A true assessment of one's own capabilities is very important for their subsequent implementation. It often happens that really talented people can not succeed due to lack of self-confidence . That is why the formation of an adequate self-assessment of the individual should be given special attention. Moreover, the school psychologist must supervise this process, since often incorrect ideas about oneself begin to form in the school, from here many complexes also originate.
Adequate average self-esteem
Self-esteem can be adequate and inadequate, the main criterion for assessing this parameter is the conformity of the person's opinion about his abilities to his real possibilities. If a person's plans are unenforceable, they talk about an overestimated (inadequate) self-appraisal, and too low a rating of their abilities is also inadequate. Thus, an adequate self-assessment must be confirmed by practice (the person copes with the tasks that he set for himself) or the opinion of authoritative experts in this or that field of knowledge.
Recommendations for the formation of an adequate self-assessment
With the beginning of school life a person starts a new band, now his self-esteem is directly affected by educational success and popularity among classmates. Those who are not given neither study nor communication with their peers, self-esteem is usually understated, which leads to the development of complexes and even depressions. But also in this period, the attitude of parents to the successes or failures of the child is important. Therefore, the problem of adequate self-esteem is very important, for its formation in younger schoolchildren it is required to compile a program covering the following questions:
- reducing the level of emotional stress;
- increase self-confidence;
- development of the ability to celebrate their positive aspects;
- formation of communication skills;
- development of a positive attitude towards others.
With low self-esteem of schoolchildren, systematic measures are required to correct it. Methods of art therapy, psycho-gymnastics and game therapy can be applied.