REVIEWER: Understanding The Self (Pre-finals)
PHYSICAL SELF
● Refers to the body we interface
with our environment and fellow
being.
● Tangible aspect (Body)
The Self as impacted by the Body
BODY IMAGE
● How a person perceives their
own body
● It’s more what we see in the
mirror.
MENTAL IMAGE
● Quite resistant to change
● Objective description by others
● Learned about themselves, either
personal expeeiences or
internalizing the judgement.
SOMATIC SOCIETY
● In 1990s, coined by Bryan
Turner
● Body sociology
● Body’s newfound importance in
modern society.
● Body as the site of
problemitization and expression
of personal and political issues.
● Body image had become
prevalent in society
Relationships of Body Image, Mental
Health, and Self-esteem
● Conform to cultural beauty
standards and religious/ social
obligations
● Modify and adorn their bodies
● Re-creating and creating their
peraonl identity to be accepted by
the society and themselves.
-Positive Body Image accepting oneself
even if you do not fit the ideal
-Negative Body Image Feeling bad.
Decreases self-esteem and maladaptive
responses
BODY IMAGE DISSATISFACTION
● Negative perceptions and
emotions towards their body.
● Body shape and apperances
● Connected with body image
issues and psychological
issues.
BODY DYSMORPHIC
DISORDER(BDD)
● Mental Disorder
● Preoccupied with imagined
physical defect or minor defect.
● See themselves as ugly
● Avoid social situations or seek
plastic surgery.
EATING DISORDER
● Illness
● Irregular eating habits
● Severe distress and concern
about the body
ANOREXIA NERVOSA (AN)
● Obsessive fear of gaining
weight.
● Consider themselves
overweight
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BULIMIA NERVOSA (BN)

● Binge eating followed with
compensatory behaviors
● Dissatisfied with their body and
weight

BINGE EATING DISORDER (BED)

● Loss of eating control regularly
and not followed by
compensatiry behavior
● Obese and higher risk of
developing conditions.

SEXUAL SELF