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• Physical self


  The body which we interface with our environment and fellow being. It is a tangible aspect of the person that can be directly observed and examined.
• People nowadays are too conscious on how they look. How they see themselves in the mirror, how people will look at them and what will people say about them.
• Our concept of our self and the perception of people around us will always have big effect on how we deal in a situation, cultural or not.
• William James' view on physical self


  • Body as 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's view on physical self


  • Construction of self and personality makes the physical body the core of human experience.
• Wilhelm Reich's view on physical self


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


  • The role of bodily organs is especially important in early developmental stages of a person's 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's view on physical self


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


  • The role of the body is of primary importance.
• Regardless of what culture or traditions he or she may be, his or her interpretation of himself will be how people act in the community.
• People from different cultures have opted to change their features in attempt to meet the cultural standards of beauty, as well as their religious and/or social obligations.
• They modify and adorn their bodies as part of the complex process of creating and re-creating their personal and social identity to be accepted by society and to be able to accept themselves.
• This includes body painting, tattooing, jewelries and adornments.
• Youth in present time are too conscious of their physical attributes that they are not confident to face the day without make-up.
• Self-esteem


  How we form positive and healthy relationships with people around us.
• Types of self-esteem


  • Inflated self-esteem
  • High self-esteem
  • Low self-esteem
• Most of the times, self-esteem is defined by what physical attributes a person has. Beauty as defined by the society, culture or traditions, is what matters to the person.
• There is an activity to access a self-esteem scale from the following site: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/RSE.php