Definitions
What is self-awareness?
Oxford Definition: Conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.
In other words: Being aware of your mental state, how you feel, what your intentions are, and what drives you. This helps to build your self concept; how a person perceives, assesses, or thinks about themself
There are 3 states of self-awareness.
False; There are 2 states: public and private self-awareness
Multiple Choice: Teens can develop self-awareness skills by...
A.participating in activities that allow them to understand themselves
B. Playing video games
C. Both
A.participating in activities that allow them to understand themselves
The four aspects of awareness are emptional, ______, _____, and ______.
emotional, physical, visual and psychological
What is public self-awareness?
Being conscious of our appearance to others. We are more inclined to follow social standards and act in ways that are acceptable in society because of this consciousness
Development of self-awareness can start as early as 15 months?
True; specifically visual self-awareness
True or False: Those who become too concerned with public self-awareness can develop symptoms of social anxiety disorder?
True
I can ____, ____, and _____ to be more self aware. (Hint: Think about the "What can you do to be more self-aware" slide)
●Journal
●Get into new activities
●Make a vision board
●Do an emotion check in journal/ app
●Talk about your strengths/ weaknesses
●Self-talk
●Take a walk
●Meditate
●Reflect on your day, emotions, situations, etc.
What is private self awareness?
Being able to observe and think about one's internal state.
The different aspects of self-awareness are: Emotional, physical, visual and psychological
True
True or False: Counseling can help with your ability to be self aware
True
Self-awareness gives us a greater ability to ____ and ____ our emotions
identify, regulate