THE PHYSICAL SELF

JULIANA MIKAELA M. GINEZ

MIDTERMS REVIEWER | UNDERSTANDING THE SELF | FIRST YEAR, FIRST SEM
PROF. MARIE CAR A. EGASANI – OMAGAP
NOVEMBER 2022

- The nature and extent of the influence of

OUTLINE
hereditary and environmental factors depend
I. Physical Self on each other.
II. Heredity - An individual’s characteristics may be
a. Environment Relationship conceived of as the product of hereditary and
b. Transmission of Traits from parents to
environmental factors.
offspring
III. Maturation
a. Adolescent Period B. TRANSMISSION OF TRAITS FROM PARENTS TO
b. Puberty OFFSPRING
IV. Body Image
AUTOSOME
V. Factors
VI. Filipino Concept of Beauty - Actual chromosome present normally inside the
nucleus without considering the x and y
chromosome.
I. PHYSICAL SELF
PHYSICAL SELF  Remember:
- Refers to the concrete dimensions of the body. o There are 23 pairs of chromosomes
- Tangible which can be observed and examined. o 23rd pair = sex chromosomes
SELF-UNDERSTANDING
- The individual cognitive representation of the self
III. MATURATION
which consists of the substance and the content of
MATURATION
self-conceptions.
- Completion of growth of a genetic character within
TYPES OF SELF-CARE
an organism or the unfolding of an individual’s
PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL SOCIAL SPIRITUAL inherent traits or potential.
o Pre-natal stage
Sleep Boundaries Time Alone
Stress o Infancy stage (Birth – 2 years)
Management Support o Early Childhood (3 – 5 years)
Stretching Meditation
System o Middle and Late Childhood (6 – 12 years)
o Adolescence (13 – 18 years)
Walking Yoga
Emotional Positive Social o Early Adulthood (19 – 20 years)
Physical Maturity Media Connection o Middle Adulthood (30 – 60 years)
release
o Late Adulthood (61 and above)
Healthy o Death
Forgiveness Communication Nature
food

Yoga Compassion Time Together Journaling

A. ADOLESCENT PERIOD
Sacred
Rest Kindness Ask for Help ADOLESCENT PERIOD
Space
- Happens during the ages of 10-12
o The self as Impacted by the Body 3 PERIODS OF ADOLESCENCE
1. EARLY
- 11 to 14 years old
II. HEREDITY
2. MIDDLE
- 15 to 17 years old
A. ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIP 3. LATE
MISCONCEPTIONS - 18 to 21 years old
1. EXCLUSIVE OPERATION
o Purely based on heredity o In the Phil
2. ADDITIVE CONTRIBUTION - 15 to 30 is considered the age of the youth.
o Heredity and Environment is not ±.

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THE PHYSICAL SELF
JULIANA MIKAELA M. GINEZ
MIDTERMS REVIEWER | UNDERSTANDING THE SELF | FIRST YEAR, FIRST SEM
PROF. MARIE CAR A. EGASANI – OMAGAP
NOVEMBER 2022

B. PUBERTY o A collection of beliefs one holds about

oneself and the responses of others.
PUBERTY
o It can be influenced by social situations
- Most essential marker of the beginning of
and even one's own motivation for seeking
adolescence.
self-knowledge.
- Happens as a part of a neuroendocrine process thru
d) Personal Identity
the Pituitary Gland.
o The concept you develop about
GIRL
yourself that evolves over the course
- Menarche
of your life.
o First Menstrual Flow
2. Social Factors
BOYS
a) Attachment Process and Social Appraisal
- Spemarche/Semenarche
o ATTACHMENT PROCESS stresses the
o First Ejaculation/Nocturnal Emission
importance of the interaction of the
primary caregiver toward the infant.
FEMALE MALE o Establishing a secure attachment or bond
GONADS Ovaries Testes is very important for the child's
psychological health and emotional
Androgen
HORMONES Estrogen behavior.
Testosterone
o SOCIAL APPRAISAL is the process of
PRIMARY SEXUAL Sperm
Ovulation integrating the information gleaned from
CHARACTERISTICS Production
others' emotional expression into one's
- Height
- Facial and own evaluation of a situation.
- Widening of
SECONDARY Body Hair b) Maintaining, Regulating, And Expanding the
the Hips
SEXUAL - Muscles self in Interpersonal Relationships
- Increase of
CHARACTERISTICS - Changes in c) Looking-Glass Self
fatty tissue
the voice
in breast o Self that is a product of social interaction
d) Social Comparison
- Upward
IV. BODY IMAGE
o Comparison to someone better.
BODY IMAGE
- Downward
- Refers to the way one sees himself/herself.
o Comparison to someone less
SPOTLIGHT EFFECT
fortunate.
- A belief that others are paying more attention to
e) Social Identity
the person’s appearance and behavior than they
o SOCIAL IDENTITY allows people to be
really are.
part of groups and gain a sense of
belonging in their social world.
V. FACTORS
FACTORS (Affecting perception of the Physical Self) VI. FILIPINO CONCEPT OF BEAUTY
1. Personal Factors
EUROCENTRISM
a) Introspection and Self-Reflection
- A tendency to interpret the world in terms of
o INTROSPECTION gives you access to
European or Anglo-American values and
understanding yourself
experiences.
o SELF-REFLECTION lets you process what
COLORISM
you learn
- The prejudicial treatment of the same race people
b) Self-Perception Theory
based solely on skin color.
o This theory argues that people become
aware of certain attitudes by observing
o What matters most is how you see yourself.
their own behavior.
c) Self-Concept