Poor Self Esteem

The student may:

• Be self defeating

• Appear sad or depressed

• Be withdrawn

• Hesitant to try new things or challenging tasks

• Easily cease effort

• Say they cannot do anything, are incapable, or are not good enough

• Often say others are better at tasks then they are

• Have anxiety about being the center of attention, getting in front of class, etc

• Perceive themselves as ugly or undesirable

• Have a distorted body image

• Never feel they are good enough

• Be a perfectionist

• Be unable to take a genuine compliment

• Easily have their feelings hurt over little things or things that are not directed toward them

• Rush through work

• Display an “I don’t care” attitude

• Make big plans and then fail to follow through

• Take on more than they can handle

• Make negative comments about self

• Have a lack of friends

YES

NO