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Physical Self - the body, this marvelous container and complex, finely tuned, machine with which interface with pur
environment and fellow beings.

(William James) body - initial source of sensation and necessary origin and maintenance of personality.
(Sigmund Freud) construction of self and personality makes the physical body the core of human experience.
- Ego is first and foremost a body ego.
(Erik Erikson) - experience is anchored in the ground-plan of the body.
- ‘The role of the bodily organs is especially important in early developmental stages of a persons life.
(Carl Gustav Jung) - Physical processes are relevant to us only to the extent they are represented in the psyche.
- Physical body and and the external world can be known only as psychological experiences.
(B. F. Skinner) - staunch behaviorist
- the role of body is primary importance
- the terms personality and self are mere explanatory fictions and all there is, is the body.

The Physical Self: The Self as Impacted by the Body

5 vital organs that are essential for survival (brain, heart, kidneys, liver, lungs)

 Human brain - body's control center

- receiving and sending signals to other organs through the nervous system and through secreted
hormones.
- It is responsible for our thoughts, feelings, memory storage and general perception of the world.

 Human Heart - responsible for pumping blood throughout our body.

 Kidneys - remove waste and extra fluid from the blood.

- kidneys take urea out of the blood and combine it with water and other substances to make urine.

 Liver - including detoxifying of harmful chemicals

- breakdown of drugs
- filtering of blood
- secretion of bile and production of blood-clotting proteins.

 Lungs - are responsible for removing oxygen from the air we breathe and transferring it to our blood where it can
be sent to our cells.
- remove carbon dioxide, which we exhale
Random Facts
● The human body contains nearly 100 trillion cells.
● There are at least 10 times as many bacteria in the human body as cells.
● The average adult takes over 20,000 breaths a day.
● Each day, the kidneys process about 200 quarts (50 gallons) of blood to filter out about 2 quarts of waste and water
● Adults excrete about a quarter and a half (1.42 liters) of urine each day.
● The human brain contains about 100 billion nerve cells
● Water makes up more than 50 percent of the average adult's body weight
● You use your eyes to see, your ears to hear and your muscles to do the heavy lifting. In fact, most body parts are far
more complicated than that, while some seem to have no business being inside there at all.

WHAT DID PSYCHOLOGY DISCOVER ABOUT BEAUTY?

 Cognitive Bias - an error of reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or any other metal process.
 Halo Effect - tendency of people to rate attractive individuals more favorably for their personality traits or
characteristics as compared to those who are less attractive.
 Horn Effect - opposite of Halo (negative)
 Our hormones sculpt our faces.
 Level of hormones can affect the physical appearance of both male and female.
 Testosterone - Male
 Estrogen - Female

Does your body image have an impact on your self esteem?

Body Image - our perception of ourselves and our own body and the manner in which we feel about our body.
- how you view your physical body
- you like and accept yourself

Understanding how each of these areas impact how we feel about our body is important to understanding how we can
create and build a positive body image.