This document discusses self-concept and how it is developed. Self-concept is defined as how one understands and views themselves, including their abilities. A person's self-concept is influenced by internal feelings, beliefs about how others see them, and learned beliefs about their appearance and traits from childhood. As children, people often internalize judgments from authority figures as beliefs about themselves, even if the judgments are untrue or harmful to self-esteem. To improve self-concept, the document recommends identifying strengths, developing positive attitudes, spending time with supportive people, and changing negative self-talk learned from past judgments.

1. SELF - CONCEPT
Facilitated by: Darlyn M. Carnalan
dcarnalan@gmail.com

2. WORKSHOP
Think of something ( person, animal,
thing etc.) that you think has the same
qualities that you have or that will
represent yourself.

3. SELF-CONCEPT DEFINITION
It is how you know and understand
yourself. It is the conceptual and mental
understanding that you hold for your
existence .
“the view one has of him/herself and his/her abilities.”

4. AN IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR SELF-CONCEPT
An internal feeling that influences
how you see yourself.
How you believe other people see
you.
Learned beliefs about how you see
your physical appearance,
personality and abilities.
Related to beliefs, attitudes and
opinions.
 how you feel about yourself
(emotional) . Each person has its
own personal views
 characteristics and beliefs of
ones body and mind that shapes
self esteem.
 Synonyms or near-synonyms 'self-worth',
'self-regard', 'self-respect',
and 'self-integrity'.

5. • term used in psychology to reflect a person's overall evaluation or
appraisal of his or her own worth.
• encompasses beliefs (for example, "I am competent", "I am worthy")
and emotions such as triumph, despair, pride and shame.
(for example, "I believe I am a good writer and I feel happy about
that") or have global extent (for example, "I believe I am a bad
person, and feel bad about myself in general").

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7. WORKSHOP SESSION
(15 MIN.)
 List 5 positive and 5 negative traits you
have
 Share within your group

8. HOW YOU HAVE DEVELOPED YOUR SELF-CONCEPT?
As a child, you were vulnerable to false negative judgments from
authority figures and you may well have internalized them as beliefs.
1.Your parents, teachers, and authority figures judged you in some way.
For example: “You look like your father”. “You are too short”, "Too fat", "too
slow", etc.
As a child, you believed all these judgments. You didn't even question them. At that
time, you couldn't contradict authority. Children are vulnerable to accepting false
negative judgments from authority figures even if they are harmful to self-esteem.

9. 2. You then internalized the judgments and they turned into
a part of howyou see yourself.
"I am too short" became something like: “If I am too short I can't
play baseball”.
This created a stream of negative self-talk that influences how you see
yourself and hurts your esteem. It is natural; you believed what they said
was true, for as a child who were you to argue with them?

10. 3. But, what is the truth about all these conclusions?. The truth is
that being short is not an obstacle. Following the example given
above:
"If I am too short I cannot play basketball" (judgment you received)
became an internalized belief.
• The only reference point you had was others' opinions.
• All these criticisms created an internal confusion in you about how you
see yourself, and today it is a poor image that undermines your self
esteemand confidence.
• It is important, then, to start to become more aware of these beliefs
about you.

11. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SELF-CONCEPT?
 Identify and recognize your strengths to
improve confidence.
Learn to praise yourself
Develop a positive attitude
Spend time with supportive friends

12. CONCLUSIONS
• Self Concept is not fixed permanently. Part of it is dynamic and
changing. You can learn to improve your self concept. To improve you
must change , is a process that occurs over life time.
• On the other hand, if you were capable of clarifying all the negative
critics and judgment your received, you can create a positive image of
you and therefore a good self esteem.
How?. By accepting who you are . Letting go of your past through forgiveness
of yourself and others. And building self esteem and confidence.

13. Improvement starts with learning to accept and love yourself .
Improvement also means being acknowledged and loved by
others. It does not matter were you are at the present moment
or what is your level of self esteem, what matters is that you can
change and improve your self concept.
Focus on your strengths recognize your good qualities and be
more positive.
How to Know Yourself and improve your ability to see yourself
clearly.

14. THANK YOU