PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
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PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
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THE PHYSICAL SELF
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It refers to the body, this marvelous
container and complex, finely tuned,
machine with which we interface
with our environment and fellow
beings.
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Concrete dimensions of the body
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Tangible aspect of the person
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Directly observed and examined
SELF UNDERSTANDING
Self-understanding - the individual’s
cognitive representation of the self
which consists of the substance and
the content of self-conceptions.
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Development of adolescence simple to perplex
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Child’s understanding of self - changes throughout the lifespan as the person grows
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
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GROWING UP
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Changes are rapid
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Babies to unpredictable teenagers
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Stage where parents should respect children's privacy and give them space to grow
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Listen and provide support
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Obvious change - changes in physical selves
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC
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defining traits/features of the person’s body
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can easily be distinguished by naked eye (facial features, clothes, figure hairstyle)
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encompass everything that one can describe about a person/group by just looking
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ERIK ERIKSON
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Importance of the body
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Physical and intellectual skills serve as basis to
whether a person has achieved a sense of
competence and to manage and face the
complexities of life
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WILLIAM JAMES
Body as the initial source of sensation and necessary for the origin and maintenance
of personality
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
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ADOLESCENCE
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Adolescere (latin) - to grow up
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10-12 years old - puberty
begins, adolescent period
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18-22 years of age (Santrock)
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- transition of human life span
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WHO - adolescent as young people whose age ranges 10-19 (healthy group)
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Healthy children.org - adolescence is divided into 3 periods:
o Early Adolescence (11-14 years old)
o Middle Adolescence (15-17 years old)
o Late Adolescence (18-21 years old)
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Youth Nation Building Act (1994) - defined youth which ages 15-30 years old
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PUBERTY: A PERIOD OF RAPID PHYSICAL CHANGES
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Puberty not same as adolescence (Santrock)
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Puberty ends prior to the end of adolescence period
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PUBERTY
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most essential marker of the beginning of adolescence
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Brain-neuroendocrine process (occurring primarily in
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
early adolescence that triggers the rapid physical changes)
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Girls reach puberty earlier than boys
o Girls: Menarche - first menstrual flow
o Boys: Semenarche/Spermarche - first ejaculation/ nocturnal emission (wet
dreams)
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PITUITARY GLAND
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master endocrine gland
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Controls growth and regulates the functions of all other endocrine glands
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
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Gonads (sex glands) - secretes hormones (chemical substances)
o Ovaries (girls) - Estrogen
o Testes (boys) - Androgen and Testosterone
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Primary sexual changes - changes in reproductive organ that prepares for procreation
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Secondary sexual changes - physical changes
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Human development is a progressive process, variations occur because of individual
differences in such factors as health, nature and heredity
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BODY IMAGE
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Psychological aspect
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The way one sees himself or imagine
how he looks
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Health enhancing behavior - positive
body image
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Girls are less happy w/ their body image
than boys
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Poor body image - persons w/ negative
thoughts and feeling
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
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Healthy body image - positive thoughts and feelings. Acceptance of body
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Imaginary audience (egocentric state) - individual imagines that many people are
actively listening/watching him
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Spotlight effect (social psychology) - others are paying more attention to the
person’s appearance/behavior
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FACTORS THAT AFFECT PERCEPTION OF THE PHYSICAL SELF
PERSONAL FACTOR
1. Introspection
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process by which one observes one’s internal state (mental & emotional) after
behaving in a certain way
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limited
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people have low self-insight about self
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overestimating positive aspect
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
2. Self-Perception Theory
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one’s internal state is difficult to interpret
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people can infer their inner states by observing their own behavior, as if outside
observer
3. Self-concept
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cognitive representation of self-knowledge.
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Sum-total of all beliefs that people have about themselves
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Collection of individual experience
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Physical self-concept – individual’s description of his physical self (physical
appearance)
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
4. Personal Identity
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concept a person has about himself that develops over the years
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includes aspects of life (where you are born, nationality, family, gender, etc.)
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SOCIAL FACTORS
1. Attachment Process and Social Appraisal
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Bowlby - people learn about their value/lovability when their mothers/caregivers care
for them
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consistent caregiving - promotes positive self-concept
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
2. Maintaining, Regulating, and Expanding the Self in Interpersonal Relationships
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sense of self - shaped through ongoing interactions w/ others
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Acts as private audiences w/ whom people carry an internal dialogue
3. The Looking Glass Self theory
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Charles Horton Cooley - person’s self grows out of society’s interpersonal
interactions and perceptions of others
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the view of oneself comes from a compilation of personal qualities
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self-image is shaped and reflected from the social world
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of the City of Manila)
General Luna cor. Muralla St, Intramuros Manila
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES
COURSE TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 0003
TOPIC/LESSON: THE CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL SELF IN PSYCHOLOGY
4. Social Comparison
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cited Leon Festinger
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process of comparing oneself with others in order to evaluate one’s own abilities and
opinions
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2 types:
o Upward - compares self, better than him
o Downward - compares self to someone on worse situation than him
5. Social Identity theory (Collective Identity)
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formulated by Tajfel and Turner
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framework about how people achieve understanding about themselves by being a
member of their group
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as a member of the group, they will not be discriminated by an out-group
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they will feel secured
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Self - belongs to an individual level analysis (self-esteem, self-state, self-efficacy)
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Identity - based on societal/cultural level analysis
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LEARY AND TANGEY
identities are not stable markers but rather they are
dynamically created in the moment
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flexibility identities make the self-useful
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Social Milieu - crucial in developing the individual
self-knowledge
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THE IMPACT OF CULTURE ON BODY IMAGE AND SEL-ESTEEM:
IMPORTANCE OF BEAUTY
Culture - social system characterized by the shared meanings that are attributed to
people and events by its members
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Young adolescents are forced to adhere to society’s definition of beauty
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Standard of beauty vary a lot
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Beauty is what social media dictates
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THE FILIPINO CONCEPT OF BEAUTY
Eurocentrism - tendency to interpret the world in terms of European or Anglo-American
values/experiences
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Trend of seeing mixed Filipinos as the default attractive standard
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Tisoy and tisay beauty are strongly promoted in
media
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European standard of beauty - deemed as
beautiful
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Colorism - prejudicial/preferential treatment of
same-race people based solely on the color of
their skin
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Mixed Filipinos are more desirable because they looked like Caucasians
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SELF-ESTEEM AND THE IDEAL BODY IMAGE
Self-esteem
o overall evaluation that a person has for self
o measure of person’s self-worth
o global evaluative dimension of self
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Physical Appearance - factor that
affects self-esteem
o Adolescent’s body image:
o Perception of physical self when
they look in the mirror
o Feeling of like/dislikes about the physical self they see
o Their thoughts and how they relate to their physical self
o Perception of how other people view them physical