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Lesson Two

SELF-AWARENESS AND ESTEEM

BUCU 1102

Dr. Mwaniki Taiti


SELF AWARENESS
 Self-awareness is the ability of an individual to
understand oneself, one’s emotions, abilities,
strengths and weaknesses.
 It happens when an individual interacts with others
and listens to comments made about them.
 As people get older they become increasingly
conscious of who they are, leading to the development
of self-awareness.
 The feedback received and the value judgment
attached to it leads one to “self-image” which can be
positive or negative.
Self-image is a fundamental pillar of human
personalities as one evaluates oneself, forms one’s
self-esteem according to mental pictures or images of
one’s self.
 If one happens to see oneself as good, clever,
successful, likeable etc., one develops a positive self-
esteem.
 On the other hand, if one will have largely received
negative feedback, one sees one’s self as unlikeable
and stupid, and develops a low self-esteem.
 It should be noted that the environment plays a big
role in building of children’s self-esteem.
 Parents and teachers play a significant role in building
self-esteem among children.
 Parents and teachers can help children or learners to
develop high self-esteem by providing them with
positive feedback.
Some of the things that could help us build a positive
self-image include:-
 Recognizing one’s weaknesses and seeking ways to
improve.
 Realizing that one is a special and unique creation.
 Avoiding harsh self-criticism and being gentle to
oneself.
 Using failure as a learning or starting point or as an
opportunity for growth.
 Complimenting oneself and others for successes achieved.
 Celebrating strengths and trying to build on them.
 Being happy and confident with oneself.
 Not blaming one self for the mistakes of others.
 Maturity in emotions. Manifested through control of
emotions.
Importance of controlling emotions:
 We are able to live at peace with ourselves and others.
 We can avoid causing harm to ourselves or other people.
We can control our emotions by observing the
following:
Seeking guidance and counseling.
Seeking help from people who have gone through a
similar experience.
Exercising patience.
 Forgiving those who wrong us instead of becoming
angry with them.
 Praying to God to give us guidance to cope with our
emotions.
SELF ESTEEM
 It is the way we feel about ourselves.
 It is the awareness of a person’s attitudes and values.
 It is the way we rate ourselves, the respect we accord
ourselves and the confidence we have in ourselves.
 Self-esteem as a skill influences our actions, the
attitudes we hold of ourselves and ultimately what
we achieve in life.
 When teachers build self-esteem of their learners,
they contribute in making them self-directed.
 When learners have self-esteem, they understand
who they are and what they want in life.
COPING WITH EMOTIONS
 Emotions are strong feelings that we go through.
 They include anger, fear, sorrow, joy and love.
 Depending on different situations and circumstances, our
emotions change from time to time. For example, when
we receive good news, we become happy while when we
receive bad news, we become sad and sorrowful.
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 Good emotions such as joy, love and excitement are
desirable while bad emotions such as anger, jealousy
and fear are undesirable.
 Control of emotions will lead to an environment free
of quarrels, fights and violence.
COPING WITH STRESS
 Stress involves pressure, tension, wrong or guilt
resulting from problems in one’s life.
 Stress is an individual’s response to overwhelming
internal and external demands.
 When people are stressed they are unable to respond
appropriately to challenging issues and situations.
Examples of what causes stress in our lives include:-
 Academic pressure
 Rejection by peers (biological, physical and
emotional)
 Poor communication in the family and among
colleagues
 Death of loved ones among others.
A healthy level of stress is necessary for us to achieve
some of our goals.
Stress can help us improve performance or complete
tasks in good time.
However, too much stress can be harmful to our health,
relationships and performance.
MANAGING STRESS
 Know what causes your stress and avoid it.
 Know the signs of stress in your body, when you get
these signs act to avoid stress
 Learn to enjoy life and learn to be grateful for what
you have.
 Have a positive view of life
 Be organized- Plan your work in advance, plan your
time.
 Have a list of priorities, what will be done when/how.
 Be assertive- Know your rights and defend them and
respect the rights of others.
 Create a friendly and peaceful environment because this
reduces stress.
 Balance your work and leisure. Balance what you do
for your family, community and the nation.
 Learn to relax and exercise
 Have moments of silence
 Express your emotions appropriately
 Learn to be clam, learn to take time to serve problems.
 Keep yourself busy
 Learn to pray and trust God to help you deal with
your problems.
COPING WITH CHALLENGES
 Challenges can be looked at as demanding tasks, or
situations, problems or difficulties.
 They can also be described as things that are hard to
understand, accomplish or deal with.
 Challenges are experienced by all people regardless of
their status in life.
 When people face challenges, they experience
certainty in achieving desired results or objectives.
 Sometimes challenges may overwhelm people and
they may result into desperation and self pity.
Different people experience different challenges such as:
 Having a poor self-concept or self-image.
 Financial challenges: The economically disadvantaged
in society find it’s difficult to meet their basic needs of
food, shelter and clothing.
 The rich also experience challenges that are posed by
their wealth.
 Indiscipline children.
 Handling interpersonal relationships” some people
lack interpersonal skills for critical and judgmental
thinking.
 Poor academic achievement.
 Health issues.
 Separation and divorce
 Bereavement
 Loss of property.
When faced with challenges, people should not give up
but look for solutions.
APPROACHES OF COPING WITH CHALLENGES
 Accepting that the challenges exists.
 Once we accept a challenge, we can then proceed to
look for possible ways of dealing with it; we should
never run away from challenges as this will only make
matters worse.
 Develop a positive attitude in dealing with challenges.
 Seek guidance and counseling and talk to people who
have experienced similar challenges.
 Avoid irrational decisions when faced with a challenging
situation.
 Avoid alcohol and drugs as an escape route to dealing
with challenges.
 Carry out research on the nature of the challenges so as
to understand and find out the solutions.
 Pray to God for guidance on how to deal with the
challenge.
SUMMARY
In this lesson;
 We have looked at the necessary skills of knowing and
living with one self.
 We have looked at the difference between self-
awareness and self-esteem
 We have looked at how to manage and cope with stress

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