WHEREVER YOU GO… THERE YOU ARE.
Personality • Emo$onal Characteris$cs
• Social Characteris$cs • Intellectual Characteris$cs
Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
• Iden$fy some of your personal resources • Describe how self concept, self esteem and locus of control contribute as personal resources
• List 3 of your personal characteristics for each aspect of personality.
• EMOTIONAL:
• SOCIAL: • INTELLECUTAL:
How did YOU become YOU?
Heredity
Family/Environment
Life Experience
Individual Power of Choice
Self Concept
• The way you see yourself
• A “Self Descrip$on” • Self image/iden$ty • We constantly revise our self concept
Think-‐Pair-‐Share
• What factors influence the way we think about ourselves (Self Concept)?
• Which influences are the strongest? • Which influences should be the most important?
Negative Messages • Too much aMen$on to nega$ve messages can cause us to lose confidence.
• However, nega$ve messages can provide important feedback that we should evaluate and use to improve.
• Learn to use construc$ve cri$cism construc$vely!
Positive Messages • Focusing on posi$ve messages helps us build our self esteem and focus on our strengths.
Qualities that help build a positive self concept: •Honesty •ThoughTulness •Cheerfulness •Responsibility •Self-‐Control •Adaptability •Compassion
•Cooperation •Courtesy •Dependability •Enthusiasm •Friendliness •Generosity •Sincerity
Self Esteem • Self esteem is the value or importance you place on yourself.
• It reflects how we evaluate our self concept and how we feel about it.
• It is important to have posi$ve self esteem.
Tips for building a positive self esteem 1) Learn to accept praise 2) Focus on your strengths 3) Accept yourself as who you are 4) Learn from mistakes 5) Use your strengths to help others 6) Take responsibility for your own life
Locus of Control • Internal Locus of Control – you believe you can control what happens to you.
• External Locus of Control – you believe others and external factors control what happens to you.