Understanding Confidence and Self-Esteem

Understanding Confidence and Self-Esteem

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson you will be able to describe the features and characteristics of a confident person.
At the end of the lesson you will know about confidence and self-esteem and be able to give a minimum of two effects of having good confidence and self-esteem.
At the end of the lesson you will be able to identify two characteristics of a confident person and give an example of a situation where they felt confident.
At the end of the lesson you will know about ways in which confidence and self-esteem can be damaged.
At the end of the lesson you will be able to identify effects of damage to confidence and self-esteem, provide examples of situations where they did not feel confident.
At the end of the lesson you will know about ways of building confidence and self-esteem.

What do you already know about confidence and self-esteem?

Features and Characteristics of a Confident Person

• Confidence: The belief in one's own abilities and judgment. 
  
  
• Self-Esteem: An individual's overall subjective emotional evaluation of their own worth.
  
  
• Assertiveness: Clearly and respectfully expressing thoughts, opinions, and needs.
  
  
• Positive Body Language: Maintaining good posture, making eye contact, and using open gestures.
  
  
• Resilience: Handling setbacks gracefully and viewing challenges as opportunities to grow.
  

Which of the following is an example of positive body language?

1. Slouching and avoiding eye contact
2. Leaning back and rolling eyes
3. Crossing arms and frowning
4. Maintaining good posture and making eye contact

Effects of Having Good Confidence and Self-Esteem

Identify the benefits of having good confidence and self-esteem.

 Recognise the attributes of a confident individual with relevant examples.

Characteristics of a Confident Person with Situational Examples

Understand how these qualities can be undermined.
Recognize the consequences of damaged confidence and self-esteem.

Ways in Which Confidence and Self-Esteem Can be Damaged

Examples of non-confident situations.
Consequences of damaged confidence and self-esteem.

Effects of Damage to Confidence and Self-Esteem with Situational Examples

Strategies for building confidence and self-esteem.

Ways of Building Confidence and Self-Esteem

Definition List

Confidence: The belief in one's own abilities and judgment.
Self-Esteem: An individual's overall subjective emotional evaluation of their own worth.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.