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Self-Esteem

Self-Esteem. Is a measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself. High Self-Esteem. Speaks up for self Respects self and others Has confidence Tries new things. Feels valuable to society Adjusts to change Feels optimistic Makes decisions based on values.

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Self-Esteem

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  1. Self-Esteem Is a measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself

  2. High Self-Esteem • Speaks up for self • Respects self and others • Has confidence • Tries new things • Feels valuable to society • Adjusts to change • Feels optimistic • Makes decisions based on values

  3. Low Self-esteem • Feels insecure • Disrespects self and others • Vulnerable to peer pressure • Doesn’t feel valuable • Feels depressed • Fears failure • Uses drugs and alcohol • Feels pessimistic • Behaves destructively

  4. Improving Your Self-Esteem • Use Positive Self-Talk • Act with Integrity • Choose Supportive Friends • Accept Yourself

  5. COMMUNICATION STYLES

  6. PASSIVE • Unable/unwilling to express thoughts and feelings in a firm/direct manner.

  7. AGGRESSIVE • Overly forceful, pushy, or hostile. Threatening

  8. ASSERTIVE • Expressing your views clearly and respectfully.

  9. SPEAKING SKILLS

  10. VOICE VOLUME How loud or soft

  11. Tone and Pitch Inflections or emphasis in your voice

  12. “I” Messages vs “YOU” Messages “You” message “You never listen to anything I say.” “I” message (focuses on your feelings) “I feel like my suggestions aren’t being taken seriously”

  13. Empathy • The ability to understand another’s feelings “Putting yourself in someone else's shoes”

  14. LISTENING SKILLS

  15. ACTIVE LISTENING Letting the speaker know you are listening. Eye contact Give them your full attention Restate what they are saying

  16. PARAPHRASING Using your comments to restate what someone else said.

  17. BODY LANGUAGES Non-verbal communication expressions, gestures, posture

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