LESSON 6 Flashcards
It refers to the body, this spectacular container and complex, finely tuned, machine with which we interface with our environment and fellow beings.
(nahahawakan)
Physical Self
Process of physical changes through which a child’s body matures into an adult body capable of sexual
reproduction.
Puberty
What is the first menstrual period in girls called?
Menarche
What is a boy’s first ejaculation called?
Seminarche
Hypophysis
Master gland
It controls several other hormone glands in your body, including the thyroid and adrenals, the ovaries, and testicles.
Pituitary Gland
It is the primary Male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid.
Testosterone
It plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues such as testes and prostate, as well as promoting secondary sexual characterstics.
Testosterone
Oestrogen
Primary female sex hormone.
Estrogen
Responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.
Estrogen
It develops primary sexual characteristics.
Antrogen
It refers to other visible changes that make adult maturation such as changes in height, and body shape.
Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Perception that a person has of their physical self and the thoughts and feelings that result from that perception.
Body Image
A state where an individual imagines and believes that
multitudes of people are enthusiastically listening to or watching him or her.
Imaginary Audience
Refers to the tendency to think that more people notice something about you than they do.
Spotlight Effect
Includes all those aspects of one’s being and one’s experiences that are perceived in awareness by the individual.
Self-Concept
The concept you develop about yourself that evolves over the course of your life.
Personal Identity
John Bowbly emphasized the importance of caregiving in the child’s development of self-concept. (attachment when we are young)
Attachment Process and Social Appraisal
People learn about their value and lovability based on how their caregivers respond to their needs
Attachment Process and Social Appraisal
Our sense of self is continuously shaped through ongoing interaction with others or with significant
relationship partners
Ex: comments about bodyweight
Interpersonal Relationships
Cooley (1902) States that a person’s self grows out of society’s interpersonal interactions and the perception of others. (imagine yourself, you imagine what others say)
Looking Glass Self-Theory
Evaluating the accuracy of personal beliefs and attitudes by comparing oneself to others.
Social Comparison
It has both positive and negative effects. (2 answer)
- Upward Social Comparison
- Downward Social Comparison
It is comparing yourself to someone who is better than you.
Upward Social Comparison
Comparing yourself to someone who is worse than you or someone who has less ability than you.
Downward Social Comparison
