Identity
What is identity?
A person's sense of self, shaped by unique characteristics, interests, and social roles.
What are values?
Principles that guide what individuals or societies consider important and how they act.
What is a strength?
A quality, skill, or ability that helps a person do something well or handle situations effectively.
What is self-esteem?
How a person feels about and values themselves.
What is a growth mindset?
Believing that skills and abilities can improve through practice and effort.
Name two aspects of identity.
Examples: race, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, or socioeconomic background.
Which value means treating others with dignity?
Respect.
Give one example of a creative strength.
Design, art, storytelling, or generating new ideas.
Name one factor that can affect self-esteem.
Family, friends, media images, puberty, or development.
True or false: Making a mistake means you are a failure.
False. Mistakes can help us learn and improve.
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Race relates to shared physical or ancestral classifications; ethnicity relates to shared ancestry, background, or cultural heritage.
What value means doing the right thing even when it is difficult?
Integrity.
What are emotional strengths?
Abilities that help a person understand and manage emotions and respond to challenges.
Give two possible characteristics of low self-esteem.
Examples include frequent self-criticism, feeling unworthy, or avoiding activities because of self-doubt.
What is self-awareness?
Knowing your own strengths, values, feelings, and goals.
How can two people from the same family have different identities?
They can have different interests, experiences, values, social roles, and personal characteristics.
List two characteristics of values.
Relatively Permanent– not easily changed.
General and Abstract– not tied to specific actions.
Subjective– vary between individuals and cultures.
Influence Behavior– guide day-to-day decisions.
Hierarchical– some values are prioritized over others.
Learned– acquired from family, culture, education, etc.
What is a weakness or area for growth?
An area in which a person may need improvement.
Give two characteristics of healthy, high self-esteem.
Recognizing strengths, accepting mistakes, trying new things, and participating confidently.
A student says, 'I will never improve at presentations.' What could they say instead?
I find presentations difficult right now, but I can improve by practicing and learning from feedback.
Name two invisible aspects of identity.
Values, Beliefs, character, strengths
List the different types of values.
Personal Values
Social Values
Moral / Ethical Values
Cultural Values
Professional Values
Spiritual Values
Explain the difference between a physical strength and an emotional strength.
Physical strengths help with movement, coordination, or balance; emotional strengths help with managing emotions and responding to challenges.
How can social media affect self-esteem, and what is one healthy response?
Comparisons with idealized images can affect self-esteem. Limit unhelpful comparisons and recognize personal strengths and worth.
You receive a poor test mark. Describe two actions that demonstrate a growth mindset.
Review mistakes, ask for help, practice difficult questions, or use feedback to improve.