UNIT 1: Personal and social well-being

LEARNING AIMS

After completing this unit, you should be able to do the following: • Know what influence other people have on your self-esteem and self-esteem development. • Be aware of how personal success contributes to a positive self-esteem. • How to set up a plan of action for continuous positive selfesteem development. • How to handle feedback from others, as well as how to give feedback to others. • Know how to handle different emotions. • Apply skills to effectively manage emotions. • Appreciate friends in difficult times. • Distinguish between safe and unsafe relationships with other people.

INTRODUCTION

Your self-esteem is particularly important, because it determines how you feel about yourself. It also plays an important role in how you treat others. Your self-esteem determines whether you will be successful in whatever you undertake. The feedback you get from others can be positive or negative. It is important to handle the feedback correctly. You must also know how to give feedback to other people in the correct way. It is therefore important for the learner to receive the necessary guidance.

Emotions are very important in this phase of your life. Your emotions are sensitive and sometimes you feel confused. It is therefore important for you to know how to correcty manage and express emotions. During difficult times, it is important to be able to count on friends.

Lastly, we are going to look at relationships with other people. You should be able to distinguish between bad and good relationships. These experiences can help you later in life with decisions about relationships.