Self Efficacy

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Self Efficacy

• What is self efficacy?
• What is self esteem?
• What is self image?

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Self Efficacy

• Self Efficacy
• Ones judgment or conviction that one can
  successfully execute the behavior required to
  produce the outcomes.
• Versus
• Outcome expectations
• Is a persons estimate that given behavior will
  lead to certain outcomes.
• This model suggests that there is a difference
  between a patients beliefs regarding how the
  world works (outcome expectations) and beliefs
  about what they can or cant do (self efficacy).

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Self Efficacy

• With this model a clinician attempts to
  understand the probability of a particular
  patient following through on a behavior.
• Low self efficacy has a higher probably of the
  patient doesnt following through, they probably
  will not return, health will not improve and/or
  desired expectation will not be reached.
• As such, it can moderate your goals.
• Recognizing and using this concept with your
  patients allows therapists to communicate in a
  common language with your patient.
• Therefore, you will be talking with your patient
  and not to your patient.

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Self Efficacy

• Indirectly, this addresses the issue of regarding
  clinicians making assumptions regarding their
  patients being able to answer clinical questions
  regarding their OWN BEHAVIOR.
• High self efficacy tends to equate to greater
  perseverance

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SELF-ESTEEM

• Self-esteem is how much a person likes,
  accepts, and respects himself overall as a
  person. This leads to self approval.CHARACTERI
  STICS OF LOW SELF-ESTEEMAn individual with low
  self-esteem may
• Demean his own talents
• Feel that others dont value him
• Feel powerless
• Be easily influenced by others
• Express a narrow range of emotions
• Avoid situations that provoke anxiety
• Become defensive and easily frustrated
• Blame others for their own weaknesses
• Low self-esteem has been correlated with low life
  satisfaction, loneliness, anxiety, resentment,
  irritability and depression.

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SELF-ESTEEM

• CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH SELF-ESTEEMA teenager
  with high self-esteem will
• Act independently
• Assume responsibility
• Be proud of accomplishments
• Approach new challenges with enthusiasm
• Exhibit a broad range of emotions
• Tolerate frustration well
• Feel capable of influencing others
• High self-esteem has been correlated with
  academic success in high school, internal locus
  of control, high family outcome, positive sense
  of self-attractiveness.

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Self Image

• How one perceives or views oneself.
• In this area, you can create behavioral change by
  the way of repeatedly visualizing yourself in the
  way you would like and attach the associated
  strong feelings.

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• The slides on Classical conditioning and Operant
  conditioning are separate presentations.
• Look for them by name on the website.
• Thank you.