Physical Self

Physical Self

Physiological/biological body

Puberty

body developmenet as one's become an adult

Life Span

The period between birth and death of an organism

identical twins (monozygotic twins)

zygote splits, genetically identical eggs; shared placentas

fraternal twins (dizygotic twins)

ovum splits, genetically distinct; separate placentas

germinal

0-2 weeks

embryonic

3-8 weeks

fetal

9-38 weeks

motor development

- initial means to survive

- sucking, moro reflexes, grasping

- fast development during infancy to childhood

- all senses except sight is well developed during birth

reflexes

innate voluntary behaviour patterns

language development

- cry and grunts as basic form of communication

- around 1 year old, babies learn to say their first word

- language ability develops as one ages

0-3 months

holding head up

4-5 months

rolling over both ways

5-7 months

rising up on hands

6-8 months

crawling and stitting without support

9-10 months

standing with support

11-15 months

walking

sanguine, melancholic, choleric, and phlegmatic

Theory based on body fluids

Sanguine

- seeks thrill and variety

- blood

- low in tolerating boredom

- personality (cheerful, curious, creative, optimistic, energetic, etc)

Melancholic

- black bile

- love traditions

- do not look for thrill and variety

- preferred calm activities

- personality (loyal, careful, traditional, respectful, calm, etc)

choleric

- yellow bile

- savvy, analytical, straightforward & analogical

- dislike small talk and likes meaningful deep conversations

- personality (practical, successful, independent, analytical, etc)

phlegmatic

- phlegm

- a people person

- seek interpersonal and intimate relationships

- personality (unassuming, agreeable, intuitive, imaginative, etc)

endomorph, ectomorph, mesomorph

body type theory

ectomorph

- small "delicate" frame and bone structure

- classic "hardgainer"

- fast metabolism

mesomorph

- athletic

- generally hard body

- well defined muscles

- rectangular shaped body

endomorph

- soft and round body

- gains muscle and fat very easily

- is generally short

- stocky build

oval, long, round, square, heart and diamond

Theory of physiognomy

oval

- wider forehead

- prominent cheekbones

- ideal face shape

long

- elongated feature from forehead to chin

- some have prominent chin

round

widest at the cheeks

square

square and bony jawline is prominent feature

heart

- chin tends to be pointy

- forehead maybe a prominent feature

diamond

- widest at temples

- not as common compare to others

blood type a

- positive traits are creativity, cleverness and cooperativeness

- negative traits are stubborness and uptightness

blood type b

- supposed to be strong, passionate, empathetic and decisive

- associated with selfishness and erratic behavior

- clash with those with blood type a

blood type ab

- rationality and adaptability

- weaknesses are indecision, criticalness, and forgetfulness

blood type o

- confidence, determination, resilience and intuition

- self centered and unstable

- they appear selfish to individuals with type a

body image

refers to the mental image we form of our own bodies

ideal body

the body that we like to have

appearance

refers to everuthing about a person that can be observed such as height, weight, skin, color, clothes and hairstyle

anorexia

self starvation

bulimia

a person with this disorder repeatedly binges and then purges, by vomiting or taking laxatives, to prevent weight gain

matching phenomenon

men and women choose partners who are a "good match"

physical attractiveness stereotype

The presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well

similarity

likeness begets liking

complementary

people complete what is missing in the other