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Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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Is the concrete dimension, the tangible aspect of the person that can be directly observed and examined

An initial source of sensation and necessary for the origin and maintenance of personality - William James

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Physical Self

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Psychosocial Stages of Personality Development

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Oral Stage (Birth - 1.5 years)

Anal Stage (1.5 - 3 years)

Phallic Stage (4 -5 years)

Latent Stage (5 Years - Puberty)

Genital Stage (Puberty)

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The role of the bodily organs is especially important in early developmental stages of a person’s life

Later in life, the development of physical as well as intellectual skills help determine whether the individual will achieve a sense of competence and ability to choose demanding roles in a complex society

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Psychosocial Theory of Development (Erik Erikson)

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coined the term “somatic society” which means the newfound importance of the body in the contemporary society

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Bryan Turner

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Criticizing your own appearance, through a judgment or comparison to another person

Criticizing another’s appearance in front of them

Criticizing another’s appearance without their knowledge

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Body Shaming

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Characterized by loss of body weight and refusal to eat. Appetite is usually intact.

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Anorexia Nervosa

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Characterized by recurrent and frequent binge eating with or without vomiting.

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Bulimia Nervosa

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Characterized by a distressing and impairing preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in appearance

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (DSM-5)

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Where the libido is centered (according to Freud)

Parts of the body that experience heightened sensitivity and/or signal sexual arousal of some kind

Needs stimulation by engaging the person in gratifying activities

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Erogenous Zones

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10
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predominant factor in long-term relationships.

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attachment

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produced by the hypothalamus and released in large quantities during sex, breastfeeding, and childbirth

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Oxytocin (cuddle hormone)

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11
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Model that describes the physiological responses, that occur during sexual activity

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Sexual Response Cycle

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12
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A person’s identity based on their physical characteristics, genes and hormones

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Sex

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Structure of social relations that centers on the reproductive arena, and the set of practices that bring reproductive distinctions into social processes

A term that refers to social or cultural distinctions associated with a given sex; it is generally considered to be a socially constructed concept

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Gender

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True or False

Sex and gender are often thought of as binary categories; that is, we can be either male or female, or feminine or masculine.

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False

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Who you think you are

One’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither - how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves which can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth

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Gender Identity

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16
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a person whose gender identity matches his or her assigned sex

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Cisgender

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17
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a person whose lived experiences do not match their assigned sex

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Transgender

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person whose assigned sex is male and identifies as a woman

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Transwoman

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person whose assigned sex is female and identifies as a man

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Transman

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How you demonstrate who you are

Refers to the ways that humans choose to display their gender identity to the world usually expressed

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Gender Expression

21
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Who you are romantically and sexually into

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Sexual Orientation/Attraction

22
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attracted to people of the same gender

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Straight (Heterosexual)

23
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attracted to people of the same gender

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Gay/Lesbian (Homosexual)

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can be attracted to both men and women

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Bisexual

25
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2 Primary Purposes of Sexual Intercourse

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Unitive (unite the couple)

Procreative (create more people)

26
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Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998

Public awareness of HIV/AIDS through comprehensive nationwide educational and information campaigns

Full protection of human rights and civil liberties of every person suspected or known to have HIV/AIDS

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RA 8504

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This new law attempts to address discrepancies of RA 8504

It defines HIV and AIDS education as a right, and also ensures free treatment provided and stricter policies to enact against discrimination

Prohibits HIV-Related Discrimination such as in the workplace and in learning institutions

Allows minor from 15-17 years old to undergo HIV testing without parental consent with assistance of licensed health or social worker

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RA 11166

28
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The most reliable way to avoid infection is to not have sex (i.e., anal, vaginal or oral)

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Abstinence

29
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agree to be sexually active with only one person, who has agreed to be sexually active only with you

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Mutual Monogamy

30
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Feres to tangible objects, people, or places that carry the designation my or mine

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Material/Economic Self

31
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Refers to any part of the body. These entities are clearly an intimate part of who we are.

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Bodily Self

32
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Refers to anything that is beyond our body (Psychological ownership)

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Extended Self

33
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The importance a consumer attaches to worldly possessions.

The extent to which consumption becomes the primary source of satisfaction, as well as the dominant mode of motivation.

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Materialism

34
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Meaning is in a constant state of flux.

Cultural categories of people that help shape identity are subject to constant manipulation by individuals, social groups, and marketing agents.

Meanings of objects that are used to make visible and stabilize the categories of culture are also subject to frequent change through their appropriation in advertising, in television programming, and among social subgroups.

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Possessions as Unstable Meanings

35
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an organized system of ideas about the spiritual or supernatural realm, that is accompanied by rituals. Through rituals, people attempt to influence things that they think are beyond their control.

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Religion

36
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also concerns an aspect of the divine and supernatural but is oftentimes limited to the individual, with no need for any formal organization. This is the search for meaning and direction in life and the ways

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Spirituality

37
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2 Types of Religious Rituals

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According to the Calendar (Calendric)

Based on crisis

38
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Involves the recognition of a feeling, or sense, or belief that there is something greater than myself, something more to being human than sensory experience, and that the greater whole of which we are part is cosmic or divine in nature.

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Spirituality

39
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(age 12 and up) conformity to authority and the religious development of a personal identity. Any conflicts with one’s beliefs are ignored at this stage due to the fear of threat from inconsistencies.

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SYNTHETIC CONVENTIONAL STAGE

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(age 21 and up) stage of angst and struggle. The individual takes personal responsibility for his or her beliefs and feelings. As one is able to reflect on one’s own beliefs, there is an openness to a new complexity of faith, but this also increases the awareness of conflicts in one’s belief.

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INDIVIDUATIVE-REFLECTIVE STAGE

41
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Helping a person find personal meaning in life.

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Logotherapy by VIctor Frankl

42
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An increasing awareness of the deeply dysfunctional and divisive nature of many of our traditional political and economic institutions

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Political Self

42
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Logotherapy proposes that meaning in life can be discovered in three distinct ways:

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By creating a work or doing a deed.

By experiencing something or encountering someone.

By the attitude that we take toward unavoidable suffering.

43
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Structured forms of engagement with political processes and everyday forms of participation in a society.

Engaging in such activities can also enhance efficacy and competence of the younger generation, as they are considered to be the “future leaders of the society”

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Active Citizenship

Understanding the Self (3 decks)

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