Lesson 2º

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Types of self-esteem

People can develop the following types of self-esteem.

High self-esteem (Normal): The person loves themselves and accepts who they are.

Low self-esteem: The person doesn’t love themselves, doesn’t accept who they are and doesn’t value their qualities.

Inflated self-esteem: The person loves themselves more than others and they exaggerate their qualities.

Characteristics of people with high self-esteem

They know what they can do well and they know how they can improve.

They feel happy with themselves.

They express their opinion.

They are not afraid to talk to other people.

They know how to identify and express their emotions to other people.

They participate in activities that are carried out at their school or work.

They value themselves in everyday situations. They give and ask for support.

They like tasks and don’t fear them.

They consider others, they like to help and they are willing to collaborate with other people.

They are creative and original. They invent things. They are interested in carrying out unknown tasks, and they learn new activities quickly.

They fight to reach what they want.

They enjoy the fun things in life, not only in their own lives but in others as well.

They like to carry out new activities.

They are organized in their activities.

They ask when they don’t know something.

They defend their position in front of others.

They recognize when they make a mistake.

They don’t get annoyed when people mention their qualities, but they don’t like to be insulted.

They know their qualities and try to improve their defects.

They are responsible for their actions.

They are natural leaders.