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• There is a clash of civilization that is plaguing the country right now and though this is not officially and consciously acknowledged, this war for dominance is victimizing all Filipinos in one form or another
• There is really no middle ground, and it is either one is rooting for the other side or opposing all contentions and wisdom from another side
• This is the battle for the dominance, and prisoners are not taken and captured
• This is literally, the war between the eastern self-versus the western self
• Western self


  • Focus on oneself and personal needs
  • Predicated on putting egoism first
  • Inclined in more acquisition of material things
  • Obsessed with being successful
  • Wealth and poverty is the result of enterprise and hard work
  • Celebrates the youth and being young
  • Subscribe to the idea of evolution
• Eastern self


  • Focus on others and the feeling of others
  • It is all about collectivism
  • Tilted towards less assets
  • Inclined towards long life; long life is equated with wealth
  • Wealth and poverty are the result of fortune and luck
  • Values the wisdom of years and seniority
  • Subscribe to concept of reincarnation
• Western concept of self

  • 1. Self is a social construction which is symbolically and signally created between and among social beings
  • 2. Phenomenological object which can be productively studied through a series of evanescent actions, self is multidimensional entity
  • 3. Self is an interpersonal unit
  • 4. Self takes form in communication
  • 5. Self is intimately connected to bodily experience both ontogenetically and here and now awareness
  • 6. Self is both phenomenal and non-phenomenal
  • 7. Self acquires substance according to semantic, syntactic and pragmatic
• Eastern concept of self

  • 1. A gentleman by following the moral way consisting of the virtues of love, righteousness, wisdom, propriety and loyalty in order to promote harmony in society (Confucianism)
  • 2. (Theravada) detachment and desire lessness to reach nirvana; reciprocal relationship;(Mahayana) compassion to other humans for belief that we are part of the same ever-changing universe (Buddhism)
  • 3. Attainment of liberation in the identification of Atman (the spiritual essence of all individual human beings) and Brahman (the spiritual essence of the universe) through the Four Yogas (Hinduism)
  • 4. Concept of Kapwa, recognition of shared identity, an inner self shared with others; Two levels or modes of social interaction – ibang-tao or "outsider" and hindi ibang-tao or "oneof-us" (Filipino Psychology)
• Individualism


  • People are autonomous and independent from their in-groups
  • Give priority to their personal goals of their in-groups
  • Behave on their basis of attitudes rather than norms
• Collectivism


  • Interdependent within their in-groups
  • Give priority to the goals of their in groups
  • In-groups primarily shape their behavior
  • Behave in a communal way
  • Concerned in maintaining relationship with others
• Physical self


  • The body which we interface with our environment and fellow being
  • A tangible aspect of the person that can be directly observed and examined
• William James on physical self


  Body is the initial source of sensation and necessary for the origin and maintenance of personality. It is an element of spiritual hygiene of supreme significance
• Sigmund Freud on physical self

  In Psychoanalytical school, construction of self and personality makes the physical body the core of human experience
• Wilhelm Reich on physical self


  Mind and body are one; all psychological processes, are a part of physical processes, and vice versa
• Erik Erikson on physical self


  The role of bodily organs is especially important in early developmental stages of a persons life. Later in life, the development of physical as well as intellectual skills help determine whether the individual will achieve a sense of competence and ability to choose demanding roles in a complex society
• Carl Jung on physical self


  Physical body and the external world can be known only as psychological experiences
• B.F. Skinner on physical self


  The role of the body is of primary importance
• Self-esteem


  We all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you
• Types of self-esteem


  • Inflated self-esteem
  • High self-esteem
  • Low self-esteem
• Sexual self


  • Refers to a broad spectrum in which humans display their sexuality
  • Consists of the actions that relate to sex, reproduction, and satisfaction through stimulation of sexual organs
• Human sexual behavior


  • Defined as any activity – solitary, between two persons or in a group – that induces sexual arousal
  • The inherited sexual response patterns
  • The degree of restraint or other types of influence exerted on the individual by society in the expression of his sexuality
• Male reproductive system


