Lesson 6 - Physical Self Flashcards
refers to our body that includes basic parts of us such as
our head, neck , and organs that plays an important role in
our life.
PHYSICAL SELF
It is the concrete dimension, the tangible aspects of the
person that can be directly observed and examined.
PHYSICAL SELF
traditionally, was among the ultimate values along
with goodness, truth, and justice.
Beauty
asked whether things were beautiful
because it gave delight, or whether it gave delight because
it was beautiful.
St. Augustine
connected beauty to love and desire.
Plato
asserted that the chief forms of beauty are order,
symmetry, and definiteness.
Aristotle
Beauty is no quality in things themselves, it
exist merely in the mind which contemplates them.
David Hume
the perception of beauty does depend
on the external sense of sight alone.
Francis Hutcheson
What did Psychology discover about
beauty?
✓A person who is perceived as attractive makes more money
than a person of below-average looks.
✓In politics, voters who are not actively engaged in social
and political issues choose candidates based on “looks”
the tendency of people to rate attractive individuals more
favorably for their personality traits or characteristics
compared to those who are less attractive
Halo Effect
give low ratings to the person because of 1 negative
attribute
Horn effect (devil effect)
prioritize a slim figure,
small face, v-shaped jaw,
pale skin, straight
eyebrows, flawless skin,
and larger eyes
Korean beauty standards
prioritize a slim figure,
small face, v-shaped jaw,
pale skin, straight
eyebrows, flawless skin,
and larger eyes
Korean beauty standards
emphasize dieting (physical
feature) and light skin
Filipinos
is fair or
medium-complexioned, has a
narrow waist but wider hips and
breasts, and has large eyes, full red
lips, and long black hair that is either
straight or wavy.
The ideal Indian woman
To look more unattractive for other
men, they choose to wear nose plugs.
Apatani Women, India
lip plates, but there are also other stunning
beauty ideals that they follow. For instance, they
love to decorate their heads with horns and floral
crowns and paint their faces.
Mursi Tribe, Ethiopia
refers to how individuals perceived think and feel
about their body and physical appearance
BODY IMAGE
everything about a person that others can
observe, height, weight skin color, clothes and
hairstyles.
APPEARANCE
Causes of poor body image:
- Emphasis on thin ideal body
- Bullying and peer pressure
- Media
THE EFFECTS OF BODY IMAGE
- Body Dissatisfaction
- Depression
- Low self esteem
- Eating disorders
- Extreme Body Modification
out-of-control eating episodes or binges are followed by self-
induced vomiting, excessive use of laxatives or other attempts to purge (get rid) of food HENCE staying in their
desired weight
Bulimia Nervosa
binging (eat a lot)and purging to feel good about their self
and reduce anxiety
Bulimia Nervosa
the person eats only minimal amounts of food or exercises
vigorously to offset food intake so body weight- sometimes
drops dangerously (UNDERWEIGHT - what is perfect )
Anorexia nervosa:
engage in continuous food restrictions to stay thin to reduce
their anxiety
Anorexia nervosa
individuals may binge repeatedly and find it distressing (feel
guilt about their binges), but they do not attempt to purge
the food (they don’t have the psychosocial skills to simply
stop their binge)
Binge-eating disorder
Various sources of eating disorders:
- Biological influences: may have inherited
vulnerability - Psychological factors: a person may be prone to
anxiety focused on appearances or distorted body
image - Social : cultural pressures to be thin, social
presentations
Imagined Ugliness (Psychological Disturbances ); a preoccupation with
some imagined defect in appearance by someone who actually looks
reasonably normal
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
