physical and sexual self

• The physical self refers to the body such as physical extremities and internal organs
• 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
• Chromosomes - Are threadlike tissues that carries the genes and are usually found in pairs
• Genes are basic carrier of hereditary traits
• Theory of physiognomy - Person’s physical characteristics such as facial features and expressions and

  body structures could be related to a person’s character or personality
• Five Element Theory - Asserts the world and changes according to the five elements’ generating and overcoming relationships.
• Theory of Hippocrates - A theory based on the prominence of the body fluids
• Body Type Theory - by William Sheldon

  Ectomorph - Body Type is tall and thin. Mesomorph - Strong Muscular body.

  Endomorph - Soft and plump.
• The Wisdom of Your Face - According to Jean Hane
• self-esteem which is a person’s overall evaluation of his or her own worth.
• Body image - Refers to how individuals perceive, think, and feel about their physical appearance.
• Body modification - examples are tattooing, piercing, and plastic surgery.
• Erogenous Zones - Are areas of the body that are highly sensitive and produce sexual response when stimulated.
• One of the most basic forms of sexual stimulation is masturbation or selfstimulation that causes sexual pleasure or orgasm.
• Puberty - It is an important stage in sexual development. It is the time when many boys and girls first experience their first sexual attraction.
• Social Norms – Influence attraction in several ways such as in determining who are appropriate as lovers and spouse.
• Physical Attractiveness – the degree to which a person’s physical traits are regarded as aesthetically pleasing or beautiful.
• Social Exchange Theory - Proposes that attraction is the result of an exchange process.
• Intimacy – refers to the feelings of closeness, connectedness and bondedness.
• Passion – refers to the drives that leads to romance, physical attraction and sexual consummation.
• Commitment – refers to the decision to love and the commitment to maintain that love.
• Romantic Love - Includes a complex combination of different emotions such as fear, anger, sexual desire, joy and jealousy. Some of this emotions may also be sources of suffering.
• Lust - Driven by desire for sexual attraction.
• Attraction - Often associated with sexual attraction
• Attachment - Occurs when individuals desire to connect with another person intimately, also be called affectionate or companionate love.
• Helen Fisher - Biological anthropologist and expert in the science of human attraction suggest that the important ingredients of romantic love; lust, attraction and attachment.
• Sexual Orientation refers to a person’s sexual identity anchored on what gender they are attracted to.
• Gonorrhea

  • Caused by gonococcal bacteria which attack the lining of the mucous membrane such as mouth, throat, vagina, and urethra. • It can be treated by penicillin or other antibiotics.
• HIV/AIDS • Infections caused by direct contact body with fluids such as through blood transfusion, breast feeding, and sexual intercourse. • Attacks immune system and infected person eventually dies.
• Syphilis • Infects the genital areas and other parts of the body including the brain. • Can cause paralysis or even death • when left untreated.
• chlamydia • In men, can cause swollen testicles and burning sensation during urinization. • In women, can cause sterility if let untreated because it damages uterus, ovaries and fallopian tube.
• Genital Herpes • Can cause tingling sensations, abscesses, and blisters in genital area.
• Genital Warts • Causes by human papillomavirus and women with papill
• Contraception • Refers to the methods that are used to prevent pregnancy
• Cervical Mucus Method - Also called Billing Ovulation Method. A type of natural family planning methods based on careful observation of mucus pattern during the course of the menstrual cycle
• Mucus Pattern - Help in determining when a woman is most likely to conceive or not.