Self-Esteem and Decision Making - Lesson 1 and 2
What is Self-Esteem? What are the two types of self esteem?
How you feel about yourself. There are two types of self esteem, good/high self-esteem, and bad/low self-esteem.
True or False? Cigarette smoking can cause your teeth to turn yellow or brown.
TRUE
True or False? When you feel stressed, there is nothing you can do to stop it.
FALSE, you can do things that you enjoy to feel better or distract yourself from what is causing you stress. You can practice coping strategies like breathing, stretching, playing with fidgets, etc.
Do good friends get you in trouble?
No, good friends do not get me in trouble and do not encourage me to do mean or hurtful things.
True or False? It’s always best to make decisions quickly
FALSE. Making decisions quickly can lead to disappointing results. It is important to use our three-word decision making process.
True or False? People who smoke cigarettes or vape can always stop anytime they want
FALSE. Smoking is addictive, meaning people who smoke struggle to quit smoking on their own.
True or False? Stress can cause you to get sick.
TRUE. Stress can give you a headache or is when your stomach hurts from feeling bad. Stress can lower your immune system and you can easily get sick.
What does it mean to be a good friend? Give two, short examples.
Being a good friend is helping them/standing up for them, being a good friend is being kind to them, being a good friend is sharing and caring about them, etc.,
True or False? When people have low self-esteem, they feel good about themselves.
FALSE. When people have low self-esteem, they feel bad about themselves.
True or False? Advertisements are always true.
FALSE. Some advertisements/commercials lie to us so that we buy their products. They do this using "tricky techniques". Tricky techniques is using a celebrity to convince you to buy the product, using bright colors or trends, telling you that you NEED the item, etc.,
True or False? Even if someone doesn’t say anything, we can tell how they are feeling by the way they move their body.
TRUE. They are communicating non-verbally/physically. This is called body language.
What is peer pressue?
When someone tries to force you to change your mind or do things that you don't want to do.
True or False? When we feel bad about ourselves, it affects how well we do in school, sports or other activities.
TRUE, when we feel bad, our performance does worse. What this means is when we feel bad, we do bad. When we feel good, we do good.
What health problems does Smoking cause?
Stained teeth, bad breath, red eyes, cancer (lung, and mouth), loss of taste and smell, can cause a heart attack, etc.
What are some things you can do to feel better when you feel stressed out?
True or False? Using "I" messages, helps you be assertive.
For example: "I feel hurt when I share my video games with you and you don't give it back to me when I asked. I would like for you to please return them."
TRUE. Using "I" message examples means you are kindly sharing how something made you feel and why you don't want it to happen again. You are taking the blame for the emotion instead of accusing or attacking.
What is our three-word decision making process? Red, Yellow, Green.
STOP, THINK, GO!
Red = Stop, Yellow = Think, Green = Go
True or False? Nicotine causes your heart to beat slower.
Why is it important to communicate how you are feeling with others?
It is important so that you don't explode when you are feeling upset. Communication is what builds friendships and relationships, we want to have good ones. If we explode when we are upset, we are hurting those friendships and relationships. This is why communication is important.
What does it mean to be assertive?
Assertiveness is being able to say "no" in a calm, firm manner OR being able to say "no" in a polite way. Being assertive is important because we need to stand up for ourselves in a respectful way.