Unpacking the Self: Physical Self - Lesson 1

PRIMARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS are changes to the sexual organs themselves such as uterus, vagina, penis, and testes. Secondary Sexual Characteristics refer to other visible changes that mark adult maturation such as changes in ______ and body shape.

Body Image is the perception that a person has of their physical self and the thoughts and feelings that result from that perception. Imaginary audience is a state where an individual imagines and believes that multitudes of people are enthusiastically listening to or watching him or her. Spotlight Effect refers to the belief that others are paying more attention to the person’s appearance and behavior than they really are. FACTORS THAT AFFECT PERCEPTION OF THE PHYSICAL SELF include personal factors like Introspection, Self-Reflection, Self-Perception Theory, and Self-Concept, as well as social factors like Attachment Process and Social Appraisal, Maintaining, Regulating, and Expanding the Self in Interpersonal Relationships, The Looking Glass Self Theory, Social Comparison, and ______.

Social Identity Theory discusses ______ THAT AFFECT PERCEPTION OF THE PHYSICAL SELF.

______ is the process of observing one's internal state after behaving in a certain way.

According to the Self-Perception Theory, people can infer their inner states by observing their own ______.

Self-Concept is a cognitive representation of ______ which includes the sum total of all beliefs that people have about themselves.

John Bowlby emphasized the importance of ______ in the child's development of self-concept.

People learn about their value and lovability when they experience how their ______ or caregivers care for them and respond to their needs

Our sense of self is continuously shaped through ongoing interaction with others or with significant relationship partners, which Cooley (1902) refers to as the ______ Self-Theory

Social Comparison is a process of comparing oneself with others in order to evaluate one’s own abilities and opinions, which can be either Upward social comparison or ______ social comparison

Social Identity Theory (Collective Identity) states that peoples’ need for positive self-concept leads them to derive a part of their self-concept from their perceived membership in ______ groups

PRIMARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS are changes to the sexual organs themselves such as uterus, vagina, penis, and ______

Secondary Sexual Characteristics refer to other visible changes that mark adult maturation such as changes in voice and body ______

The ______ gland is considered to be the 'master gland' of the endocrine system.

______ is the most essential marker of the beginning of adolescence.

The ______ self refers to the concrete dimensions of the body.

Puberty is a brain-______ process occurring primarily in early adolescence.

The pituitary gland controls several other hormone glands including the ______ and adrenals.

The physical self is the ______ aspect of the person which can be directly observed.

Eurocentrism is a tendency to interpret the world in terms of ______ or Anglo-American values and experiences

Colorism is the prejudicial or preferential treatment of same race based solely on the ______ of their skin

A person with high self-esteem is likely to be ______

People with positive body image tend to have high self-esteem and often spend more time taking care of their ______

Negative body image and low self-esteem can result when an individual does not measure up to how his culture defines ______

Adolescents may resort to extreme negative behaviors in order to meet the so-called ______