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1. Self-Esteem can be strengthened by
a. Parents and friends b. Work and Education c. Environment and Praise
2. Young children are ______ to have their self-esteem strengthened from excessive praise or flattery.
a. Likely b. Unlikely
3. Why do you need Self-Esteem?
a. Everyone needs opportunities to experiment, succeed and fail b. It is people's judgment of their capabilities to organize and execute courses of action or to produce an effect. c. Self-esteem is not related to children's feelings of belonging to a group and being able to adequately function in their group.
4. Self-efficacy is a belief that one
a. "has what it takes" to successfully perform a behavior in a situation-specific context. b. lacks the skills, and may not be able to attain the expected level of performance and may give up. c. has motivation to a wide variety of behaviors including assertiveness training and academic performance.
5. An outcome of Self-Efficacy is the person is more likely to choose a situation and put forth more effort to achieve the desired outcome.
a. True b. False
6. People that have a positive self-esteem feel
a. good about themselves b. depressed c. unsure of themselves
7. Young children are more likely to benefit from being given
a. Criticism and Discipline b. Love and Gifts c. Tasks and Activities
8. People with a healthy Self-Esteem feel that the important people in their lives do not accept them and do not care about them very much.
9. Facts that may contribute to low Self-Esteem are
a. Families, communities and ethnic groups b. Physical appearance, safety, and abilities c. Stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination
10. A child may feel self-confident and accepted at home but not around the neighborhood or in a preschool class.