Understanding the Self

• Heredity


  The transmission of traits from parents to offspring. The traits are made up of specific information embedded within one's gene, the basic unit of heredity.
• Genotype


  The specific information embedded within one's genes
• Chromosomes


  Threadlike bodies in the nucleus of the cell and the storage unit of genes. Each individual carries 23 pairs of chromosomes. The 23rd pair shall determine the sex of the individual.
• DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)


  It is considered as the blueprint of life. It is the nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of every individual. No two individuals have the same DNA.
• Maturation


  The completion of growth of a genetic character within an organism or the unfolding of the inherent traits of a person.
• Family


  Your first social group, forms a crucial foundation of your development, including that of your physical self.
• Physical beauty


  • Body type
  • Some adolescents resort to unhealthy habits to achieve ideal body type (e.g. eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia nervosa)
  • Some resort to cosmetic surgery to alter facial or body features
• What matters is feeling good about oneself and embracing a healthy perception of one's physical worth
• Healthy physical self

  • Balanced diet - eat right amount and combination of food
  • Healthy lifestyle - avoid drinking, smoking, unhealthy habits
  • Proper hygiene - consistent hygiene regimen
• Self confidence


  Your best makeup, results in optimal physical well-being
• In the philippines,the practice of circumcision is considered a rite of passage to adulthood among young men
• Estrogen- breast grow, pubic hair grows, wide hips develop
• testosterone- body hair grows, voice breaks, muscle growth increases
• Arousal may be exhibited through penile erection in men and vaginal lubrication or wetness in women.
• If sexual arousal is satisfied through sexual intercourse, orgasm would be reached.
• Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation, is the reproductive act in which the male organ enters the female reproductive tract.
• Physical risks to having an early pregnancy impact an adolescents development, including miscarriage, emotional stress, and health risks to both mother and infant
• STD may have long term- consequences to one's health
• Biological sex is one's assignment in birth and is dependent on physical features.
• Gender- is an identity that is learned and embraced by an individual
• sex

  • biological and physiological differences between men and women
  • two main categories: male and female
  • remains the same regardless of time and culture.
  • created by reproductions needs, that is, biological feature.
• Gender

  • social and cultural differences between men and women
  • two main categories: masculine and feminine
  • differ across time and culture
  • created by social norms
• Gender role - societal expectations of how men and women should act.
• men are assumed to be strong and dominant while women are perceived to be submissive and demure.
• heterosexual - a guy who is attracted to girls
• homosexual - a guy who is attracted to same sex
• Emotion


  A biological experience and response

  
• Feeling


  The mental portrayal of what is going on in your body when you have an emotion, the by-product of your brain perceiving and assigning meaning to the emotion

  
• Mood


  An affective state that is less specific, less intense and less likely to be provoked or instantiated by a particular stimulus or event, typically described as having either a positive or negative valence
• Emotional components


  • Subjective Feeling
  • Action Tendency
  • Appraisal
  • Motor
  • Physiological

  
• Theories of emotion


  • Physiological
  • Neurological
  • Cognitive
  • Social

  
• Sources of emotions and moods

  • Personality
  • Day of the week and time of the day
  • Weather
  • Stress
  • Social activity
  • Sleep
• Functions of emotions


  • Adaptive
  • Social
  • Motivational

  
• Emotional intelligence


  The ability to identify and manage one's own emotions, as well as the emotions of others, including emotional awareness, the ability to harness emotions and apply them to tasks, and the ability to manage emotions

  
• Emotion regulation


  A person's ability to effectively manage and respond to an emotional experience, using a variety of strategies to adapt to the demands of the environment

  
• How to effectively manage your emotions

  • Awareness
  • Discovering the "why" of emotions
  • "What Is the Solution?"
  • Choose How You Want to React

  
• The PATH process


  • Pause
  • Acknowledge
  • Think
  • Help
• The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) is a personal assessment tool

  
• Philosophy


  The mother of all disciplines because all fields of study began as philosophical discourses
• Identity


  The condition that makes one subject of experience distinct from all others