Title: Identify factors that affect self-concept.
Course: Life Planning (19257-18) > Section: Creating and Maintaining Healthy Relationships

Identification should include

- hereditary factors
- environmental factors
  - family relationships
  - experiences
  - relationships with friends and others
  - cultural factors
- internal factors: beliefs and values about personal worth.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why should you be concerned about your self-concept?
- What effect does self-esteem have on individuals?
- What effect does self-esteem have on friends? Family? Classmates? Co-workers?
- What control do you have over your self-concept?

Communication

- What factors determine your self-concept?
- What effect can you have on these factors?
- Can you influence your self-concept and the self-concept of others? Why or why not?
- How can you tell when your actions will have a negative influence on others’ self-concept?

Leadership

- Are you aware of how your actions affect others?
- Do others seem to be aware of the effect of their actions on you? Why or why not?
- What leadership skills can help you minimize the effects of negative situations and maximize the effects of positive situations on your self-concept?
- Do leaders have higher self-esteem than others? Why or why not?

Management

- What information is needed to avoid actions that have a negative effect on another’s self-concept?
- What steps should be taken to increase self-esteem?
- What management skills are needed to help identify factors that affect self-concept?