O O R SE LF

SIGNS OF P
CONCEPTS
GROUP MEMBERS
• KARL BERNARD
• BRIANNA STIMPSON
• SHAMIR RALL
• RUSHORNA LEWIS
• SHANAE STEELE
• RUJUAN DAWES
 WHAT IS POOR SELF CONCEPT ?

• POOR SELF CONCEPT IS WHEN A PERSON HAVE LOW SELF-

ESTEEM AND LACK CONFIDENCE ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AND
WHAT THEY CAN DO. THEY OFTEN FEEL INCOMPETENT,
UNLOVED, OR INADEQUATE. PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE WITH
LOW SELF-ESTEEM ARE CONSISTENTLY AFRAID ABOUT
MAKING MISTAKES OR LETTING OTHER PEOPLE DOWN.
SIGNS OF LOW-SELF ESTEEM
SAYING NEGATIVE THINGS AND BEING CRITICAL ABOUT YOURSELF.

JOKING ABOUT YOURSELF IN A NEGATIVE WAY .

FOCUSING ON YOUR NEGATIVES AND IGNORING YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS.

BLAMING YOURSELF WHEN THINGS GO WRONG.

Saying negative things and being critical about yourself.
JOKING ABOUT YOURSELF IN A NEGATIVE
WAY.
FOCUSING ON YOUR NEGATIVES AND
IGNORING YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS.
BLAMING YOURSELF WHEN THINGS GO WRONG.

Self blame is a different process

altogether , as if often evolves into a trait
a knee- jerk reaction when things go
wrong for example if only I would have
……. this wouldn't have happened . Its
my fault
CAUSES OF POOR SELF CONCEPTS

UNHAPPY CHILDHOOD, WHERE PARENTS (OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE SUCH AS

TEACHERS) WERE EXTREMELY CRITICAL.

POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL RESULTING IN A LACK OF CONFIDENCE.

ONGOING STRESSFUL LIFE EVENT SUCH AS RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN OR

FINANCIAL TROUBLE.
 WAYS TO PREVENT/OVERCOME
LOW- SELF ESTEEM.

BE AWARE OF YOUR EMOTIONS

WHEN WE’RE AWARE, WE CAN RECOGNIZE HOW WE ARE RESPONDING AND
REACTING TO OUR OWN FEARS, CREATING A MOMENT BETWEEN OUR EMOTIONS
AND OUR ACTIONS.
 CONT’D ON HOW TO PREVENT LOW-SELF
ESTEEM
WRITE YOUR THOUGHTS IN A JOURNAL WHEN STRUGGLING WITH LOW SELF-
ESTEEM
MANY OF OUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ARE LOCKED IN OUR SUBCONSCIOUS
MIND AND WRITING CAN HELP TO BRING THEM INTO OUR AWARENESS. WRITING
ABOUT THE WAY WE FEEL AND THINK CAN HELP TO SEPARATE NEGATIVE IDEAS
 ABOUT OURSELVES FROM THE TRUTH OF WHO WE REALLY ARE.
CONT’D ON HOW TO PREVENT LOW-SELF
ESTEEM
BE NON-JUDGMENTAL WHEN YOUR SELF-ESTEEM IS LOW
LOW SELF-ESTEEM OFTEN ARISES FROM JUDGING YOURSELF FAR TOO HARSHLY.
THINK BACK TO THE PREVIOUS JOURNALING EXERCISE: IF YOU WROTE DOWN A
MULTITUDE OF NEGATIVE JUDGEMENTS ABOUT YOURSELF, STOP AND THINK FOR A
MOMENT: WOULD YOU BE THIS CRITICAL OF SOMEONE ELSE? THE ANSWER IS
MOST LIKELY NO, SO WHY WOULD YOU JUDGE YOURSELF SO HARSHLY?