Understanding the Self

Nenial, Erica Mae A.

Daz, Dechlyn P.
Tan, Analyn A.
BSED FILIPINO – 1
Reporters:
Objectives:
• Explore the different aspects of self and identity.
• Demonstrate critical, reflective thought in integrating the
various aspects of self and identity.
• Examine one’s self against the different aspects of self
discussed in class.
What do you mean by Physical Self?

Physical Self
- The concrete or tangible aspects or
dimension of the person which is primarily
observed and examined.
Self as Impacted by the Body

“the self is the sum total of all that man can call his, which
includes is body, family and reputation, also his clothes and
his houses…”
- William James

Described that body, family, clothes etc., are part of our

EXTENDED SELF.
- Russell W. Belk
“the body is the initial source of sensation and necessary
for the origin and maintenance of personality…”
- William James

“experience are anchored in the ground-plan of the

body…”
- Erik Erikson
“the physical body s the core of the human experience …”
- Sigmund Freud

“the body is at the center of human existence, as away of

experiencing the world…”
- Maurice Merleau-Ponty
 Norms of Standard Beauty

Girls Boys
-Wavy bond hair -Muscular abs
-Light skin and eyes -Powerful legs
-Tall -Handsome face
-Large breast
-A round yet toned posterior
The Impact of Culture on Body Image and Self Esteem:
The Importance of Beauty

 Standards of beauty and appearance are product of

diverse mix of cultural and historical influences.

Body Image
-It is the person’s perception of the level of attractiveness
of his/her body or somebody’s own impression of how
his/her body looks.
Beauty
Two (2) types:
1. Inner Beauty
- inner qualities of the person.

2. External Beauty
- physical characteristics of the person (ideal body-
“body beautiful”).
The Role of Culture in our Understanding of Body Image
and Self Esteem

 Culture– shared patterns of thoughts, beliefs, behaviors

and habits.

 “drawing on contemporary culture, our bodies are not

only biological but also cultural in that we say, we all
shape and manipulate our bodies…”
- Ken and Nichols
 “All cultures everywhere have attempted to change their
body in a attempt to meet their cultural standards of
beauty, as well as their religious and/or social obligations.
In addition, people modify and adorn their bodies as part
of the complex process of creating and recreating their
personal and social identities. Body Adornment refers to
the practice of physically enhancing the body by styling
and decorating the hair, painting and embellishing the
fingernails, wearing make-up…”
 Body Modification, on the other hand, refers
to the physical alteration of the body through
the use of surgery, tattoing, piercing, genital
mutilation, implants and other practices.
Body Shame

 Culturally conditioned reaction to a commercially fabric

fantasy of physical perfection.
 Pop-Culture

- culture widely accepted and patronized by the public.

 Self Definition

- refers to the way a person sees himself.

*Self-esteem *Confidence
The Influence of Media on the Adolescent’s Understanding
of Beauty

Genesis Javellana (2014)

- Internet is the most frequently used media
- Teenagers imagine themselves being the actor/actresses in
the movie they have watched.
- They feel upset seeing handsome/beautiful personalities
on TV or internet.
Impact of Media on Self Esteem of the Adolescent

- Body image dissatisfaction to be a strong predictor of

depression, exercise dependence, eating disorders and
steroid use among young people in the US.
- Cultural Ideal Hypothesis (Simmons and Blyth) – puberty
brings boys closer to their ideal body while girls shifts
further from theirs.
- Caufman and Steinberg say that girls in western culture are
more concerned about appearance and express more worry
and concern about how people respond to tem than other
cultures.
- Croll: body image is the dynamic perception of one’s body
– how it looks, feels and moves.

: 88% of adolescent girls feel negatively about their

body, shape or size; 49% of teenage girls say they know
someone with an eating disorders; 58% want to lose weight,
9% want to gain weight. 85% of young women worry “a lot
how they look”.
Self Esteem and its Significance
 Self Esteem – Self Worth or Self Respect

- describe a person’s over all sense of

self worth or personal value.

IMPORTANCE: Motivation and success

- Inner thinking, age, illness, disabilities, physical
limitation, jobs.
- Little self regard- depression
- Too much self love- inability to learn from failures;
narcissistic.
The Biological Blueprint

A crucial aspect of the self is one’s physical features

including the face, bodily structure, height and weight.
However, people should also consider their physical
competencies, valuation of physical worth, and perception
of beauty.

Am I Beautiful?
Do people find me attractive?
What can I do to enhance my features?
However, the physical self is not only limited to what can
be seen by the naked eye; underneath the skin is a
dynamic system of biological and chemical processes
that contribute to one’s physical features. Body structure,
weight, height, skin color, hair color, and other physical
characteristics do not just develop at random. These are
triggered by genetic transformations and biological
development through heredity.
 Heredity – is defined as the transmission of traits from
parents to offspring. The traits are, made of specific
information embedded within 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 characteristic. It can be determined
by blood testing.
 Phenotype – is the physical expression of a particular
traits. It can be directly observed.
 Each individual carries 23 pairs of chromosomes.
The 23rd pair is the sex chromosomes, determines the
sex of an individual.
 Maturation is known 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.
“ BEAUTY ISN’T ABOUT HAVING
A PRETTY FACE. IT’S ABOUT
HAVING A PRETTY MIND, A
PRETTY HEART AND A PRETTY
SOUL.”
Thank You!
Reference:

https://www.slideshare.net/RubiOrbita/physical-self
https://www.scribd.com/presentation/424074361/PHYS
ICAL-SELF