Understanding Self-Esteem

What does self-esteem mean according to the text?

• Feeling unsure about yourself

• Feeling good about yourself

• Wanting to be someone else

• Not caring about what you do

According to the text, how can people with self-esteem feel?

• Disliked and unaccepted

• Proud and believing in themselves

• Insignificant and doubtful

• Unhappy with their achievements

What can affect a person's self-esteem as mentioned in the text?

• The weather and climate

• Parents, teachers, and others

• The type of clothes they wear

• The amount of money they have

What role does "the voice in your own head" play in self-esteem?

• It has no effect on self-esteem

• It can boost self-esteem with positive thoughts

• It can hurt self-esteem with negative thoughts

• It only matters if others can hear it

What is a consequence of thinking "It's not perfect" instead of "I did my best on something new," according to the text?

• It helps to improve self-esteem

• It has no impact on self-esteem

• It can lead to a missed opportunity to build self-esteem

• It encourages trying new things more often

According to the text, what should you do if you think you need to be perfect?

• Always strive to be perfect and feel bad if you're not.

• Accept your best and feel proud about that.

• Ask for help from a friend if you can't get past a need to not make any mistakes.

• Never ask for help and try to handle everything on your own.

What is one of the best ways to build self-esteem as mentioned in the text?

• Focusing only on your mistakes.

• Helping others, like tutoring a classmate or cleaning up your neighborhood.

• Ignoring the good things that happen to you.

• Setting unrealistic goals that are hard to achieve.

What should you do each night before bed to notice more positive things, according to the text?

• Find at least three good things that happened to you that day.

• Write down all the problems you faced during the day.

• Think about what you need to improve.

• Focus on the negative aspects of your day.

What is suggested to do if you are too hard on yourself?

• Keep telling yourself negative things.

• Write down the negative things you say to yourself and read them often.

• Rewrite the negative things you say to yourself in a true, fair, and kind way.

• Ignore the voice in your head completely.

What is recommended to do if you want to feel better about yourself?

• Set healthy goals and work toward them.

• Avoid setting any goals.

• Only focus on what goes wrong.

• Never track your progress.