UTS CHAP 1 - PHYSICAL SELF

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1. 15-30 years age range of youth 20. looking-glass the self-image is shaped and reflected from
old self theory the social world
2. adolescent 10-12 years old 21. low self- Negative self image, lack of confidence
period esteem
3. androgen male sex hormones 22. menarche first menstrual flow
and
23. middle 15-17 years old
testosterone
adolescence
4. attachment people learn about their value and lovability
24. oestrogen Female sex hormone
process and when they experienced how their
social mothers/caregivers care for them and 25. ovaries female gonads
appraisal respond to their needs 26. personal the concept a person has about himself that
5. beauty the quality of being physically attractive identity develops over the years

6. body image refers to the way one sees himself or herself 27. physical self refers to the concrete dimensions of the
body and it is the tangible aspect of the
7. colorism prejudicial or preferential treatment of same-
person
race people based solely on their color
28. pituitary master endocrine gland that controls growth
8. cultural a strong factor that affects the young
gland
milieu adolescents' perception that affects the
person's view of his/her physical self 29. primary sexual changes in the reproductive organs
changes
9. culture defined as a social system that is
characterized by the shared meanings that are 30. responsive promotes positive self-concept
attributed to people and events by its caregiving
members 31. secondary physical changes
10. downward compares himself to someine who is in a sexual
social worse situation changes
comparison 32. self-concept is a cognitive representation of self-
11. early 11-14 years old knowledge which includes the sum total of
adolescence all beliefs that people have about
themselves
12. erik erikson he belived in the importance of rhe body
from early development
it is a collection of all individual experiences
13. eurocentrism the tendency to interpret the world according involving one's characteristics, social roles,
to western or European ideas, values, and values, goals, and fears
beliefs
33. self-esteem is a measure of the person's self-worth
14. face-to-face how their culture conceptualize beauty
34. self-esteem overall evaluation that a person has of
encounter
himself which can be positive or negative,
15. gonads sex glands high or low
16. high self- Positive self image, having confidence 35. self- people can infer their inner states by
esteem perception observing their own behaviour--as if they
theory are an outside observer
17. imaginary refers to an egocentric state where an
audience individual imagines and believes that many 36. self- the individual's cognitive representation of
people are actively listening to or watching understanding the self
him or her
37. social comparing one's traits, abilities, or opinions
18. introspection is the process by which one observes and comparison to that of others
examines one's internal state
38. social identity how people achieve understanding about
19. late 18-21 years old theory themselves by being a member of their
adolescence group
39. social milieu crucial in developing the individual's self-
knowledge
40. spermarche first ejaculation or nocturnal emission
41. spotlight effect refers to the belief that others are paying more attention to the person's appearance and behaviour than
they really are
42. status quo the existing state of affairs
43. testes male gonads
44. transition period 18 to 22 years old
45. unresponsive is neglectful and creates a negative self-concept
caregiving
46. upward social compares himself to others who are better than him
comparison
47. william james he said that the body is the initial source of sensation and necessary for the origin and maintenance of
personality