Self Image
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We all have an image of ourselves. What do you want others to think about you?
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Think of yourself the way you would like others to think about you. What would you like your friends to say about: Word Document PDF RTF
Your physical appearance |
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| Your academic abilities | |
Your athletic abilities |
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The way you get along with others |
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The things that you value |
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| The things you are good at | |
| The way you behave in social and public situations | |
| Your goals and future dreams |
Your image of self develops over time and depends on:
- How you see yourself
- How you think others see you
- Your idea of how you present yourself to others and in turn how you feel you are judged by others
- Your personal assessment of your personality, skills,abilities and personal qualities.
- A strong internal mechanism that influences how you feel about yourself
- A series of "scripts" that you have followed and learned throughout your life and are part of your behaviour.
When you label yourself as a certain type of person, there is a script that goes with it that determines how you will act. Here are some examples.
| If your self-image label is: | Then your script says you should: |
| chubby | eat more than you need to and don't exercise |
| quiet and shy | be quiet and not ask for help. Just stay out of the way |
| smart | solve problems easily and make good decisions |
| buff | eat healthy and work out |
| competent | work at being successful and overcome challenges with confidence |
| friendly | easy to talk to, make others feel comfortable |
| negative | look for the dark side in everything and say negative things |
| clean and attractive | pay attention to how you look and have good personal hygiene |
| compulsive | be unpredictable and allow little things to distract you |
| depressed | don't smile, hang your head, sigh a lot, mope |
| loser | act like a loser |
| winner | act like a winner |
( adapted from: James J. Messina, Ph.D. & Constance M. Messina, Ph.D. , www.coping.org )
Make a new script for yourself:
| Label: (input from above exercise) | Your Action Script |
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| Physical Appearance: | |
| Academic abilities: | |
| Athletic abilities: | |
| Relationships: | |
| Values: | |
| Strengths: | |
| Social behaviour: | |
| Goals and dreams: |
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