Personality
Your attitude consists of four factors that make you an individual - what are those four factors?
Your behaviors, your attitudes, your feelings, and your ways of thinking
What is the definition of self-esteem?
A person's overall sense of self-worth or personal value.
Your opinion of yourself - refers to how much you respect yourself and like yourself.
Describe what a healthy self-esteem means.
-People with a high self-esteem accept themselves for who they are
-Individuals with a healthy self-esteem have a realistic view of their strengths and weaknesses and maintain a positive attitude even when they fail at a task
What is the definition of a hierarchy? List an example of a hierarchy.
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Examples: Government, Family tree, Military
What is a primary emotion? List the four of them.
Primary emotions are emotions that are exposed by people in all cultures.
Happiness, sadness, anger, and fear
What are the two factors that influence how personality forms?
Heredity and environment
List two benefits of a high self-esteem.
1) Accepts oneself for who they are
2) Realistic view of their strengths and weaknesses and maintain a positive attitude even when they fail at a task
3) Form close relationships with people who respect and value them because they value themselves
4) Eat well, exercise regularly, avoid risky behaviors
What is the definition of a healthy body image?
-Accepting how you look and not trying to change your body to fit an external level
-Contributes to feeling capable, confident, and respecting yourself and all parts of a healthy self-esteem
Who created Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Abraham Maslow, an American Psychologist
What is a learned emotion? List the three of them.
Some emotions are not expressed in the same way be all people, these emotions are called social emotions, or learned emotions.
The expression of learned emotions depends on the social environment in which a person grows up.
Love, guilt, and shame
What are the three groups that are important to the environment?
Family, friends, cultural groups
List two risks of a low self-esteem.
1) Don't have respect for oneself
2) Judges themselves harshly and worry too much about what others think of them
3) Put on an act in public to impress others and hide their insecurities
4) More likely to use drugs, drop out of school, become pregnant, and suffer from eating disorders
5) More likely to engage in violent or self-destructive behaviors
List three types of media industries that try to reach kids and teens.
Advertising
TV/Streaming Services/YouTube
Movies
Music
News
Internet
Magazines
Explain how you can reach self-actualization.
-The desire for self-fulfillment and how we can reach our full potential
-This is achieved through personal growth
-Consists of doing all that we are capable of
-A person comes to find a meaning in life that is important to them
-Self-actualization can be measured when an individual experiences the world totally for what it is and experiences feelings such as euphoria, joy, and wonder
-It is a process of growing and achieving
What is a coping strategy?
A coping strategy is a way of dealing with an uncomfortable or unbearable feeling or situation.
Coping strategies are help when they improve a situation or allow a person to handle a situation in a better way.
Coping strategies are harmful when they make a situation worse or a person is less able to handle a situation.
Explain two stages from Erik Erikson's Eight Stages of Development.
Look at power point for answer.
Is self-esteem constant? Explain the self-esteem continuum.
Self-esteem is not constant. It can increase or decrease as people interact with family, their peers, and their community. On average, self-esteem drops in early adolescence, increases gradually during adulthood, and decreases again toward the end of life.
True or False: The media does not play a big role in our body image and how we feel about ourselves.
FALSE
List two characteristics of a self-actualizer.
1) Accepts themselves and others for what they are
2) Spontaneous in thought and action
3) Problem-centered not self-centered
4) Able to look at life objectively (look at life with an open mind)
5) Highly creative
6) Appreciates life to the fullest
7) Establishes interpersonal relationships
8) Has strong moral standards
List two defense mechanisms and give an example of them.
Look at power point for answer.
What are the five central traits used to describe personality?
1) Extroversion
2) Agreeableness
3) Conscientiousness
4) Emotional stability
5) Openness to experience
List two ways to improve your self-esteem.
-Make a list of your strengths and weaknesses
-Set ambitious, but realistic goals for yourself
-Don't be too hard one oneself
-Rely on your values
-Learn to accept compliments
-Look beyond your own concerns
-Don't focus too much on appearance
How do media messages about body image and self-esteem shape our daily lives and behaviors?
Media messages negatively shape our body image and self-esteem. They make us think we have to look or think a certain way or we won't fit in.
List the five levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and explain each level.
1) Physiological needs: Biological requirements for human survival (food, water, shelter, clothing, warmth, sleep)
2) Safety needs: Desire to experience order, predictability, and control in one's life (emotional security, financial security, freedom from fear, social stability, health and well-being)
3) Love and Belongingness needs: The need for interpersonal relationships motivates behavior (friendship, intimacy, trust, acceptance, receiving and giving love and affection)
4) Esteem needs: Esteem for oneself; the desire for reputation or respect from others
5) Self-Actualization needs: Realization of a person's potential, seeking personal growth and peak experience, and the desire to accomplish everything that one can do
What are the three steps we can take in order to recognize our emotions?
1) Name the emotion you are feeling. Be aware that some emotions, such as anger, can make other emotions such as fear, guilt, or shame.
2) Determine what triggered the emotion. Try to pinpoint the exact source of your feeling.
3) Think back to past times when you felt the same way and ask yourself how you dealt with that emotion then and if you think you should deal with it the same way or differently.