PHYSICAL SELF

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1. Adolescent period when the child reaches 10-12 years 14. Downward - When an individual compare himself to
Period of age and puberty begins Social someone who is in a worse situation than
Comparison he is, especially when he is feeling so
2. Adolescents - their self-esteem is greatly influenced by
low.
how the culture they grew up in
- Has a positive and negative effect.
conceptualizes beauty.
- are forced to adhere to society's definition 15. Early from 11 to 14 years old
of beauty. Adolescence
3. Androgen and hormones secreted by testes that promote 16. Erik Erikson Believed in the importance of the body
Testosterone physical changes for boys. from early development
4. ATTACHMENT - people learn about their value and 17. Eurocentrism - a tendency to interpret the world in
PROCESS AND lovability when they experience how their terms of European or Anglo-American
SOCIAL mothers or caregivers care for them and values and experiences.
APPRAISAL respond to their needs.
18. Fair-skinned Is associated with cleanliness and gives
- This is developed prior to achieving self-
the impression of beauty, health and
awareness.
wealth.
5. ATTACHMENT Bowlby - people learn about their value
19. growing up As children grows older, their interests
PROCESS AND and lovability when they experience how
change and with these come changes in
SOCIAL their mothers or caregivers care for them
their bodies.
APPRAISAL and respond to their needs.
- This is developed prior to achieving self- 20. Healthy body made up of positive thoughts, feelings,
awareness. image and acceptance of one's body and
overall physical appearance.
6. Beauty - according to Merriam and Webster, is the
quality of being physically attractive or the 21. Identity - Is who a person believes she or he is,
qualities in a person or thing that gives representing a synthesis and integration
pleasure to the senses or pleasurably of self-understanding.
exalts the mind or spirit. - The traits and characteristics, social
relations, roles and social group
7. Body Image Refers to the way one sees himself/herself
memberships that define who one is.
imagines how he/she looks and can either
- A way of making sense of some aspect
be viewed positively or negatively.
or part of self-concept.
8. Brain- triggers rapid physical changes in the early - based on societal or cultural level of
neuroendocrine adolescence. analysis such as cultural concept of
process oneself and cultural make up which
makes a person who he is.
9. Caucasian used especially in referring to persons of
- not stable markers of what people
European descent having usually light skin
expect to be, but rather are dynamically
pigmentation.
created in the moment.
10. Charles Horton stated that a person's self grows out of
22. Imaginary - an egocentric state where a young
Cooley society's interpersonal interactions and the
audience individual imagines and believes that
perception of others.
many people are watching him or her.
11. Colorism - the prejudicial or preferential treatment of
23. INTROSPECTION - the process by which one observes and
same-race people based solely on the
AND SELF- examines one's internal state (mental and
color of their skin.
REFLECTION emotional) after behaving in a certain
12. Culture is defined as a social system that is way.
characterized by the shared meanings that - limited because people are commonly
are attributed to people and events by its motivated to keep unwanted thoughts
members (Hewstone, 2015). and experiences out of memory and
13. Dark-skinned tend to have a negative body image. They consciousness.
Filipinos think they are valued less compared to 24. Late From 18-21 years old
those with lighter skin. This proves the Adolescence
importance of visibility and representation
in mass media.
25. THE LOOKING - The view of oneself comes from a 35. PERSONAL - the concept of a person has about himself
GLASS SELF compilation of personal qualities and IDENTITY that develops over the years.
THEORY impressions of how others perceive the - includes aspects of his life that he was
individual. born into like family, nationality, gender,
- The self-image is shaped and reflected physical traits, as well as the choices he
from the social world. makes, such as what he does for a living,
- Other people's reaction would serve who his friends are and what he believes in.
as a mirror in which people see
36. Physical and will serve as a basis whether a person has
themselves particularly the way in
Intellectual achieved a sense of competence and be
which they are perceived and judged by
skills able to manage and face the demands of
others.
life complexities.
26. MAINTAINING, - the sense of self is continuously
37. Physical the defining traits or features of the person's
REGULATING shaped through ongoing interaction with
characteristics body; can be easily be distinguished with
AND EXPANDING others or with significant relationship
the naked eye
THE SELF IN partners.
INTERPERSONAL - They act as a "private audiences" with 38. Physical self concrete dimensions of the body; tangible
RELATIONSHIP whom people carry an internal aspect of the person which can be directly
dialogue. observed and examined

27. Middle From 15-17 years old 39. Physical self- the individual's perception or description of
Adolesence concept his physical self, including his physical
appearance.
28. Mixed Filipinos - the default attractive standard is a
trend. 40. Pituitary controls growth and regulates functions of
- are seen as more desirable because gland all other endocrine glands including gonads
they are closer to looking Caucasian (ovaries for girls and testes for boys).

