SOCSIII “Unit 2 - Chapter 1 Physical And Sexual Self”

Physical self

refers to the body, a spectacular and complicated machine which we associate with the surroundings and fellow beings. It is the tangible element, the concrete aspects of a person that can be observed and examined directly.

Growth and development

ongoing process that begins at conception and continues through the rest of man‘s life.

Growth

A physical change

Development

psychological and social changes in an individual such as behavioural and thinking patterns.

Enumerate Factors that Influence Growth and Development

Heredity

Nutrition

Environment

Socioeconomic

Health Habits

Cultural

Love

Heredity

play an important role in the transmission of physical and social characteristics from parents to off-springs

intelligence, aptitudes, body structure, height, weight, hair, and eyes

Different characteristics of growth and development like ______________ are highly influenced by heredity.

Nutrition

The human body requires an adequate supply of calories for its normal growth and this need of requirements varies with the phase of development.

Environment

Fresh air, sunlight, and hygienic surroundings help in the proper development of the body.

socioeconomic

Children from different socioeconomic levels vary in average body size at all ages.

Health Habits

Keeping clean through daily bath, washing of hands as often as

needed, brushing the teeth, cleaning nose and ears are commendable

Cultural

Physical growth and development of human beings is definitely affected by

_______. cultures differ from one ethnic group to another

Racial Factors

also influence height, weight, color, features, and body constitution

Love

a very vital factor influencing a person‘s all-around development without

which he develops into a person with criminal tendencies

2 Theories of Physical Self

Physiognomy and Morphopsychology

Physiognomy

a practice of assessing a person‘s character or personality from his outer appearance especially the face. It can also refer to the general appearance of a person, object, or terrain.

Chinese Physiognomy

shows a person how to live his life in alignment with his own natural flow. It can help him find the life path that gives him joy, attracts relationships that can nurture him and most of all enables him to feel compassion from himself and others.

The warrior

a rounded forehead, and the intuitive, strong eyebrows,

warm and affectionate personality with an open heart

Crow‘s feet, the diagonal lines at the sides of the eyes, sometimes called the ―joy lines reveal

criminal tendency

An angular face may mean having

Lavater

the principal promoter of physiognomy confirms the ideas of Browne (1605 – 1682) and Della Porta (1535 – 1615)

Browne (1605 – 1682) and Della Porta (1535 – 1615)

whose idea was on the possibility of the discernment of inner qualities

from the outer appearance of the face.

Cesare Lombroso

Physiognomy also became of use in the field of Criminology. championed the notion that ―criminality‖ was inherited and that criminals could be identified by physical attributes such as hawk-like noses, bloodshot eyes, large jaws, forward projection of jaws, low sloping forehead, and high cheekbones.

Atavism

describe these primitive, ape-like behaviors that he found in many of those whom he deemed prone to criminality

Pseudo - science

Lombroso‘s ideologies are now recognized as

Louis Corman (1901 – 1995)

In France, the concept of Morphopsychology was developed by

Morphopsychology

He argued that the workings of vital forces within the human body resulted in different facial shapes and body forms.

instinct of expansion

full and round body shapes are considered the expression of the

self - preservation

hollow or flat shapes are an expression of

William Herbert Sheldon Jr.

an American psychologist created the field of somatotype and constitutional psychology that tried to correlate body types with behavior,

intelligence, an social hierarchy.

Endomorphs, Mesomorphs, Ectomorphs

In somatotypology, herbert classified people according to three

(3) body types.

Endomorphs

are rounded and soft, said to have a tendency toward a ―viscerotonic

personality – one who is relaxed, comfortable and extroverted.

Mesomorphs

are square and muscular, said to have a tendency toward ―somotonic personality – active, dynamic, assertive, and aggressive

Ectomorphs

are thin and fine-boned, said to have a tendency toward ―cerebrotonic personality – introvert, thoughtful inhibited, and sensitive

Body image

both the mental picture a person has of his own body and how he sees himself when he looks in the mirror

Self - esteem

how he values and respects himself as a person and affects how that person takes care of himself emotionally

Accept your Body

Like your Body

Take care of your Body

some tips to boost the body image by Jessie‘s Legacy.