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The measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself is your______________.
What is self-esteem
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Your ability to take responsibility for your actions is your _____________.
What is integrity
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The area of your personality called ____________ describes the way you see yourself in comparison to your classmates
What is academic self-concept
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The media can influence your ___________ by only showing people who are very successful and unusually attractive.
What is body image
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The way you imagine yourself as a person is your __________.
What is self-concept
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Your ______________ is how you see your physical abilities.
What is physical self-concept
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Which of the following is a way to build healthy self-esteem? A) integrity B) respecting yourself C) being assertive D) All of the above
What is D) All of the above
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Which area of self-concept addresses how you see yourself as a student? A) academic self-concept B) physical self-concept C) social self-concept D) emotional self-concept
What is A) academic self-concept
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Which of the following is NOT considered an influence on your self-esteem? A) Family B) Peers C) Popularity D) Teachers
What is C) Popularity
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How much you like yourself as a person is called your A) self-concept B) self-esteem C) body image D) self-awareness
What is B) self-esteem
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How much you value yourself and how you feel about yourself is called your A) self-concept B) self-esteem C) body image D) self-awareness
What is B) self-esteem
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List seven ways to improve your self-esteem.
get to know yourself, accept yourself, be good at something, set a goal, be positive, turn problems into challenges, and do something for others.
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The number of students suffering from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in an attempt to control their body image has increased significantly over the past couple years. In media advertisements, TV shows, and music videos, characters who are very thin and have very athletic bodies wear the latest fashions and drive the coolest cars. What would you say to a friend who said to you, "I would do anything to be like them"?
You would tell him/her that the media tends to show only people who are very successful and unusually attractive. A healthy self-esteem comes from having integrity, respecting yourself, and being assertive, not from trying to be like someone else.
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Why does doing something for others build healthy self-esteem? what would you say to a friend who thought it was strange for you to suggest that you both volunteer your time to help homeless people?
Very few things make you feel as good as helping those less fortunate. The increased confidence you will get from the little time you give will be well worth the boost to your self-esteem.
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Marisa gets together every week with a group of friends who watch their favorite televeision show. The group of six girls are really into the characters. So much so that two of Marisa's friends are starting to worry her. Julie wants to be as popular as her favorite character and is starting to take risks to make herself look more mature. Lisa, who is really smart and a nice person, things she is too heavy. Lisa is considering taking diet pills like her favorite character on the show does. Marisa thinks she's okay, but she wants her brother to wear designer clothes and get a more fashionable haircut, to look like her favorite male character from the show. What should Marisa tell her friends? What should they tell her?
Sample Answer: Marisa should tell her friends to make healthy decisions rather than just imitating a TV character. They should remind her to let her brother make his own decisions.
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Asking questions and trying new things are ways to get to know yourself better. What questions should you ask yourself to get a better handle on who you are and to answer the question, "Do you have healthy self-esteem?"
Sample Answer: What kinds of things do i like to do?; what kinds of things dont I like, what are my strengths, or positive qualities? what are my weaknesses?
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How is self-concept different from self-esteem?
self-concept is how you see yourself in comparison to others, but self-esteem is how you feel about yourself.
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Name five factors that influence your self-esteem.
Sample answers: family, friends, teachers, coaches, the media, oneself
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Explain the difference between high self-esteem and low self-esteem.
People with high self-esteem feel good about themselves, accept themselves for who they are, and like themselves. People with low self-esteem do not feel good about or accept themselves, depend on others' opinions to feel good about themselves.
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What is body image?
body image is how you see and imagine your body.
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