29. National Youth The age range defined in Nation- 41. Positive self- Caregiving that is consistent and
Commission Building Act (1994) in the Philippines concept appropriately responds to the infant's needs
was by ___? promotes _____?

30. Nation-Building Defined youth according to ages which 42. Primary changes in reproductive system for
Act (1994) in the cover between 15-30 years. sexual procreation.
Philippines changes

31. Neglectful and creates a negative self-concept,
unresponsive believing that they are not worthy and
caregiving that other cannot be trusted.
32. Oestrogen hormones secreted by ovaries that
promote physical changes for girls.
33. Parents should respect their privacy and allow
them to grow, but at the same time, they
should let them know that they are there
to listen and provide support.
34. PERSONAL is the concept of a person has about
IDENTITY himself that develops over the years.
- includes aspects of his life that he was
born into like family, nationality, gender,
physical traits, as well as the choices he
makes, such as what he does for a
living, who his friends are and what he
believes in.
43. Puberty ends prior to the end of adolescent period
and marks the beginning of adolescence.
44. Self - the person that someone truly is or the
entire person of the individual.
- the total characteristics or qualities of a
person both known and unknown to others
but known to oneself.
- belongs to an individual level analysis
which includes self-esteem, self-states, self-
efficacy and the like.
45. Self-concept - a cognitive representation of self-
knowledge which includes the sum total of
all beliefs that people have about
themselves.
- a collection of all individual experiences
involving one's characteristics, social roles,
values, goals, and fears. Thus, it pertains to
all characteristics the person enumerates
when asked who he is.
46. self-concept - a cognitive representation of self- 55. Social milieu is crucial in developing the individual's self-
knowledge which includes the sum total of knowledge either from direct or indirect
all beliefs that people have about feedback through interaction, interpretation of
themselves. how others see them and group identification.
- a collection of all individual experiences
56. Spotlight - in social psychology, refers to an individual's
involving one's characteristics, social roles,
effect belief that other people are paying more
values, goals, and fears. Thus, it pertains to
attention to the person's appearance and
all characteristics the person enumerates
behavior than who they really are.
when asked who he is.
57. Status quo in order to achieve this, and adolescent may
47. Self-esteem - Overall evaluation that a person has of
resort to extreme negative behaviors.
himself which can be positive or negative,
high or low. (Hewstone et al., 2015) 58. Upward - When an individual compare himself to
- Measure of person's self- worth based on Social others who are better than him.
some personal and social standard. Comparison - Has a positive and negative effect.
- Global evaluative dimension of the self. 59. William Considered the body as the initial source of
- How valuable to himself and others the James sensation and necessary for the origin and
person perceives himself to be. maintenance of personality.
48. Self- Since one internal state is difficult to 60. World Describes adolescents as young people
perception interpret, people can infer their inner states Health whose age ranges from 10-19 years old
theory by observing their own behavior. Organization
49. self- the individual's cognitive representation of (WHO)
understanding the self which consists of the substance and
the content of self-conceptions.
50. Signs of • Spermarche or Semenarche
puberty in • Growth of facial and body hair
boys • Muscles
• Changes in voice
51. Signs of • Menarche
puberty in • Height
girls • Widening of hips
• Increase of fats in breast
52. Social - Understanding oneself by comparing one's
comparison traits, abilities or opinions, to that of others.
- a process of comparing oneself with
others in order to evaluate one's own
abilities and opinions.
53. Social groups include gender, ethnicity, religion,
profession, political membership and
business organizations.
54. SOCIAL - provides a framework about how people
IDENTITY achieve understanding about themselves by
THEORY being a member of their group.
(Collective - People have a need for a positive social
Identity) identity that is why they connect to a wider
social network.
- This idea assumes that they will not be
discriminated by an out-group.