Lec 1 Flashcards
__ involves understanding that healthy, attractive bodies come in many shapes and sizes, and that physical appearance says very little about our character or value as a person
POSITIVE VIEW OF “SELF”
Aspect of self that can be observed and examined. Consists of the extremities and organs with vital functions of maintaining one’s life and undergoes gradual changes.
PHYSICAL SELF
Customarily associated with aesthetic experience and typically refers to an essential quality of something that arouses…
BEAUTY
__ was a primary theme among _____
It was among the ____ along with goodness, truth and justice.
It is why greeks emphasizes _____ in their sculpture.
BEAUTY
ANCIENT GREEKS
ULTIMATE VALUES
PHYSICAL FITNESS
Definition varies across individuals, society, and time.
There is a single and absolute definition.
BEAUTY IS SUBJECTIVE
BEAUTY IS OBJECTIVE
Objective Views
• Things were beautiful because it gave delight. Believed it to be LATTER.
• CHIEF FORMS OF BEAUTY are order, symmetry, and definiteness.
• BEAUTIFUL THINGS REFLECT our idea of beauty that exists in the real of forms
ST. AGUSTINE
ARISTOTLE
PLATO
Subjective views
• Beauty is NO QUALITY in things themselves: it exists merely in the mind…
• The judgement of taste is therefore not a judgement of cognition, and is consequently NOT LOGICAL BUT AESTHETICAL…
• The perception of beauty does depend on the EXTERNAL SENSE OF SIGHT…
DAVID HUME
IMMANUEL KANT
FRANCIS HUTCHESON
___ considers beauty as satisfying AESTHETIC NEEDS.
ABRAHAM MASLOW
___ PSYCHOLOGY, applicant selection sometimes suffers COGNITIVE BIAS. (__ effect)
___ PSYCHOLOGY, preference for beauty is EVIDENT IN NATURE.
___ PSYCHOLOGY, people who are more ATTRACTIVE are more likely to get RICH/POLITICS.
IO
EVOLUTIONARY
SOCIAL
__ has significant impact on how a person feels about him/herself. Also indicates the ideal standards of body size.
CULTURE
___ number of successes a person achieves in the domains of life that are important.
Value yourself
Coined by ____ in 1800
SELF ESTEEM
William James
Factors that shape self-esteem
Self thoughts and perceptions
Views of other people
Illness, disease, disability
Age
Social role and status
Social media
Culture
___ covers the emotional attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of a person towards their own body.
Thinks and feel
View your physical body
BODY IMAGE
___ & ___ influence each other. It is hard to value yourself when you do not like your body.
BODY IMAGE AND SELF-ESTEEM
___ degree to which a person’s physical traits are considered pleasing/beautiful (SUBJECTIVE).
BEAUTY
