Understanding The Self Lesson 7 PDF

UNDERSTANDING THE SELF LESSON 7 MS. Jessica C. Gutierrez | Instructor THE PHYSICAL SELF The Self as Impacted by the b  What Philosophers think about beauty? Beauty , traditionally, was among the ultimate values along with goodness, tr...

UNDERSTANDING THE SELF LESSON 7 MS. Jessica C. Gutierrez | Instructor THE PHYSICAL SELF The Self as Impacted by the b  What Philosophers think about beauty? Beauty , traditionally, was among the ultimate values along with goodness, truth and justice. St. Augustine asked whether things were beautiful because it gave delight, or whether it gave delight because it was beautiful Plato connected beauty to love and desire. Aristotle asserted that the chief forms of beauty are order, symmetry and definiteness.  David Hume –Beauty is no quality in things themselves; it exist merely in the mind which contemplates Francis Hutcheson – the perception of beauty does depend on the external sense of sight.  What did Psychology discover about beauty? A person who is perceived as attractive makes more money than a person of below-average looks In politics, voters who are not actively engaged in social and political issues choose candidates based on “looks”  What did Psychology discover about beauty? Halo Effect The tendency of people to rate attractive individuals more favorably for their personality traits or characteristics compared to those who are less attractive Culture and Perception of Beauty Cultural traditions can either be a positive or negative influence on body image and on self-esteem. Ideal standards of body sizes are culturally specific Americans heave emphasized thinness. Filipino emphasize dieting and body appearance People experience body dissatisfaction due to cultural standards Body Dysmorphic Disorder Imagined Ugliness A preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance by someone who actually looks reasonably normal  Eating disorders In bulimia nervosa, out-of-control eating episodes, or binges, are followed by self- induces vomiting, excessive use ox laxatives, or other attempts to purge (get rid) of the food In anorexia nervosa, the person eats only minimal amounts of food or exercises vigorously to offset food intake so body weight sometimes drops dangerously In binge-eating disorder, individuals may binge repeatedly and find distressing , but they do not attempt purge the food.  Etiology of Eating Disorders Psychological Biological Influences Social Influences Influences  Inherited  Cultural pressure  Anxiety focused to be thin vulnerability on appearance (unstable or and presentation excessive  Family to others neurobiological interactions/pres  Distorted body response to stress sures image associated re: social impulsive eating) presentation End of Lesson 7