UNPACKING THE SELF

PHYSICAL SELF

“Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to

everything else.”
-Leonardo da Vinci
PHYSICAL SELF
is the concrete dimension the tangible
aspects of the person that can be
directly observed and examined.
• G. B. Physical Self/Body is an initial
soy re. source of sensation and
necessary necessary for the origin and
maintenance of personality.
- William James
Aspects of Physical Self

A crucial aspect of the self is one physical features including

the face, bodily structure, height, and weight. However people
should also consider their physical competencies, valuation of
physical competencies,Valuation of physical worth and
perception of beauty.
Am I beautiful?
Do people find me attractive?
Am I satisfied with how I look?
What can I do to enhance my features?
 In Psychoanalytical school,
Sigmund sigmund Freud’s construction of
self and self and personality makes the
physical physical body the core of human
ex. experience.
 Erik Erikson- the role of bodily
organs organs is especially important
in in early developmental stages
of a of a persons life.Later in life
,the. the developmental stages of a
V. V. persons life.Later in life, the
development of p. physical as well as intellectual
B; skills help determine whether
the individual will achieve a
sense of competence and ability to choose
demanding roles in a complex society.
How they view themselves.
How they view others.
How they think others view them.
HEREDITY- is defined as the transmission of
traits from parents to offspring. The triats are
made up specific information embedded with
one’s gene, the basic unit of heredity.
GENOTYPE- refers to specific information
embedded within one’s genes not all genotypes
translate to an observed physical characteristics.
It can be determined by blood testing.
PHENOTYPE- is the physical expression of a
particular trait it can be directly observed.
MATURATION is as the completion of growth of a
genetic character within an organism. It enables man to
walk run and talk which are evident in the adolescent
stage.
Key Points.
The self as impacted by the body.
The impact if culture on body image and self esteem.
The importance of beauty.
 The sociology of the body become an
establishe. established discipline in the 1990’s
Bryan Turner, coined the term
“somatic “somatic society” which means the
new found new found importance of the body in
contemporary. contemporary society.
Examples:
The obsession to have a beautiful face & body
Eating disorder such as anorexia and bulimia
• A self image problem happens when your looks doesn’t
match your beauty standards. For example if you believed
that attractive people are slim ones and if you were not slim
(but not obese) then you might believe that you are
unattractive even though others believe that you are
attractive.

The problem here is with your own beauty standards and

not with your looks. In order to like your looks in such a
case you must fix your false belief about physical
attractiveness.
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
There are four important concepts related to physical self that
we need to fully understand. These are Self- Identity, Self-
Image, Self- Concept, and Self -Esteem.
When asked to do a self introduction what usually would you
tell people about you? In all probability, you would state your
name, your status, profession, your place of origin, the place
where you reside, your rank in the family, whether your
eldest, or the youngest, as the one maybe. If you are a
student you will mention the name of your school, or the
program your enrolled in right? That is how you are known.
That is your personal self- identity.
What about Self image? Self image refers to the
idea one has of his/her abilities, appearance and
personality. For example, as you stand before the
mirror what do you see? How do you look? What
skills are you capable of doing? All those tell of
your self- image, the idea that you have about
yourself.
Self- Concept –is a collection and construction
of an individual thoughts, feelings and belief that
he/she holds about himself/herself and the
responses of others about him/her. It is active
dynamic and adaptive. It responds to the
question “Who am I”.
Self- Esteem- on the contrary, refers to how
much you appreciate, value and like your self.
Your self-concept affects your self-esteem.
BODY IMAGE, SELF-ESTEEM AND
THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIETY
Society shape us in many ways, possibly more than we
realize from our interactions, to our personal development
through to others perception of our bodies as a reflection of
self worth.

We are social beings. Genetically, we rely on one another

for the survival of humanity. The primal connection makes
our interactions physiologically and psychologically
important. So it’s not surprising that how society perceives
us affect us on many levels.
And it’s partly how society perceives our bodies that is of
concern, we’re talking body image.So that does that involve.
This includes:
•How we perceive our bodies visually
• How we feel about our physical appearance
• How we think and talk to ourselves about our bodies
• Our sense of how other people view our bodies
How we look has possibly never held as much societal
importance or reflected so significantly on our perceived self
worth.
The media in particular, has increasingly become a platform
the rainforces cultural belief and project strong views on how
we should look, that we as individuals often unknowingly or
knowingly validate and perpetuate.
The more we look at perfect images of others and
then look so find those same idealized
characteristics in ourselves and don’t find then, the
worse we feel ourselves.
It’s a cycle that breeds discontent.
With such strong societal scrutiny it’s easy to see
how the focus on how we look can slide into the
dark side negative body image.
The greater our discontent with how we measure up
when compared to the societal or media supported
norms, the more negative our body image, and the
greater the risk for extreme weight or body control
behaviors accurs. Were talking..
• Extreme exercise compulsion
• Extreme dieting
• Eating disorders
• Extreme or unnecessary plastic surgery
Who’s to blame for our Body perceptions be it
good or bad?
•society gives us a number of reference points that
shape our perceptions whetter positive or negative.
When it comes to our bodies there a number of
source’s that affect us more than others.
PREJUDICE SIZE – intolerance of body diversity
has a lot to do with prejudice of size and shapein
our culture. Being thin, toned muscular has
become associated with the hand-working,
successful, popular, beautiful, strong, and the
disciplined.
• Being fat is associated with the lazy, ugly, weak, and
lacking in will power.
• With this prejudice, fat isn’t a description like tall or
redhead its an indication of moral character and we are
conditioned to think that fat is bad.
THE MEDIA - the images of perfection we see in print,
film and television project on unrealistic version of
reality that we are continually told is attainable if we
work out, eat less and lather our bodies in
transformative, firming and tightening creams.
The media is a powerful tool that reinnforce
cultural belief and values and while it may not be
full responsible for determining the standards for
physical attractiveness, it makes escaping the
barrange of images and attitudes almost
impossible.
SO HOW CAN WE BUILD A STRONG AND
POSITIVE BODY IMAGE?
•positive body image involves understanding that
healthy attractive bodies come in many shapes AMD
sizes, and the physical appearance says very little
about our character or value as a per
How we get to this point of acceptance often depends
on our individual development and self acceptance.
To get to that all important point of balance that are
a few steps we can take.

• Talk back to the media.

• De- emphasize numbers.
• Realize that we cannot change our body type.
• Stop comparing ourselves to others.
• Questions the degree to which self esteem
depends on our appearance.
Each of us will have a positive body image when we
have a realistic perception of our bodies ,when we
enjoy, accept and celebrate how we are, and let go of
negative societal or media perpetuated and
conditioning.
But the media and society in general, are not all bad.
As with most things, with the bad comes the potential for
good and increasingly, people the world over are waking
up to the negativity and conditioning that we are
bombarded with daily.
 “ IF YOU PROJECT A POSITIVE
SELF IMAGE, PEOPLE WILL BE MORE
LIKELY TOO SEE YOU AS A
POSITIVE, CAPABLE PERSON”
 THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!🙃

Group 5 reporters:
Roselyn M. Dino
Gino M. Lopez
Abegail O.Coloma
Reymart L. Madridano
Jennelyn L. Duran