Self-concept The scientist Maslow has classified the need for 

self-esteem and self-realization at the top of the hierarchy of human needs. 

All of these perceptions are related, and the self is divided into three parts, 

which are: the perceived self, meaning as the individual perceives himself, 

the social self, meaning as society perceives it, 

and the ideal self that the individual aspires to reach its level, 

and the self-concept of people affects their self-esteem and self-confidence. 


[1] Self-esteem and self-confidence Self-esteem and self-confidence are two interrelated concepts. 

Self-esteem can be defined as a person's overall self-evaluation, either in a positive or a negative way, 

and it refers to the extent of an individual's belief in himself, 

his competence and his ability to achieve his goals. 

Simply self-esteem is Basically, the individual's sense of his competence, 

and by the individual's way of judging himself, self-confidence is achieved. 

The individual hair himself is able to adapt continuously and is qualified for that, 

and he feels about himself in a positive way. 

This refers to the individual's love or hatred for himself and thus either the increase in self-confidence or lack thereof, 

and self-esteem includes three dimensions: the first is the material self-appreciation, 

and it depends on the individual's perception of his appearance and physical abilities, 

and the second is the appreciation of self-performance, 

i.e. performance at work or academic performance and any other task, 

and the third is appreciation The social self, meaning personal relationships, 

family relationships, and important people in their lives. 


[2] Characteristics of a person who enjoys self-esteem and self-confidence There 

are some characteristics that indicate that a person enjoys self-esteem and self-confidence, 

and these characteristics appear on his behavior and dealings with others. 

A confident person can be described. By himself, with characteristics as follows: 

[3] Mental perceptions: A person who enjoys self-esteem and self-confidence possesses correct and positive perceptions of himself, 

realizes his weaknesses and strengths, and can deal and adapt to them according to the circumstances in which he is placed. 

He is confident in himself and is confident that he will find a solution to everything. 

Initiative: The initiative for a self-confident person is not just taking a step forward, 

but rather means that he is responsible for his life, 

and that his behavior is a result of his decisions and not circumstances, 

so he takes the initiative in making his decisions and does not wait for chance to do what it wants. 

Leadership personality: The leadership personality is closely related to self-confidence, 

so the individual does not have a leadership personality without having confidence in himself. 

The self-confident person has reached a stage of maturity and balance in the decisions that 

qualify him for leadership, so he can understand himself and the world and achieve what He wants it and what others want, 

so people choose him as their leader. Cooperation: 

Collaboration and cooperation are the essence of social life. 

The self-confident person is humble and applies the principles of creative cooperation. 

Renewal: It was previously mentioned that the self-confident person is aware of his weaknesses, 

so he always tries to renew himself and change his weaknesses to become strengths . 

Ways to increase self-esteem and self-confidence: Self-esteem and self-confidence have a great impact on all aspects of life, 

which affects our level of performance at work, 

the way we interact with people, and our abilities to influence others, 

so it is important to know ways to increase self-esteem. And self-confidence: 


[4] Creating a positive self-image: a person is not born with an image of himself. 

The image of the self is acquired and is formed through the experiences that he goes through in his life, 

so his beliefs are formed about himself, 

and that the individual’s idea of ​​himself is subconsciously reflected in his behavior. 

Therefore, the self-image Positivity is very important in shaping behaviors and having self-confidence. 

Gaining self-awareness: The most important step towards enhancing self-esteem is self-awareness. 

False thoughts and beliefs make the individual a victim of them. 

Therefore, the individual has to go through a real process of knowing himself. Learning self-acceptance: 

Self-acceptance basically means self-respect or love for one's self while accepting his weaknesses and 

aspects of his personality deficiencies, so the person accepts himself, 

such as short height or weight gain. 

Taking responsibility: This means that the individual learns how to take responsibility for the responses 

he issues in response to certain events in his life. The individual does not have full control over events, 

but he has control over his reaction and response. 

The difference between self-confidence and arrogance is that all human beings - without exception - love themselves, 

but the individual may reach the stage of vanity, and this problem is in the person's vision of himself as something very big, 

and he enjoys exaggerated self-esteem and that he is higher than everyone and people initially 

thought that the arrogant person is A person who has a high level of self-esteem and self-confidence, 

but analytical scientists have found in recent research that an arrogant person does not have even a small 

amount of self-confidence, and that a conceited person tries to cover his lack of 

self-confidence in the garment of supremacy over people, and vanity is not an incurable disease that cannot be treated Rather, 

the treatment may be by realizing the conceited person himself, 

knowing his true self and understanding the truth of the defense mechanism that is vanity, 

as he tries to hide his weakness in that bad quality that keeps people away from him, 

because people in general do not like to deal with the arrogant.