Physical Self

• Physical Self - refers to the body that includes the basic parts
• Physical Self - made up of other organs as well
• Body functions least well during: Infancy, Old Age
• Early Adulthood - the peak of human development
• Babyhood - in this stage, rapid physical growth and development happen
• Adolescence or Puberty - the most crucial stage of human development
• Adolescence - the stage of development of rapidly physical changes including the maturation of the reproductive system
• Life Span - the development from conception to death
• Elizabeth B. Hurlock - outlined the stages of lifespan, perhaps she divided the human development into 10 stages
• Nature - the argument that behavior traits can be explained by genetics
• Nurture - stated that human behavior is learned and shaped through interaction
• Heredity - biological process of transmission of traits from parents of offspring
• Chromosomes - thread-like tissues that carries the genes, and are usually found in pair
• A human typically has 23 pairs of chromosomes
• Two Types of Chromosomes: Autosomes, Gonosome
• Genes - the basic carriers of hereditary traits
• Genes can be classified into: Dominant, Recessive
• Recessive - the trait not expressed when the dominant form is present
• Dominant - the expressed form of the trait when present
• Environment - refers to the factors to which the individual is exposed after conception to death, which includes learning and experience
• Body Image - refers to how individuals perceive, think, and feel about their body and physical appearance
• Appearance - refers to everything about a person that others can observe
• Self-Esteem - a person's overall evaluation of his or her own worth
• Three of the Most Common Causes of Poor Body Images: Thin Ideal Body, Bullying and Peer Pressure, Media
• Effects of Poor Body Image: Body Dissatisfaction, Depression, Low Self-Esteem, Eating Disorder, Body Modification
• Bulimia - eat large amounts of food at one time, then try to get rid of the food or weight gain by throwing up
• Anorexia Nervosa - usually underweight; self-starvation, extreme diets and extreme exercise to lose weight