Physical and sexual self

• The physical self refers to the body such as physical extremities and internal organs

  • They both perform and work together to perform there

  functions (ex: respiratory system for breathing)

  • In addition there ability changes through individual’s

  aging. (at peak bet, the age of 20 and 30 slowly

  declines at middle age)

  • Adolescence begins with the onset puberty
• Life Span Refers to the development from conception to death
• 1. Prenatal - Fertilization to birth 2. Infancy - Birth to 2 weeks to life 3. Babyhood - 2 weeks of life to 2nd year
  2. 4. Early Childhood - 2 to 6 years old
  3. 5. Late Childhood - 6 to 10 or 12 years
  4. 6. Puberty - 10 or 12 to 14 years old
  5. 7. Adolescence - 14 to 18 years old
  6. 8. Early Adulthood - 18 to 40 years old
  7. 9. Middle Adulthood - 40 to 60 years years old
  8. 10. Late Adulthood or Senescene - 60 to death
• Factors Affecting Physical Growth and Development There are two factors affecting the Physical Growth and Development 1. Heredity - is the biological of the inheritance of traits from parents to offspring 2. 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 • 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. Generating and overcoming are the complementary elements. ✓ Generating processes – promote development ✓ Overcoming processes – control development
• 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
• Body Type Theory William Sheldon (1940’s) 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
• 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
• 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


  Everything about a person that others can observe such as height, weight, skin color, clothes and hairstyle
• Adolescents' reaction to physical appearance

  • Depends in part on socio-cultural factors
• Emphasis on ideal body types (slim or thin)

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

  Likely to experience depression, low self-esteem, and eating disorders
• The way adolescents react to their physical appearance depends in part on socio-cultural factors
• The emphasis that peers, parents, or the media put on ideal body types which is slim or thin leads girls to experience body dissatisfaction
• Girls who have higher body dissatisfaction are likely to experience depression, low self-esteem, and eating disorders (damello 2014)
• 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
• 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
• Body Modification


  • Tattooing
  • Permanent makeup
  • Body piercing
  • Cosmetic surgery
• Tattooing


  Injecting ink onto the skin to draw a design
• 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
• People tend to judge others based on physical appearances
• It is important to see into the person's inner thoughts and feelings
• Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside
• Primary Sex Characteristics • Physical characteristics that are present at birth • The characteristics that distinguish male from females. Females - characteristics includes the vagina, uterus and ovaries Males – characteristics includes the penis, testes or testicles, scrotum and prostate glands
• Secondary Sex Characteristics • Development during the onset of puberty Female – enlargement of breast, onset menstruation, widening of the hips, e nlargement of buttocks, growth of pubic hair. Male – testicular growth, sperm production, appearance of facial, pubic or other p ubic hair, deepening of voice.
• Erogenous Zones • Are areas of the body that are highly sensitive and produce sexual response when stimulated.

  • These includes the genitals, mouth, breast, ears, anus and to a lesser degree, the entire surface of the body • One of the most basic forms of sexual stimulation is masturbation or self- stimulation that causes sexual pleasure or orgasm.