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    The physical self refers to the tangible aspects of a person that can be observed, including the body. According to theorists like William James and Sigmund Freud, the physical body is important for developing personality and experiencing the world. Erik Erikson also believed physical development was important for competence and role achievement. In the 1990s, the sociology of the body emerged as a discipline due to the importance placed on physical appearance in modern society, leading to issues like eating disorders, cosmetic surgery, and body dysmorphia. Culture shapes understandings of body image and self-esteem, promoting an ideal of beauty focused on attributes like health and attractiveness. Notions of beauty have evolved from more objective views to becoming a matter of personal

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    The physical self refers to the tangible aspects of a person that can be observed, including the body. According to theorists like William James and Sigmund Freud, the physical body is important for developing personality and experiencing the world. Erik Erikson also believed physical development was important for competence and role achievement. In the 1990s, the sociology of the body emerged as a discipline due to the importance placed on physical appearance in modern society, leading to issues like eating disorders, cosmetic surgery, and body dysmorphia. Culture shapes understandings of body image and self-esteem, promoting an ideal of beauty focused on attributes like health and attractiveness. Notions of beauty have evolved from more objective views to becoming a matter of personal

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    Understanding The Self: UNPACKING THE SELF

    THE PHYSICAL SELF


    Ma. Raym Kayleigh Trabajo
    Topic
    Physical Self is the concrete dimension, the tangible aspect of the person that can be
    directly observed and examined.

    “I am not who I think I am.”

    “I am not who you think I am.”

    “I am who I think you think I am.”

    According to William James, the physical self or the body is an initial source of
    sensation and necessary for the origin and maintenance of personality.

    In Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalysis, his construction of self and personality makes the
    physical body the core of human experience.

    For Erik Erikson, the role of bodily organs is especially important in early developmental
    stages of a person’s life. Later in life, the development of physical as well as intellectual
    skills help determine whether the individual will achieve a sense of competence and
    ability to choose demanding roles in a complex society.

    The sociology of the body became an established discipline in the 1990s. Bryan Turner
    coined the term “somatic society” which means the new found importance of the body in
    contemporary society.

    Common issues that arose with this:


     The obsession to have a beautiful face and body
     Eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia
     The demand for cosmetic surgery and skin whiteners
     Body dysmorphia
     Body shaming

    Many people, especially women, spend tremendous amounts of time, effort and money
    to alter their appearances to resemble an ideal image.
    SELF
    ESTEEM
    Self-Esteem
    Self-Esteem is used to describe a person’s overall sense of self-worth or personal
    value.

    Developing Self-Esteem

    a. Understanding that healthy, attractive bodies come in many shapes and sizes

    b. Physical appearance says very little about our character or value as a person

    c. How we get to this point of acceptance often depends on our individual development
    and self-acceptance
    BODY
    IMAGE
    The Role of Culture in our Understanding of Body Image and Self-Esteem:
    Culture
    Culture - defined as the shared patterns of thoughts, beliefs, behavior, and habits in
    both material and symbolic realms

    The Best Presentation of the Physical Self:


     Beauty
     Good Health

    Pop Culture - from a common understanding, it is a culture widely accepted and


    patronized by the public
    BEAUTY
    2 Types of Beauty:
    1. Inner Beauty - refers to the inner qualities of the person

    2. External Beauty - physical characteristic of the person


    Before the 18th Century, Western philosophical views of beauty treated it as an
    objective quality.
     St. Augustine - things were beautiful because it gave delight or whether it gave
    delight because it is beautiful
     Plato - he connected beauty as a response to love and desire
     Aristotle - asserted that chief forms of beauty are order, symmetry, and
    definiteness
    By the 18th Century, beauty was associated with pleasure as a personal preference.
     David Hume - it merely exists in “Beauty is no quality in things themselves” the
    mind which contemplates them and each perceives a different beauty.
     Immanuel Kant - the judgement of taste is therefore not judgment or cognition
    and is consequently not logical but aesthetical, by which we understand that
    whose determining ground can be no other than subjective.
     Francis Hutcheson - “the perception of beauty does not depend on the external
    sense of sight, however the internal sense of beauty operates as an internal or
    reflect of sense.”
    Recognizing and Personifying Physical Self:
     Allow your physical self to move and express itself. Dance, walk, stretch, etc.
     Notice all the physical things around you. Use all five senses: sight, sound, taste,
    touch, and smell.
     Love your body.
     Feed your physical body what it likes.

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