und self

• Physical Self


  The self as impacted by the body
• Leonardo da Vinci: 'Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.'
• Physical Self/Body


  • The concrete dimension, the tangible aspect of the person that can be directly observed and examined
  • An initial source of sensation and necessary for the origin and maintenance of personality
• Psychosexual Theory of Development (Sigmund Freud)

  1. Oral stage

  2. Anal stage

  3. Phallic stage

  4. Latent stage

  5. Genital stage
• Psychosocial Theory of Development (Erik Erikson)


  • The role of bodily organs is especially important in early developmental stages
  • 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
• Somatic Society (Bryan Turner)


  The sociology of the body became an established discipline in the 1990's<|>The new importance of the body in contemporary society
• Body Shaming


  • Criticizing your own appearance, through a judgment or comparison to another person
  • Criticizing another's appearance in front of them
  • Criticizing another's appearance without their knowledge
• Physical Self Issues and Conflicts

  • Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder... We are NOT our bodies. We live in our bodies, but our bodies do not make up WHO we are.
• Sexual Self


  Understanding one's self and sexuality
• Biological Perspective of One's Sex


  • At conception, egg and sperm cells unite to create a new organism that incorporates some characteristics of each parent
  • The first 22 pairs are called AUTOSOMES. The last pair is known as the SEX CHROMOSOMES
• Genetic Basis for Sex Determination


  X Chromosome<|>Y Chromosome
• Secondary Sex Characteristics

  Erogenous Zones: Parts of the body that experience heightened sensitivity and/or signal sexual arousal of some kind
• The Sexual Response Cycle

  1. Excitement

  2. Plateau

  3. Orgasm

  4. Resolution
• Love vs Lust

  Love is a Decision, Wants what's best for the other person, Protects others, Unconditional<|>Lust is a Feeling, Tends to be more about "me", Looks for what it can get not what it can give, Conditional
• Chemistry of Lust, Attraction and Attachment

  Lust: Testosterone, Estrogen<|>Attraction: Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Serotonin<|>Attachment: Oxytocin, Vasopressin
• Sex


  A person's identity based on their physical characteristics, genes and hormones
• Gender


  The structure of social relations that centers on the reproductive arena, and the set of practices that bring reproductive distinctions into social processes
• Gender Identity

  • Cisgender
  • Transgender
  • Transwoman
  • Transman
• Gender Expression


  The ways that humans choose to display their gender identity to the world
• Sexual Orientation/Attraction


  Who you are romantically and sexually into
• The two primary purposes of sexual intercourse are "UNITIVE" (unite the couple) and "PROCREATIVE" (create more people)
• Pope Francis has repeatedly spoken about the need for the Catholic Church to welcome and love all people regardless of sexual orientation
• Sexually Transmitted Infections

  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhea
  • Syphilis
  • Trichomoniasis
• The Philippines has the fastest growing HIV epidemic in Asia and the Pacific Region
• HIV is transmitted through unprotected sex, drug addicts, blood transfusion, pregnancy, and non-sterile instruments. It is not transmitted through touching, food, kissing, insect bites, or swimming in pools
• Republic Act 8504 (Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998) and Republic Act 11166 provide public awareness, protection of human rights, and free treatment for HIV/AIDS in the Philippines
• Economic/Material Self


  Refers to tangible objects, people, or places that carry the designation my or mine
• Bodily Self


  Refers to any part of our body
• Extended Self


  Refers to anything that is beyond our body (Psychological ownership)
• Functions of Possessions


  Influence, Power, Sympathy, Social status, Emotions
• Materialism


  The importance a consumer attaches to worldly possessions<|>The extent to which consumption becomes central to one's life and provides a sense of meaning and identity
• William James: 'call his, not only his body and his psychic powers, but his clothes and his house, his wife and children, his ancestors and friends, his reputation and works, his lands and horses, and yacht and bank-account. All these things give him the same emotions. If they wax and prosper, he feels triumphant; if they dwindle and die away, he feels cast down,—not necessarily in the same degree for each thing, but in much the same way for all.'
• Material Self


  Refers to tangible objects, people, or places that carry the designation my or mine
• Bodily Self


  Refers to any part of our body. These entities are clearly an intimate part of who we are
• Functions of Possessions

  • Influence
  • Power
  • Sympathy
  • Social status
  • Emotions
• Materialism


  The importance a consumer attaches to worldly possessions<|>The extent to which consumption becomes the primary source of satisfaction, as well as the dominant mode of motivation
• Can possessions really buy happiness and stability?
• Symbolic Communication Model: Possessions as Symbolic Expressions of Identity


  One's possessions are considered a part of oneself. They are symbols and extensions of the personal and social aspects of her identity/personhood<|>Possession helps people define themselves<|>Possessions can enhance one's image and develop a positive sense of self<|>It can be a reassurance that one is the person one's wishes to be<|>Goods and possessions are used to fill in or to compensate for the person's lack
• Conspicuous Consumption


  Consumers own high-priced, status-oriented goods to impress others and to convince them of their high social status