UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL SELF LESSON 3.pdf

UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL SELF LESSON 3.pdf

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  PHYSICAL SELF
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  ❑ Physical Selfrefers to the body, this marvelous container and complex, finely tuned, machine with which we interface with our environment and fellow beings. ❑ The Physical Self is the concrete dimension, the tangible aspect of the person that can be directly observed and examined.
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  THE SELF ASIMPACTED BY THE BODY ✓ Body image is mental and emotional: it’s both the mental picture that you have of your body and the way you feel about your body when you look in a mirror. ✓ A healthy body image means that you truly accept and like the way you look right now, and aren’t trying to change your body to fit the way you think you should look.
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  THE SELF ASIMPACTED BY THE BODY ✓ Healthy body image is more than simply tolerating what you look like or “not disliking” yourself. A healthy body image means that you truly accept and like the way you look right now. ✓ It means recognizing the individual qualities and strengths that make you feel good about yourself beyond weight, shape or appearance, and resisting the pressure to strive for the myth of the “perfect” body that you see in the media, online, in your communities.
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  THE SELF ASIMPACTED BY THE BODY ✓ Self-esteem is how you value and respect yourself as a person—it is the opinion that you have of yourself inside and out. ✓ Self-esteem impacts how you take care of yourself, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Self-esteem is about your whole self, not just your body.
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  THE SELF ASIMPACTED BY THE BODY Why do body image and self-esteem matter? Body image and self-esteem directly influence each other—and your feelings, thoughts, and behaviours. If you don’t like your body (or a part of your body), it’s hard to feel good about your whole self.
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  The Impact of Cultureon body image and Self- Esteem.
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  Society shapes usin many ways, possibly more than we realise – from our interactions, to our personal development through to others’ perception of our bodies as a reflection of self worth.
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  Body image isboth internal (personal) and external (society) This includes: ❑ How we perceive our bodies visually ❑ How we feel about our physical appearance ❑ How we think and talk to ourselves about our bodies ❑ Our sense of how other people view our bodies ❑ How we look has possibly never held as much societal importance or reflected so significantly on our perceived self worth.
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  TODAY’S EMBEDDED IDEALS– THE PHYSICAL ➢ MEDIA The media is a powerful tool that reinforces cultural beliefs and values, and while it may not be fully responsible for determining the standards for physical attractiveness, it makes escaping the barrage of images and attitudes almost impossible.
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  TODAY’S EMBEDDED IDEALS– THE PHYSICAL ➢PREJUDICE – SIZE Intolerance of body diversity has a lot to do with prejudice of size and shape in our culture. Being thin, toned and muscular has become associated with the hard-working, successful, popular, beautiful, strong, and the disciplined. ➢It’s an indication of moral character and we are conditioned to think that fat is bad.
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  TODAY’S EMBEDDED IDEALS– THE PHYSICAL How can we build a strong and positive body image? Positive body image involves understanding that healthy attractive bodies come in many shapes and sizes, and that physical appearance says very little about our character or value as a person.
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  TODAY’S EMBEDDED IDEALS– THE PHYSICAL Individual Development and Self Acceptance • Talk back to the media • De-emphasise numbers • Realize that we cannot change our body type • Stop comparing ourselves to others