Nevertheless, it strongly
UTS (Midterms) influences behavior.
Chapter 2 Unpacking the self
Lesson 1
The physical self
- Some people are not content with
who they are and how they look,
most people are busy making
themselves prettier, sexier, more The self as impacted by the body
acceptable.
- Relationships are built or destroyed ● self -esteem
because of one’s physical - Subjective evaluation of one’s own
characteristics. Beauty is worth; it is a stable
sometimes correlated to physical individual-differences construct
attractiveness. across the lifespan with
developmental changes from
What is the physical self? childhood to old age.
- It refers to the body with which we - Describes a person’s overall sense
interface with our environment and of self-worth or personal value.
fellow beings.
- The physical self is the concrete Impact of culture on body image:
dimension, the tangible aspect of importance of beauty
the person that can be directly
observed and examined. ● Asian-american women
- More strongly identified with
The self as impacted by the body american culture has a
● Body image thicker body ideal.
- The mental representation - More strongly identified with
one creates but it may or asian culture has thicker.
may not bear close relation ● Black american women
to how others actually see - More strongly identified with
you. american culture has a
- Body image is subjected to thinner body ideal.
all kinds of distortion from - More strongly identified with
internal elements like our black culture has a thicker
emotions, moods, early body ideal.
experiences, attitudes of our ❖ Ethopia’s body scars
parents, and much more. ❖ Japan’s pale skin
❖ Mauritius and samoa’s plus size
, ❖ New zealand’s Ta Moko (face tattoo)
❖ Philippines “mambabatok”
❖ China’s lotus feet (foot binding) The sexual self
❖ Burma;s long neck - Male or female structures will form
❖ India’s mehedi and nose piercing depending entirely whether
❖ Kenya’s lip plate testosterone is present or absent.
- When testosterone is not produced,
Impact of culture on female embryos form the ovaries,
self-esteem:importance of beauty the female ducts and external
genitalia result.
- Higher levels of self esteem were - Any interference with the normal
generally rated as more attractive pattern of sex hormones production
and as a more desirable relationship in the embryo results in bizarre
pattern that those with lower levels abnormaities.
of self esteem.
● Pseudohermaphrodites are
Lesson 2 individuals who have accessory
reproductive structures that do no
The sexual self much to their gonads be like:
- If the embryonic testes fail to
To understand the physical self, one needs produce testosterone, a genetic
to learn the sexual self. male develops the female
- It is belived that the sex accessory structures and external
chromosomes of human define the genitalia.
sex (female or male) and their - On the other hand, if a genetic
secondary sexual characteristics. female is exposed to testosterone,
- From childhood, we are controlled the embryo has ovaries but
by our genetic makeup influencing develops male accessory ducts and
the way we treat ourselves. glands as well as male reproductive
- Aside from the genes, society or the organs and an empty scrotum.
external environment helps shape
self. ● Hermaphrodites are rare individuals
who possess both ovarian and
Developmental aspects of the reproductive testicular tissues.
system
● Cryptorchidism is a condition due to
- Sex is determined ath the time of failure of the testes to make their
fertilization, male have X and Y normal descent to enter the scrotum
chromosomes and female have XX. about 1 month before the birth
- Gonads are formed until about the which results in sterility and being at
embryonic development when risk for cancer of the testes.
accessory structures and external - Abnormal separation of
genitalia begin. chromosomes during meiosis can
UTS (Midterms) influences behavior.
Chapter 2 Unpacking the self
Lesson 1
The physical self
- Some people are not content with
who they are and how they look,
most people are busy making
themselves prettier, sexier, more The self as impacted by the body
acceptable.
- Relationships are built or destroyed ● self -esteem
because of one’s physical - Subjective evaluation of one’s own
characteristics. Beauty is worth; it is a stable
sometimes correlated to physical individual-differences construct
attractiveness. across the lifespan with
developmental changes from
What is the physical self? childhood to old age.
- It refers to the body with which we - Describes a person’s overall sense
interface with our environment and of self-worth or personal value.
fellow beings.
- The physical self is the concrete Impact of culture on body image:
dimension, the tangible aspect of importance of beauty
the person that can be directly
observed and examined. ● Asian-american women
- More strongly identified with
The self as impacted by the body american culture has a
● Body image thicker body ideal.
- The mental representation - More strongly identified with
one creates but it may or asian culture has thicker.
may not bear close relation ● Black american women
to how others actually see - More strongly identified with
you. american culture has a
- Body image is subjected to thinner body ideal.
all kinds of distortion from - More strongly identified with
internal elements like our black culture has a thicker
emotions, moods, early body ideal.
experiences, attitudes of our ❖ Ethopia’s body scars
parents, and much more. ❖ Japan’s pale skin
❖ Mauritius and samoa’s plus size
, ❖ New zealand’s Ta Moko (face tattoo)
❖ Philippines “mambabatok”
❖ China’s lotus feet (foot binding) The sexual self
❖ Burma;s long neck - Male or female structures will form
❖ India’s mehedi and nose piercing depending entirely whether
❖ Kenya’s lip plate testosterone is present or absent.
- When testosterone is not produced,
Impact of culture on female embryos form the ovaries,
self-esteem:importance of beauty the female ducts and external
genitalia result.
- Higher levels of self esteem were - Any interference with the normal
generally rated as more attractive pattern of sex hormones production
and as a more desirable relationship in the embryo results in bizarre
pattern that those with lower levels abnormaities.
of self esteem.
● Pseudohermaphrodites are
Lesson 2 individuals who have accessory
reproductive structures that do no
The sexual self much to their gonads be like:
- If the embryonic testes fail to
To understand the physical self, one needs produce testosterone, a genetic
to learn the sexual self. male develops the female
- It is belived that the sex accessory structures and external
chromosomes of human define the genitalia.
sex (female or male) and their - On the other hand, if a genetic
secondary sexual characteristics. female is exposed to testosterone,
- From childhood, we are controlled the embryo has ovaries but
by our genetic makeup influencing develops male accessory ducts and
the way we treat ourselves. glands as well as male reproductive
- Aside from the genes, society or the organs and an empty scrotum.
external environment helps shape
self. ● Hermaphrodites are rare individuals
who possess both ovarian and
Developmental aspects of the reproductive testicular tissues.
system
● Cryptorchidism is a condition due to
- Sex is determined ath the time of failure of the testes to make their
fertilization, male have X and Y normal descent to enter the scrotum
chromosomes and female have XX. about 1 month before the birth
- Gonads are formed until about the which results in sterility and being at
embryonic development when risk for cancer of the testes.
accessory structures and external - Abnormal separation of
genitalia begin. chromosomes during meiosis can
