, piano, volleyball, high
jumping, drawing, competitive,
2. Support Team: My Mom, Holly, Michele, Tennile
3. Enjoy: Play Volleyball, Spend time outside
4. Iunique: am a twin, I love horses
5. Accomplishments: Graduated from Weber State, Broke a Horse, Graduated with
no debt. School records

29. Love!
Hard Work
Freedom!
Freedom!
Volleyball!
Volleyball!
Ngawaka
Never Quit