Unconditional Self-Acceptance

According to psychologist Leon Seltzer, "When we're self-accepting, we're able to embrace" all things about ourselves and not just the things we _______ ourselves.

• like about

• hide from

• feed

• do for

According to Seltzer, being aware of our _________, limitations, and foibles" does not get in the way of accepting ourselves.

• hobbies

• temperature

• weaknesses

• surroundings

According to Seltzer, "It's only when we stop _______ ourselves that we can secure a more positive sense of who we are."

• judging

• helping

• believing in

• taking care of

Seltzer believes that self-acceptance is important for "our happiness and ___________."

• popularity

• loneliness

• sense of smell

• well-being

"In general...as _________ we're able to accept ourselves only to the degree we feel accepted by our parents." (Seltzer, 2008).

• children

• doctors

• strangers

• acrobats

Seltzer (2008) suggests that, "The positive regard we received from our parents may have depended almost totally on how we acted, and unfortunately we learned that many of our behaviors weren't _____________."

• harmful to others

• acceptable to them

• funny enough

• interesting

Seltzer argues that a "tendency toward _________ is at the heart of most of the problems that, as adults, we unwittingly create for ourselves."

• self-criticism

• eating sweets

• daydreaming

• helping others

According to Kids Help Phone, self-acceptance is "about letting go of the things ___________ and appreciating what makes you unique.

• you can't change

• that hurt your fingers

• that you like to do

• you hope to be

Doing things that you're good at or love to do often "can help you feel __________ your abilities," according to Kids Help Phone.

• less comfortable with

• more confident in

• awkward about

• limited in

According to Kids Help Phone, to better accept yourself, you shouldn't "be too hard on yourself or ______________".

• talk to strangers

• climb trees

• cross the street by yourself

• compare yourself to others