Do the Test

Answer to the following questions of the questionnaire by circling one of the numbers 1 to 5.
1 = not at all, 2 = not really, 3 = sometimes/sometimes not, 4 = yes mostly, 5 = yes surely

1. Are you free from feelings of guilt? 1 2 3 4 5

2. Are you energetic? 1 2 3 4 5
3. Are you joyous? 1 2 3 4 5
4. Are you decisive? 1 2 3 4 5
5. Do you like your appearance? 1 2 3 4 5
6. Do you control your weight in a easy way? 1 2 3 4 5
7. Do you relax easily? 1 2 3 4 5
8. Do you sleep well? 1 2 3 4 5
9. Do you get the right amount of sleep? 1 2 3 4 5
10. Do you like/love yourself? 1 2 3 4 5
11. Do you feel worthwhile? 1 2 3 4 5
12. Are you socially active? 1 2 3 4 5
13. Do you have pleasure in your activities? 1 2 3 4 5
14. Are you peaceful? 1 2 3 4 5
15. Do you take yourself as you are? 1 2 3 4 5
16. Are you motivated to do things? 1 2 3 4 5
17. Are you proud of your achievements? 1 2 3 4 5
18. Do you have high standards for yourself and others? 1 2 3 4 5
19. Do you emphasize your strengths? 1 2 3 4 5
20. Do you love life? 1 2 3 4 5

The Results

The higher you score on the questionnaire the higher your self-esteem is. A
score of 100 is the highest. 20 is lowest.

Fill in your answers

Do the test and calculate your score as shown below:
SA = Strongly Agree - A = Agree - D = Disagree - SD = Strongly Disagree

1. On the whole I am satisfied with myself. SA, A, D, SD

2. At times I think that I am no good at all. SA, A, D, SD
3. I feel that I have a number of good qualities. SA, A, D, SD
4. I am able to do things as well as most other people. SA, A, D, SD
5. I feel I do not have much to be proud of. SA, A, D, SD
6. I certainly feel useless at times. SA, A, D, SD
7. I feel that I am a person of worth, at least the equal of others. SA, A, D, SD
8. I wish I could have more respect for myself. SA, A, D, SD
9. All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure. SA, A, D, SD
10. I take a positive attitude toward myself. SA, A, D, SD

2. Scores of the Rosenberg Scale are calculated as follows:

For items 1, 3, 4, 7, and 10:
Strongly agree = 3
Agree = 2
Disagree = 1
Strongly disagree = 0
3. For items 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9 (which are reversed in valence):
Strongly agree = 0
Agree = 1
Disagree = 2
Strongly disagree = 3
4. Your score on the Rosenberg self-esteem scale is: ...
5. The scale ranges from 0-30. Scores between 15 and 25 are within

normal range; scores below 15 suggest low self-esteem and an

opportunity to work on it and learn to believe in yourself.

Same Letter,
Different Name
Ambitious, athletic, artistic and altruistic, - there are plenty more
words that begin with "A" that create a positive description of people
we know or even of ourselves. Thinking of new words from A to Z that
are descriptive of the people we know is the purpose of this game, and
with added competition it's lots of fun. The best part, though, is
getting to hear positive descriptive words about yourself at the end of
this fast paced thinking game.
Objective
For group members to increase self-esteem by recognizing the positive
traits that exist in each other.
Who
People who could benefit from hearing positive comments about
themselves in order to improve their own self-esteem. Group
members should be familiar with each other.
Group Size
4 to 20 participants
Materials
Paper
Pens or pencils
A timer or stopwatch
An envelope filled with the letters of the alphabet (written on small
slips of paper)
Description
Divide the group into two even teams and ask each team to write
down on one piece of paper all the names of the people on their team
and on the other team. Once all the names are written down, select a
letter of the alphabet from the envelope. Inform the teams what letter
was chosen and give them two minutes to work as a team to think of a
positive word, or words beginning with the chosen letter that
describes each person. For example, if the letter H was chosen and the
names John, Amy, and Craig were on the list my team may come up
with:
John - Hard worker

Amy - Honest, Humble

Craig - Handsome
Once the time limit is up bring the two teams together and ask them
to each read their list to the group. For added fun and competition you
may give each team a point for every word on their list that isn't on the
other team's list.
Play as many rounds of this game as you have time for. You may
want to make specific rules for the activity (i.e. you must think of at
least one word for each person on the list). The discussion may be held
at the end of the game or hold a short discussion after each round.
Discussion Prompts
1. How do you feel about the words that were chosen to describe you?
2. Were you surprised by any of the words used to describe you? If so
why?
3. Did anyone give any ideas for the word that you would use to
describe yourself?
4. Is it easy or hard to think of positive words to describe others?
Yourself? Why?
Variations
- Don't give a time limit; instead give bonus points to the team that
thinks of a word to describe everyone on the list first.
- With a large group don't include your own team on your list, instead
just think of words to describe the members of the other team, or
break the group up into more than two teams.
(From the book 104 Activities That Build: Self-Esteem, Teamwork,
Communication, Anger Managment, Self-Discovery, and Coping
Skills)