PreFinals UTS Flashcards
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_______ 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