THE PHYSICAL SELF

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Learning Outcome
• Understand the stages of life and explain the physical
changes that occur during each stage
• Identify the contributions of genetic and environmental
factors on physical development of the self
• Describe the factors that affect body image
• Examine the impact of the culture on the body image and
self
• Develop a positive body image
TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 02
STAGES OF LIFE SPAN Factors affecting Physical
Growth and Development

03 04
CONCEPT OF
BODY IMAGE BEAUTY
 01
STAGES OF
LIFE SPAN
 PHYSICAL SELF

 Refers to the body that

includes basic parts such as
head, neck, arms and legs
 Made up of other organs such
as the brain, heart, lungs,
stomach, intestines and
muscles.
PHYSICAL SELF

 In general, the body performs

its functions least well during
(1) infancy and (2) old age
 Physical efficiency generally
peaks in early adulthood and
declines into the middle age
 Physical development and growth during
childhood continues at a slow rate
compared of growth in babyhood.
One of the most
crucial stage of
development is the
adolescence stage.
ADOLESCENCE

 Begins with the onset of

puberty
 This stage is characterized by
rapidly physical changes that
includes the maturation of the
reproductive system.
LIFE SPAN

 Development from conception

of death
ELIZABETH B. HURLOCK

 Outlined the stages in the life

span
 Divided the stages into 10
parts
STAGES OF LIFE SPAN

Prenatal Fertilization to the birth

Infancy Birth to 2 weeks of life
Babyhood 2 weeks of life to 2nd year
Early Childhood 2 to 6 years old
Late Childhood 6 to 10 or 12 years old
STAGES OF LIFE SPAN

Puberty 10 or 12 to 14 years old

Adolescence 14 to 18 years old
years old
Early Adulthood 18 to 40 years old
Middle Adulthood 40 to 60 years old
Late Adulthood 60 years old to death
 Factors Affecting
02 Physical Growth and
Development
HUMAN NATURE: NATURE VS. NURTURE?
 NATURE VS. NURTURE DEBATE

NATURE NURTURE

 Sociologists, anthropologists
 Socio-biologists, and others in
and others in the social
the natural sciences argue that
sciences argue that human
behavior traits can be
behavior is learned and shaped
explained by genetics.
through interaction
 Factors Affecting Physical Growth and
Development
1. HEREDITY
 Biological process of transmission of traits
from parents to offspring
 The sex and other traits are determined by the
combination of (1) chromosome and (2) genes
during fertilization (the union of the two cells:
Egg and Sperm)
 CHROMOSOMES

 Thread like tissues that carries

the genes and are usually found
in pairs.
 23 pairs of chromosomes
 GENES

 Basic carriers of hereditary

traits
 Can be classified into:
1. Dominant (strong genes)
2. Recessive (weak genes)
 CHROMOSOMES

Two (2) types:

1. Autosomes or trait chromosomes (22
pairs)
2. Gonosome or sex chromosomes (the X
and Y)
 Factors Affecting Physical Growth and
Development
1. ENVIRONMENT
 Refers to the factors to which the individual is exposed after
conception to death which includes learning and experience.
 Factors Affecting Physical Growth and
Development

1. ENVIRONMENT
 Factors such as diet,
nutrition and diseases play
an important role in physical
development.
BODY IMAGE 03
BODY IMAGE

 Refers to how
individuals perceive,
think and feel about
their body and
physical appearance
 APPEARANCE

Everything about a
person that others can
observe such as height,
weight, skin color,
clothes and hairstyle.
SELF-ESTEEM

A person’s overall
evaluation of
his/her self-worth
 APPEARANCE

 Younger women and girls tend

to have poor body image.
 Body image can affect both the
adolescent’s physical and
psychological well-being.
CAUSE OF POOR BODY IMAGE

 Emphasis on thin ideal

body
 Bullying and peer
pressure
 Media
 ALWAYS #LIKEAGIRL
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EFFECTS OF POOR BODY IMAGE

01
BODY
DISSATISFACTION
 EFFECTS OF POOR BODY IMAGE

02

DEPRESSION
EFFECTS OF POOR BODY IMAGE

03
LOW
SELF-ESTEEM
 EFFECTS OF POOR BODY IMAGE

04
EATING
DISORDER
(BULIMIA)
EFFECTS OF POOR BODY IMAGE

05
EATING
DISORDER
(ANOREXIA NERVOSA)
 EFFECTS OF POOR BODY IMAGE

06 

Tattoing
Permanent
make-up
Forms of Body  Body piercing
Modification  Cosmetic
surgery
 HOW DO YOU
DEFINE BEAUTY?
 Philippines (April) 100years of
beauty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=NIsAeFYZFXE
Egyptian art, beauty is
portrayed in women
with slim, high waist,
narrow hips and long
black hair.
 Women with full
figure and rounded
hips were considered
beautiful during the
Renaissance period.
Some tribes
(e.g.,Africa) during the
medieval age consider
chubby, fat or plum
women beautiful.
 Some tribes in
Malysia, Philippines
and Indonesia
considered flat noses
to be the most
attractive.
Standards of beauty have
changed over time based
on changing cultural
values.

All cultures have more or

less the same concept
standards of beauty.
 Beauty is considered
important throughout history.

This is because these

features indicate youth,
health, good genes and
fertility.
Beauty is important
in all societies.

Attractive people
have a lot of
advantages in life.
Above all things
physical, it is
important to be
beautiful in the
inside.