Health 7 Mid-term

Self esteem is

• not believing in yourself.

• confidence and pride you have in yourself.

• believing you are better than others.

• believing negative messages from your peers.

Good self-esteem helps you to have ___ around others.

• optimism

• self-concept

• confidence

• mood swings

What influences our self-esteem?

• family and friends

• self-talk

• comparing ourselves to others

• performance on a test or a game

• all of the above

People with high self-esteem

• accept themselves as they are.

• avoid new challenges.

• let others make decisions.

• speak personal negative messages.

Bobby does not know what to do on a school project. He is scared to ask for help because he is worried someone will laugh at him. Bobby has...

• high self-esteem.

• low self-esteem.

Someone with high self-esteem takes care of their health and hygiene.

• True

• False

Jimmy hangs around at the climbing gym after his rock climbing lesson and tries to pick up some tips from climbers with more experience than him. Jimmy has...

• high self-esteem

• low self-esteem

How can we help others improve their self-esteem?

• make fun of them

• encourage them & give compliments

• tell them they should "try harder"

• point out their weaknesses and mistakes

Good self-esteem helps us...

• create good relationships with others.

• take pride in things.

• gives us confidence.

• all of the above

A person showing signs of high self-esteem...

• sets realistic goals

• avoids new challenges

• feels unloved, unimportant and unworthy

• verbalizes negative self-talk