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Chapter 3: Achieving Mental and Emotional Health

Student Web Activities Lesson 1: Developing Your Self-Esteem

Introduction:
As you learned in this lesson, “self-talk” is the stream of messages—positive and negative—that we send ourselves throughout the day. At some time of another, most of us engage in negative self-talk, which can harm both our self-esteem and our outlook on life. Fortunately, since self-talk occurs between our own ears, we have the power to change it. At this Web site, you can learn more about how you can bring yourself down with self-talk, as well as how you can turn your internal dialogue around for the better.

Links to Explore:
Self Talk
http://healthyhabits.com/SelfTalk.asp

Directions:

  • Click on the link and read the Teacher’s Guide.
  • Then answer the following questions.

1
What is the relationship between your self-talk and your state of mind?
2
List five forms of negative self-talk.
3
What is catastrophizing?
4
How can you break the habit of negative self-talk?
5
What is the purpose of positive affirmations?
6
When stating affirmations, is it better to frame them in the negative ("I am not stupid") or in the positive ("I am smart")? Explain why.
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