This document discusses the psychosocial aspects of gender and sexuality. It defines psychosocial as the intersection of psychological and social factors. The psychological aspects relate to mental processes and behavior, while the social aspects relate to human relationships and interactions. Understanding gender and sexuality requires awareness of both individual psychology and how people view themselves in relation to others. Well-being, the ultimate goal, has both objective and subjective dimensions relating to things like physical, emotional, mental, material, and social health.
This document discusses the psychosocial aspects of gender and sexuality. It defines psychosocial as the intersection of psychological and social factors. The psychological aspects relate to mental processes and behavior, while the social aspects relate to human relationships and interactions. Understanding gender and sexuality requires awareness of both individual psychology and how people view themselves in relation to others. Well-being, the ultimate goal, has both objective and subjective dimensions relating to things like physical, emotional, mental, material, and social health.
This document discusses the psychosocial aspects of gender and sexuality. It defines psychosocial as the intersection of psychological and social factors. The psychological aspects relate to mental processes and behavior, while the social aspects relate to human relationships and interactions. Understanding gender and sexuality requires awareness of both individual psychology and how people view themselves in relation to others. Well-being, the ultimate goal, has both objective and subjective dimensions relating to things like physical, emotional, mental, material, and social health.
This document discusses the psychosocial aspects of gender and sexuality. It defines psychosocial as the intersection of psychological and social factors. The psychological aspects relate to mental processes and behavior, while the social aspects relate to human relationships and interactions. Understanding gender and sexuality requires awareness of both individual psychology and how people view themselves in relation to others. Well-being, the ultimate goal, has both objective and subjective dimensions relating to things like physical, emotional, mental, material, and social health.
Sexuality as a Psychosocial Issue By: Donna Flor S. Nabua, RPm What Does Psychosocial Mean? • The term “psychosocial" is an encompassing term. It is comprised by two primary aspects: psychological and social.
• There are myriad of ways in defining these two terms
but in essence: • Psychological pertains to anything associated with mental process and behavior. • Social pertains to anything associated with human relationships, connection, an interaction. Psychology • Psychology is a field of science which concerns itself with how people think and feel and how thoughts and feelings interact and lead to behavior. • Three primary psychological domains: affect, behavior, and cognition • Affect – people’s emotions and feelings. • Behavior – pertains to people's actions-both observable (overt) or not readily observable (covert). • Cognition - or cognitive domain pertains to people's thought processes such as memory, perception, and information-processing. •
• The social aspect of gender and sexuality primarily anchors itself on the field of sociology and allied fields such as social psychology. Sociology • Sociology is a field of science which concerns itself with the human person's realities and experiences as part of groups and institutions, including the structures and functions of these institutions, and the dynamics of human relationships within them. Understanding the Psychosocial Dimension • Our experience of gender and sexuality is generally a relational experience. It is relational because while as individuals, we have our own affect, cognition and behavior to be aware of, we are also viewing ourselves in relation to others who also have their own personal preoccupations. • Awareness –awareness is our conscious understanding of something. • Intimacy and relationship - when two people recognize and become aware of each other decide to keep close distance in each other's lives, share their personal bubbles so to speak, and allow frequency of interaction between them. • Human relationship - a bond formed between two or more people, manifested through communication and interaction. • Intimacy – process of allowing others to know us. Understanding the Psychosocial Dimension • The process by which we learn cultural norms and traditions is referred to as socialization. • The ultimate goal of understanding the psychosocial aspects of our experiences is well-being - a state of satisfaction, meaning, and purpose. • Two sides to well-being: • Objective Well-being - can be evaluated through the presence or absence of particular elements in our environment. • Subjective Well being - personal experience of satisfaction, meaning, and purpose. Dimensions of Well-being • The primary dimensions of well-being which we must look into when trying to understand the psychosocial condition of a person: • Physical- physical/biological health; • Emotional - positive feelings; mood stability • Mental- clarity of mind; healthy thought process; • Material- available and adequate financial and other resources; and • Social- healthy and positive interaction and relationship with others.
