Unpacking the Self: Physical Self Flashcards
It including the face, bodily structure, height and weight. However, people should also their physical competencies, valuation of physical worth, and perception of beauty.
physical features
According to John W. Santrock (2014), _________ is the individuals cognitive representation of the self which consist of the substance and the content of self-conceptions.
Self-understanding
As children advance in age, their interest change and with these come changes in their bodies.
Growing Up
refers to the concrete dimensions of the body, it is the tangible aspect of the person which can be directly observed and examined.
Physical Self
are the defining traits or features of the person’s body.
Physical characteristics
When children reach ____________ of age, puberty begins and they are now in the adolescent period.
10-12 years
transition period in the human life span lasts from ___________ of age
18-22 years
The first is early adolescence
11 to 14 years old
The second is middle adolescence
15 to 17 years old
The last stage is the late adolescence
18 to 21 years old
In the Philippines, the youth in Nation- Building Act (1994) defined youth according to the ages which cover between __________.
15-30 years
Girls reached puberty earlier than boys and experience __________ which is her first menstrual flow.
menarche
Boys, two to three years later, experience___________ or_____________ which is his first ejaculation or nocturnal emission (wet dreams).
spermarche & semenarche
Puberty is a ______________ process occurring primary in early adolescence that triggers the rapid physical changes that occur in the adolescent stage of human development.
brain-neuroendocrine
is the master endocrine gland that controls growth and regulates the function of all other endocrine glands, including the gonads (ovaries for girls and testes for boys).
Pituitary gland
Chemical substances(a)_________ secreted by the gonads(b)_________ are distributed by the blood stream throughout the body.
(a) hormones
(b) sex glands
Hormones for girls
estrogen
Hormones for boys
Androgens & Testosterone
changes in the reproductive organs that prepare both boys and girls for procreation.
Primary sexual changes
It refers to the way one sees himself/herself or the way he/she imagines how he/she looks. It could be either positive and negative in view of themselves.
Body image
Young adolescents usually experience an ___________ which refers to an egocentric state where the individual imagines and believes that many people are actively listening to or watching him or her.
imaginary audience
Social psychology its called ‘____________’ which refers to the belief that others are paying more attention to the person’s appearance and behavior than they really are.
spotlight effect
Looking forward is one of the simplest way to achieve self-knowledge. (Hewstone, 2015) introspection is the process by which one observes and examines ones inner state (mental and emotional) after behaving in a certain way.
Introspection and Self-reflection
It explains that since one’s internal state is difficult to interpret, people can infer their inner states by observing their own behavior, as if they are outside observer.
Self-Perception Theory
It is a cognitive representation of self-knowledge which includes the sum total of all beliefs that people have about themselves. It is a collection of all individual experiences involving one’s characteristics, social roles, values, goals and fears.
It is a cognitive representation of self-knowledge which includes the sum total of all beliefs that people have about themselves. It is a collection of all individual experiences involving one’s characteristics, social roles, values, goals and fears.
Self-Concept
The concept a person has about himself that develops over the years. Includes aspects of his/her life that was born into the family, nationality, gender, physical traits as well as the choices he makes, such as what he does for a living, who his/her friends are and what he/she believes in.
Personal Identity
Bowlby(1969), people learn about their value and lovability when they experience how their mothers or caregivers care for them and respond to their needs. These earliest interactions are important in developing who they are.
Attachment Process and Social Appraisal
Aside from the attachment developed when individual are still young, the sense of self is continuously shaped through ongoing interaction with others or with significant relationship partners. They act as “private audiences” with whom people carry an internal dialogue.
Maintaining, Regulating and Expanding the self in Interpersonal Relations
Charles Horton Cooley stated that a person’s self grows out of society’s interpersonal interactions and the perception of others.
The looking-glass Self Theory
Cited the work of Leon Festinger in 1954 introduced another way of understanding oneself by comparing one’s traits, abilities, or opinions to that of others.
Social Comparison
it happens when an individual compares himself to others who are better than him.
Upward Social Comparison
it happens when an individual compares himself to others who is in a worse situation than he is especially when he is feeling so low.
Downward Social Comparison
Was formulated by Tajfel and Turner in 1979 which provides a framework about how people achieve understanding about themselves by being a member of their group.
Social Identity Theory
belongs to an individual level analysis which includes self-esteem, self-states, self-efficacy and the like.
Self
is based on societal or cultural level analysis such as cultural concept of oneself and cultural make up which makes a person who he is.
Identity
is defined as a social system that is characterized by the shared meanings that are attributed to people and events by its members.
Culture
Another factor that strongly impacts the person’s view of his physical self is his ‘_________’
cultural milieu
Young adolescents are forced to adhere to society’s definition of beauty lest they be labelled _____ or ‘_______’ in the local dialect.
Ugly or Pangit
defines ___________ as the overall evaluation that a person has of himself which can be positive or negative, high or low. It is a measure of the person’s self worth based on some personal or social standard.
Self-esteem
introduced another way of understanding oneself by comparing one’s traits, abilities, or opinions to that of others. (stated by who?)
Hewstone
person’s self grows out of society’s interpersonal interactions and the perception of others. The view of oneself comes from a compilation of personal qualities and impressions of how others perceive the individual. (stated by who?)
Charles Horton Cooley
_________ is what social media dictates, what fashion models look like, and how his/her favorite celebrity dresses and behaves.
BEAUTY
Is defined as “a tendency to interpret the world in terms of European or Anglo-American values and experiences”.
Eurocentrism
The ‘______’ and ‘_______’ beauty standards is strongly promoted in media today by casting actors that do not physically resemble the everyday Filipino.
‘tisoy’ and ‘tisay’
