PreFinals UTS Flashcards
_______ refers to the body in which we interface with our environment and fellow being.
Physical Self
________ refers to how a person perceives their own body; particularly how attractive they believe they are.
Body Image
_____ is the quality or set of qualities in a person or thing that delights the senses or exalts the mind or spirit:
loveliness. It is the property of something that gives someone pleasure for reasons other than mental
stimulation, personal gain, or the fulfillment of innate drives.
Beauty
As our physical selves dictate how we conduct ourselves in the presence of others, they also dictate how we
will manage our _______. Nonetheless, ______ is essential for forming positive and healthy relationships
with others.
Self-esteem
accepting oneself the way you are, even if you do not fit what the media deems
“ideal.”
Positive body image
feeling bad about the way one looks. Decreases self-esteem, becomes a target
of ridicule, can lead to maladaptive responses
Negative body image
__________ refers to a person’s negative perceptions and emotions regarding their body. It
can be affected by factors such as body shape and appearance, attitudes toward weight gain, and cultural
norms concerning the ideal body.
Body Image Dissatisfaction
_________ is a distinct mental disorder in which a person is preoccupied with an imagined physical defect or a minor defect that others frequently fail to notice. People with this disorder see themselves as “ugly,” and they frequently avoid social situations or seek plastic surgery to improve their appearance.
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Illness that is characterized by irregular eating habits and severe distress or concern about body weight or shape.
Eating Disorder
- Obsessive fear of gaining weight, refusal to maintain healthy body weight, and an unrealistic body image perception They severely restrict their food intake and consider themselves overweight even when they are underweight.
Anorexia Nervosa
- Characterized by binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as forced vomiting, excessive exercise, or excessive use of laxatives or diuretics They may be concerned about gaining weight and be dissatisfied with their body size and shape.
Bulimia Nervosa
- Loss of eating control regularly. _______ episodes are not followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging, fasting, or excessive exercise. Many people with BED are
obese and at a higher risk of developing other conditions, such as cardiovascular disease.
Binge Eating Disorder
_______ refers to one’s entire being as a sexual being, including both positive and negative concepts and feelings.
Sexual self
is biological (male, female, and intersex)
Sex
____ is the structure of social relations that centers on the reproductive arena, and the set of practices
that bring reproductive distinctions into social processes
Gender
________: Refers to a person whose gender reflects the sex assigned at birth.
Cisgender
________: Refers to a person who does not identify themselves as belonging to conventional binary categories (male/female).
Gender Queer
________: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or expression differs from
what is typically associated with the sex assigned at birth.
Transgender
_______: A person whose qualities and characteristics differ from those which are traditionally associated with a man or a woman.
Gender Neutral
_________: A person whose qualities and characteristics are a combination of those traditionally associated with a man and a woman
Androgynous
whom you are attracted to sexually and romantically
Sexuality
refers to people’s sexual interest in and attraction to others, as well as their capacity
to have erotic experiences and responses.
Human Sexuality
_________: Attracted mostly to people of the opposite sex or gender.
Straight/Heterosexual
_________: Attracted mostly to people of the same sex or gender (refers to guys and often to girls, too)
Gay/Homosexual
_______: Attracted mostly to people of the same sex or gender (refers to women).
Lesbian
_________: Attracted to both men and women.
Bisexual
________: May not be interested in sex, but they still feel emotionally close to other people.
Asexual
_______: romantic, emotional, and/or sexual attraction to people regardless of their gender.
Pansexual
_______ are described as parts of the body that are chiefly sensitive and cause increased sexual arousal when touched sexually.
• Mouth, breasts (nipple and areola as well as the lateral breast tissue), reproductive organs, and the anus
Erogenous Zones
• Originate from the brain. It is likewise responsible for the regulation of sexual behavior.
• Some individuals become sexually aroused by creating or fantasizing about ng erotic images
Sexual Desires
______ is defined as any activity–solidarity, between two persons, or in a group–that induces sexual arousal.
Human sexual behavior
A biochemical and physiological response/reaction to sexual stimulation occurs in men and women after puberty.
Human Sexual Response
______: This is the body’s initial physical response to sexual arousal. It is caused by an increase
in pulse and blood pressure; a sudden rise in blood supply to the surface of the body resulting in
increased skin temperature, flushing, and swelling of all distensible body parts particularly noticeable in
the male and female reproductive system, rapid breathing, secretion of genital fluids, vaginal expansion,
and a general increase in muscle tension.
Excitement
________: This is the period of sexual excitement before orgasm. It is characterized by the intensification
of the changes that begin during the excitement phase. It is generally of brief duration. If the stimulation
is continued, an orgasm usually occurs.
Plateau
________: This is characterized by a wave of intense pleasure (climax), often associated with vaginal
contractions in females and ejaculation in males. It is a feeling of abrupt, intense pleasure, and rapid
increase in pulse rate, blood pressure, and spasms of the pelvic muscles causing contractions of the
female reproductive organ and ejaculation by the male that last only for a few seconds normally not
over ten.
Orgasm
_________: In this phase, the body returns to its non-excited state. It refers to the return to a normal
or subnormal physiological state. Whereas males return to normal even if stimulation continues, but continued stimulations can produce additional orgasms in females. Females are physically capable of
repeated orgasms without the intervening “rest period” required by males.
Resolution
refers to “mine”-labeled objects, locations, or even people.
Individuals view these items as extensions of their identities. For example, your wardrobe reflects certain aspects of your personality, and you refer to it as “my wardrobe.”
Material self
______ is the innermost part of the material self.
Body
_______ are next to the body which was influenced by the “philosophy of dress” by Herman Lotze.
Clothes
____________ is the third in the hierarchy. Your parents and siblings hold another great important
part of yourself.
Immediate Family
The Self in a Material World
• Material possessions signify some aspects of one’s sense of self and identity.
• Parents buy necessities for their family because it is symbolic of their need to provide security.
• The possession of material things also indicates one’s status in society.
________ purports that all that is found in the universe is matter which is the substance of nature. It suggests
therefore that material possession is all that matters most. Success, happiness, and the essence of individual existence are gauged by the material prosperity that one has gained in a lifetime.
Materialism
frequently linked to self-centeredness.
Materialism
_____ define success as the accumulation of wealth and property. They usually define themselves
through their possessions. They have a clear proclivity to define success in terms of the quantity and quality of one’s acquired wealth.
Materialists
______ believe that happiness is determined by the relationship between purchasing and
consumption.
Materialists
____________ relate to the functional properties of a product. For example, a person bought
a van for family and business use.
Instrumental Functions