  • Testis - source of spermatozoa (male germ cell)
  • Scrotum - sac of skin
  • Prostate glands - secrete urine and seminal fluid
  • Penis - where ejaculation occurs
  • Sperm - male gamete
• Female reproductive system


  • Ovary - source of oba or ovum
  • Fallopian tube - where sperm cell and egg cell meet
  • Uterus - womb; zygote (fertilized egg) developed into a baby
  • Vagina - tube leading outside the body
  • Vulva - opening of the frs
• Sexual intercourse


  1. Semen from male is discharged in the vagina

  2. Sperms will begin moving up to the uterus reaching the fallopian tube

  3. During the travel most of the sperms will die while climbing up the fallopian tube, only one sperm will enter the ovum and can remain alive for only 12 hours

  4. If it meets ovum it will lead to fertilization

  5. Zygote (fertilized egg) will form in an embryo from which will enter gestation period
• Erogenous zone


  • Part of the body that particularly sensitive to touch, pressure and vibration which contributes to sexual arousal
  • Identifying erogenous zone ("hot spots") gives different reaction and effect to a person
  • These could bring sexual satisfaction, also, improves sexual health and stimulating different spots may produce different reaction to the body
• Erogenous zones

  • Reproductive organ (vagina, penis, scrotum & clitoris)
  • Mouth (lips)
  • Neck
  • Breast (nipples)
  • Ears
• Phases of sexual response

  • Arousal phase
  • Excitement phase
  • Plateau phase
  • Orgasm phase
  • Resolution phase
• Heterosexuality


  A sexual attraction and behavior directed to other sex. More than male-female intercourse, it involves kissing, petting, caressing, massaging and other form of sexual activities
• Homosexuality and bisexuality


  • Homosexuals is a romantic and/or sexual attraction between members of same sex
  • Bisexuals are person who can be romantically or sexually attracted to same sex and the other sex
  • Some male homosexuals prefer the term Gay and some female homosexual prefer the term Lesbian
  • Gays and Lesbian as preference for a terminology refer not only to their sexual preference but also as Gender preference
• Transsexuality


  • These are people who believed they were born with the body of the other gender
  • Men transsexuals believe that they are men in a women's body and women transsexuals believe that they are women in a men's body
  • Transsexuals sometimes seek sex exchange operations, which undergo several steps such as intensive sexual counseling, hormone injections, living as member of desired sex for several years, surgery
• Transgenderism


  These are people who view themselves as a third gender, they are transvestites (who wears clothes of the other gender) or those who believed that traditional male-female classifications inadequately characterized them
• Natural contraception


  • Abstinence
  • Calendar method
• Artificial contraception


  • Various artificial methods
• Transsexuality


  People who believed they were born with the body of the other gender
• Transsexuals


  • Men transsexuals believe they are men in a women's body, women transsexuals believe they are women in a men's body
  • Transsexuals sometimes seek sex exchange operations, which undergo several steps such as intensive sexual counseling, hormone injections, living as member of desired sex for several years, surgery
• Transgenderism


  People who view themselves as a third gender, they are transvestites (who wears clothes of the other gender) or those who believed that traditional male-female classifications inadequately characterized them
• Natural Contraception


  • Abstinence
  • Calendar method
  • Lactation amenorrhea
  • Coitus interruptus
• Artificial Method of Contraception

  • Oral contraception
  • Transdermal patch
  • Vaginal ring
  • Subdermal implants
  • Hormonal injection
  • Intrauterine device (IUD)
  • Chemical barriers
  • Diaphragm
  • Male and female condom
  • Surgical methods (vasectomy and tubal ligation)
• Abstinence


  Most effective way of birth control, done through abstaining from sexual intercourse, also the most effective way to avoid STIs
• Calendar Method


  Also called as the Rhythm Method, involves avoiding coitus during the days that the woman is fertile