Gec 01

• Physical self


  The body, including physical extremities and internal organs
• Life Span


  Refers to the development from conception to death
• Stages of human development

  • Prenatal - Fertilization to birth
  • Infancy - Birth to 2 weeks to life
  • Babyhood - 2 weeks of life to 2nd year
  • Early Childhood - 2 to 6 years old
  • Late Childhood - 6 to 10 or 12 years
  • Puberty - 10 or 12 to 14 years old
  • Adolescence - 14 to 18 years old
  • Early Adulthood - 18 to 40 years old
  • Middle Adulthood - 40 to 60 years years old
  • Late Adulthood or Senescene - 60 to death
• Functions of the physical self

  1. Perform functions

  2. Work together to perform functions (e.g. respiratory system for breathing)
• Individual's aging


  Ability of the physical self changes
• Physical self ability peaks between ages 20 and 30, then slowly declines at middle age
• Adolescence


  Begins with the onset of puberty
• Heredity - is the biological of the inheritance of traits from parents to offspring
• Environment - refers to the factors an individual is exposed to throughout life which includes learning experience. Environment factors such as diet, nutrition, and diseases play an important role in an individual’s physical development.
• Chromosomes - Are threadlike tissues that carries the genes and are usually found in pairs. There are 23 pairs of chromosomes which are classified as autosome or trait

  chromosomes (22 pairs) and gonosomes or sex chromosomes
• Genes are basic carrier of hereditary traits and are classified as dominant (strong genes) and recessive (weak genes)
• Theory of Physiognomy is the Person’s physical characteristics such as facial features and expressions and body structures could be related to a person’s character or personality
• Generating and overcoming are the complementary elements. 1. Generating processes – promote development 2. Overcoming processes – control developmen
• Five Generating Interactions •Fueling

  • Forming •Containing • Carrying •Feeding
• Five Overcoming Interactions •Melting •Penetrating •Separating •Absorbing •Quenching
• Theory of Hippocrates • A theory based on the prominence of the body fluids • Excess of/or deficiency in an any the four bodily fluids (or humors) in a person influences their personality, temperament, and wellbeing.
• Sanguine Type – has the prominence of red bile Melancholic Type – has the prominence of black bile Choleric Type – has the prominence of yellow bile Phlegmatic Type – has the excess phlegm
• Ectomorph

  Body Type is tall and thin. Restrained, quiet, introverted, and artistic

  Mesomorph

  Strong Muscular body. Energetic adventurous, assertive and courageous.

  Endomorph Body type is soft and plump Easy going and sociable.
• The Wisdom of Your Face According to Jean Haner (2008)

  ✓ Oval – Shaped Face – hospitable and tactful ✓ Round – Shaped Face – friendly, kindhearted and selfless ✓ Square Face – witty, analytical, and great leade rs ✓ Heart – Shaped Face – patient and intuitive by nature ✓ Long - Shaped Face – perfectionist and tend to be aggressive ✓ Triangle – Shaped Face – creative, artistic, sensitive and determined ✓ Diamond Face – detail-oriented and like to be control
• According to Squier and Mew (1981) ✓ Long and Angular – Shaped Face – responsive, assertive genuine ✓ Short and Square – Shaped Face – restrained, conforming and shrewd
• Body Image


  How individuals perceive, think, and feel about their physical appearance
• Self-esteem


  A person's overall evaluation of his or her own worth
• Physical appearance


  Height, weight, skin color, clothes, hairstyle
• Adolescents' reaction to physical appearance

  • Depends on socio-cultural factors
• Emphasis on ideal body types (slim/thin)


  Leads girls to experience body dissatisfaction
• Higher body dissatisfaction in girls

  Likely to experience depression, low self-esteem, and eating disorders
• Body image is related to self-esteem
• Body image refers to everything about a person that others can observe
• The Importance of Beauty • In Egyptian art, beauty in women with slim, high waist, narrow hips, and long black hair. In contrast, woman with a full figure and rounded hips were considered beautiful during renaissance period • Generally, humans who have clean and unblemished skin, thick shiny hair, well - proport ioned bodies and symmetrical faces, are traditionally considered the most beautiful
• Beauty in Media • Advertisements, magazines and televisions are filled with good looking faces which emp hasize the value of physical attractiveness. People tend to be influenced by the beautiful faces and bodies they see in media in the way determine what is beautiful and what is not
• Body Modification types

  • Tattooing
  • Permanent make-up
  • Body piercing
  • Cosmetic surgery
• Tattooing


  Injecting ink onto the skin to draw a design
• Body piercing


  Letting people wear jewelry through different piercings in their body
• Cosmetic surgery


  Surgical and non-surgical procedures to restore, reconstruct or alter body parts like breast enhancement, nose lift, etc.
• Whether beauty is biologically programmed or culturally constructed


  It remains important in all societies
• Studies have shown that men and women who are physically attractive have more opportunities in finding jobs, getting promotions and having higher income
• Generally, unattractive people are less liked and assisted
• Different cultures have different definitions and perceptions of beauty
• People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder
• The fact that a number of Filipinas have won international beauty contests shows that Filipinas are among the women who are perceived to be the most beautiful in the world