Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Define the concepts of ‘self-worth’, ‘self-esteem’ and ‘self-care’
• Identify the negative repercussions of contempt for oneself
• Compare low and high self-esteem
• Summarise the factors that contribute to low self-regard
• Discuss the dimensions of self-esteem
• Explain the relationship between self-worth and self-esteem
• Describe the advantages of increasing both and how to do so
• Outline the most common path for self-esteem growth over time