GSELF PHYSICAL SELF

• Body Image


  is an individual's mental representation of their own body.
• Body image


  influences self-esteem. There are two types of body image
• Internal/Personal


  Person's perception of the level of attractiveness of his own body; produces either satisfying or unsatisfying results
• External/Social


  Sense of how other people view our bodies
• Body Image Dissatisfaction


  occurs when there is a discrepancy between actual (i.e. what you really look like) and ideal body image (i.e. what you want to look like)
• External and Inner beauty

  Two general types of beauty
• External Beauty


  Physical characteristics of a person
• External Beauty


  Usually what is considered as pleasant to the aesthetic senses
• Inner Beauty


  Pertains to the inner qualities of a person
• Gillian Rhodes (2006)


  averageness, rather than distinctiveness, was correlated with facial attractiveness. This means that the more common the facial features of a person, the more attractive that person is to others.
• Aesthetic Capital


  refers to the privileges and wealth people receive from aesthetic traits such as their face, hair, body, clothes, grooming habits, and other markers of beauty
• Samantha Lovascio


  proposed that aesthetic traits impact our lives in matters of modest importance (e.g., friend selection) and matters of great importance (e.g., career mobility). This advertisement depicts this concept of aesthetic capital.
• Body Adornment


  Practice of physically enhancing the body by temporary means such as styling and decorating
• Body Modification


  Temporary or permanent physical alteration of the body through means such as surgery, tattooing, piercing, and the like
• Culture of Physical Improvement

  A Filipina with a morena complexion becomes self-conscious when seeing advertisements of whitening products; An elderly man saying "pasensya na mga anak, matanda na kasi" to the people behind him since he cannot walk any faster; A child who is disabled feels discouraged in his P.E class since he is left out in the activities.
• Body Shame


  not a natural response to being fat, physically impaired, chronically sick, or old. It is a culturally conditioned response to a commercially fabricated fantasy of physical perfection.
• Popular or 'Pop' Culture

  A culture that is widely accepted and patronized by the public
• Popular or 'Pop' Culture

  Usually influences people to patronize products endorsed by popular celebrities or products that are 'on trend.
• Media


  People given the most exposure are usually attractive celebrities and models that create ideals for men and women to admire and emulate.
• Media


  The constant exposure pressures individuals to conform to these expectations
• Hyper-mediated Society


  Presence of advertisements representing appropriate body or skin types
• Hyper-mediated Society


  People internalize ideals presented and either attempt to conform to or resist
• Self-esteem


  is a person's overall sense of self-worth or personal value.