Self-esteem

Self-esteem

Improving low

self-esteem

Acknowledgments

Motivation and emotion: Improve your Life (2013)

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learning to deal with life experiences through skills that facilitate a more positive approach to life.

Some of these skills include:

- Positive self-talk, and challenging any negative self-talk

- Appreciate the qualities that make you who you are

- Stop comparing yourself to others

- Do not dwell on the past

Measurement

Explicit measures:

Rosernberg Self-esteem Scale

Implicit measures: Implicit Association Test

Types of Self-esteem

High Self-esteem

Development

• able to deal with criticism
• positive outlook of life
• do not spend time worrying about past decisions

Low self-esteem

• life experiences
• social interactions
• positive and negative feedback

Subtypes

• Negative outlook on life
• Unable to see past a setback in life
• Constant negative self-talk

• Defensive high self-esteem
• Secure high self-esteem

What is Self-esteem?

- a persons overall perception and value of their own self worth

Self esteem is essentially made up of three things:

1. the degree of acceptance and love a person believes they have from others

2. their feelings of worthiness and the ability to accept themself

3. confidence in the ability to use their skills and attributes