Year 12 Health and Social Care Unit 1 - 1.2.5 Psychological Factors
Self-esteem is the regard or value individuals have for themselves, which can impact their behavior and mood. High self-esteem boosts confidence and enhances the ability to cope with challenges, while low self-esteem can have the opposite effect.
What is self esteem?
The REGARD that people have for THEMSELVES which can influence BEHAVIOUR AND MOOD. Positive self-esteem INCREASES CONFIDENCE and the ABILITY TO COPE WITH DIFFICULTIES.
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What is self esteem?
The REGARD that people have for THEMSELVES which can influence BEHAVIOUR AND MOOD. Positive self-esteem INCREASES CONFIDENCE and the ABILITY TO COP...
What factors can affect the development of self-esteem?
Attachment in childhood
Discipline
Ability to express individuality
What is self-concept?
The IMAGE of ourselves, who we are and what we are like, by our own understanding
What is self-concept based on?
What we believe we are like as a person
- What we believe other people think about us
Name 7 things that may be involved in self-concept
sporting activities (P)
intellectual ability (I)
fitness (P)
physically attractive (P)
popularity (S)
coping with pro...
What is self awareness?
Building an IMAGE based on the KNOWLEDGE we have of ourselves and the FEEDBACK we get from others
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What is self esteem? | The REGARD that people have for THEMSELVES which can influence BEHAVIOUR AND MOOD. Positive self-esteem INCREASES CONFIDENCE and the ABILITY TO COPE WITH DIFFICULTIES. |
What factors can affect the development of self-esteem? | Attachment in childhood Discipline Ability to express individuality |
What is self-concept? | The IMAGE of ourselves, who we are and what we are like, by our own understanding |
What is self-concept based on? | What we believe we are like as a person - What we believe other people think about us |
Name 7 things that may be involved in self-concept | sporting activities (P) intellectual ability (I) fitness (P) physically attractive (P) popularity (S) coping with problems (E) comparison with others (E) |
What is self awareness? | Building an IMAGE based on the KNOWLEDGE we have of ourselves and the FEEDBACK we get from others |
What parts of development does self-concept affect? | Social and Emotional development |
Name 4 signs of positive self-concept | Motivation Confidence Happiness Positivity |
Name 4 signs of negative self-concept | Lack motivation Lack confidence Unhappy Afraid of failure |
Name 4 benefits of positive self-concept | Make effective social relationships Cope with decision making Develop self-confidence Accept new challenges |
What are life experiences? | The everyday things that happen to us which collectively may affect our self-concept |
Name one factor that can affect self-concept in childhood | Relationships with and examples set by friends, teachers and relatives |
Name a factor that can affect self-concept in adolescence | Relationship with parents and their attitudes to ‘period of rebellion’ |
Name 3 life events in adulthood that may influence self-concept | Marriage Starting a family Experience divorce |
How might good relations with family establish a positive self-concept? | Support from family may be protective against stress and depression which could cause people to seek support rather than turning to drinking and smoking as solutions to life problems. |
How might good relations with people establish a positive self-concept? | A trusting and honest relationship with friends, where there is good communication, means that a person can understand how their friend really sees them which may give a positive self-concept |
What is the difference between sex and gender? | Sex is determined by the genes whereas gender is the way a particular sex is supposed to behave based on society |
How may gender roles affect self-concept? | People have to learn the way in which the society expects a person of their sex to behave which they may not agree with |
What are cultural influences (norms)? | Cultural influences (norms) are the ways in which beliefs and expectations may differ from community to community and how that affects the way people think. |
What is culture? | Shared beliefs, customs and values e.g. language, religion, music, diet or sport |
Why is culture important to a person’s self concept? | It binds society together and gives people a sense of identity and belonging |
What is sexual orientation? | The sexual behaviour and choice of partner of a person |
Why may sexual orientation affect a homosexuals self-concept? | They may discriminated against at school or work and amongst their peers which could result in negative self-concept |
How may education affect a person’s self-concept? | Comparing ourselves to others at school Success or failure in school work New theories that are learnt at school Lasting friendships that continue outside of school |
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy? | Where people perform how they are expected to perform. Students who are expected to do well often do better than those who aren't expected to do well |
Why are emotional and intellectual maturity important in self-concept? | Children cannot describe their self-concept in detail as they don't have the language development and may not really be able to express how they feel. Adolescents and adults can do so better as they have reached emotional and intellectual maturity |