Body Image, Beauty Standards and Culture

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What is affected and influenced by aspects of our physical body?

The life we live.

Standards of beauty and appearance are products of what?

  • Personal preferences
  • Diverse mix of cultural and historical influences (correct)
  • Cultural influences
  • Historical influences

What is the ideal body?

The ideal body is dictated or imposed by society, culture, and our own will influencing our ideas.

Females are pressured by society to conform to unconventional beauty standards.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is body image?

<p>It refers to the perception of the level of attractiveness of his/her body or it can be somebody's own impression of how his or her body looks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of beauty?

<p>Inner and Outer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Aesthetic Capital?

<p>Aesthetic Capital is the concept by which individuals capitalize on their physical characteristics which is deemed desirable by society using it as a means for financial or social gain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is commonly defined as the shared patterns of thoughts, beliefs, behaviors, and habits in both material and symbolic realms?

<p>Culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is body adornment?

<p>It refers to the practice of Physically enhancing the body by styling and decorating the hair, painting and embellishing the fingernails, wearing makeup, painting the body, wearing jewelry, and the use of clothing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What refers to the physical alteration of the body through the use of surgery, tattooing, piercing?

<p>Body modification.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pop culture is commonly not accepted and patronized by the public.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do People copy an actor/actress clothes, hairstyle, and/or lines in the movie?

<p>Because it would make them look cool or feel good.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Boys' body image is generally more negative than girls.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Adolescent girls are more likely to express body dissatisfaction and resort to what?

<p>Dieting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Self-Esteem is sometimes referred to as self-worth or what?

<p>Self-respect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does early to bed, early to rise makes Juan?

<p>healthy, wealthy, and wise.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Refers to the _____ constructed characteristics of men and women.

<p>socially</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are you expected to do as a women?

<p>Take care of the family or domestic duties and remain close at home.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Refers to the biological and physiological characteristics of men and women?

<p>Sex (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Women can not menstruate.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Refers to the social and cultural expectation for how individuals should behave, act, speak, dress, groom and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned sex?

<p>Gender roles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is an often unfair or untrue belief that people may have about all the people or things with particular characteristics?

<p>Stereotype.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender?

<p>Sexism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the two

<p>Andorgens = influence the growth and development of the male reproductive system Estrogen = hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and embryogenesis of humans and other species?

<p>Progesterone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is a phase of the female menstrual cycle that inovoves the release of an egg (ovum) from one of the ovaries?

<p>ovulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

There are NO areas of the body that automatically produce sexual arousal when touched.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does SEXUAL RESPONSE CYCLE refers to?

<p>sequence of physical and emotional changes that occur as a person becomes sexually aroused and participates in sexually stimulating activities including sexual intercourse and masturbation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Are is the period of sexual excitement prior to orgasm called?

<p>The plateau.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What allows the muscles to relax, blood pressure to drop and the body slow down from its excited state?

<p>The resolution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

After orgasm which state occurs?

<p>Refractory period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of STIs that is caused by bacteria?

<p>Chlamydia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does women initially produce does with the chlamydia?

<p>no symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of STI are you able to be treated with medication?

<p>Syphilis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of virus is related to the cold sores that sometimes appear around the mouth?

<p>Genital herpes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Are easy to diagnose because of their distinctive appearance: Look like small cauliflower bulbs?

<p>Genital warts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The _____ of a male to achieve or maintain an erection

<p>inability</p> Signup and view all the answers

_____ the inability of a male to delay orgasm as long as he wishes.

<p>prematurity</p> Signup and view all the answers

Anorgasmia is a female's lack of orgasm

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an educational process of determining the fertile and infertile periods of a woman?

<p>NFP</p> Signup and view all the answers

Increases self-awareness and knowledge of human reproduction and can lead to a diagnosis of some gynecologic problems:

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following natural method involves refraining from sexual intercourse and is the most effective natural birth control method with ideally 0% fail rate?

<p>Abstinence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

MUCUS method is based on the daily observation of what a woman sees and feels in ___area throughout the day?

<p>Vagina</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a combination of the BBT and the cervical mucus method??

<p>SYMPTOTHERMAL METHOD</p> Signup and view all the answers

_____contains steroid endogenous and progesterone sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and embryogenesis of humans and other species.

<p>vaginal ring</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hormonal injection conatines ____a progesterone, and is usually given once every 12 weeks intramuscularly.

<p>Medroxyprogesterone</p> Signup and view all the answers

The male condom can not prevent STI's and can be bought OTC

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During vasectomy, a small incision is made on each side of the ____

<p>scrotum</p> Signup and view all the answers

CD4 CELL, OR CLUSTER OF DIFFERENTIATION 4 CELL, IS A TYPE OF what?

<p>WHITE BLOOD CELL</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Red blood cell carries _____ from the lungs to rest of the body

<p>oxygen</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who created the POPCOM, tasked with promoting family planning information and services, conducting research, and collaborating with international organizations?

<p>Commission on Population (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

_____ is a condition that happens when the immune system of a person with HIV. becomes very weak and is attacked by many infections.

<p>AIDS</p> Signup and view all the answers

HIV is a temporary infection?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is responsible for the Extra surge of energy and triggers increased heart rate loss of appetite as well the desire sleep?

<p>Norepinephrine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Standards of Beauty

Standards of beauty are shaped by a mix of cultural and historical influences, connected to ideals of appearance and hard work.

Aesthetic Capital

A concept where individuals leverage physical traits deemed desirable by society for financial or social advantages.

Body Adornments

Practices that enhance the body temporarily, like styling hair or wearing makeup.

Body Modification

Physical alterations to the body using surgery, tattoos, or piercings, often permanent.

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Self-Esteem

Important for success. Too little can cause depression; too much can be irritating and damage relationships.

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Gender

Refers to the socially constructed characteristics of men and women, including norms, roles, and relationships.

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Stereotyping

Involves unfair or untrue beliefs about people with particular characteristics.

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Sexism

A prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender, primarily affecting girls or women.

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Sexual Harassment

Unwanted sexual attention, the creation of hostile or abusive enviroment or explicit coercion to engage in unwanted sexual activity.

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Androgens

Male sex hormones secreted by the testes produce secondary sex characteristics such as the growth of body hair and deepening of the voice.

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Estrogen

A category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and responsible for developing female sexual characteristics.

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Ovulation

Is a phase of the female menstrual cycle that involves the release of an egg (ovum) from one of the ovaries.

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Orgasm

Involuntary muscle contraction begin. Blood pressure, heart rate and breathing are at their highest rates with a rapid intake of oxygen.

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Desire

Also referred to as the excitement or libido, muscle tension. A faster heart rate than the usual and breathing also gets fast

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Erogenous Zones

They have nerve-endings and receptors that are more attuned to light touch or gentle tickling

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