values and character

1. GEC 2: Chapter 2

2. What do we mean
by unpacking?

3. How do we see and feel about
our physical self?

4. What is physical self?

5. What is sexual self?

6. The physical self
Environment (nurture) is the sum of the forces or experiences
that a person undergoes from conception to old age. It also
includes family friends, school, nutrition and other agencies one is
in contact with
• Heredity (nature) is the transmission of traits or characteristics
from parents to offspring. It provides the raw materials of which the
individual is made up. Through the genes, hereditary potentials like
physical, mental, social, emotional and moral traits passed down to
generations. •
1. Factors in the Development of the Physical Self

7. The physical self
2. The Beginning of Life
• Fertilization- the meeting of the
female sex cell and the male sex cell.
• Gonads- where the sex cells are
developed (aka reproductive organs).
Testes: male gonads; spermatozoa
(sing. spermatozoon): male sex cell
Ovaries: female gonads; ova: female
sex cells

8. Zygote- fertilized egg. It contains all the hereditary
potential from the parents.
Genes- are small particles in a string-like
formation.
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) the code of
heredity. It contains information and instructions
about the newly created organism, and programs
the traits that should be inherited.
Maturation- unfolding of the inherited traits

9. 3. Stages in the Life Span

10. 4. Culture on
Body Image and
Self-esteem and
Beauty
What is considered beautiful? (according to
math)
Our attraction to another person’s body
increases if that body is symmetrical and in
proportion.
If a face is in proportion, if we are more likely to
notice it and find it beauty
We perceive proportional bodies to be more
healthy
Self-image problem- happens when your looks
doesn’t match your beauty standards.

11. Body image is both
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 significantly
on our perceived self-
worth.
Who are our references
for our body perceptions,
be it good or bad? o
Media o Family and
Friends Classmates

12. 5. Taking Care of My Physical Self (and Building a Positive Body
Image)

13. 5. Taking Care of My Physical Self (and Building a Positive Body
Image)

14. The Sexual Self
1. Understanding our Sexual
Self:
When Does Our Body Become Sexually
Active?
• Puberty is the period of life at 10 – 1 5 years old when the
reproductive organs develop to their adult size and become
functional because of the rising levels of hormones (male
=testosterone, estrogen = females).
• Reproductive capability continues until old age in males
and menopause in females. • Erogenous zones- refer to
parts of the body that are primarily perceptive and increase
arousal when touched in a sexual manner. (E.g. mouth,
breasts, genitals, and anus)

15. 2. The Human
Sexual Behavior
Human sexual behavior- is any activity
that induces sexual arousal.
Two major factors that determine human
sexual behavior are:
• Inherited sexual response pattern that
evolved as means of ensuring reproduction
that becomes part of everyone.
• The degree of restraint/ influence exerted
by society in expression of his sexuality.

16. Types of (sexual)
behavior
Solitary behavior- self-gratification or self-
stimulation that leads to arousal and climax.
Usually done in in private but also in a sociosexual
relationship.
Begins at beginning of puberty and usually
involves fantasies. o Sociosexual behavior- begins
in childhood, motivated by curiosity such as
showing or examining genitalia.
Necking or petting is considered as part of the
learning process of courtship and finding a
marriage partner.
Coitus- refers to the insertion of the male organ to
the female organ

17. Sex vs Gender.
What is the
difference?
Gender- refers to the economic, social and
cultural attributes and opportunities
associated with being male or female in a
particular social setting at a particular point in
time.
Sexuality- refers to the expression of who
we are. It involves a person’s thoughts,
feelings, and sexual expression and
relationships, as well as the biology of the
sexual response system.
Sexual orientation is the erotic or romantic
attraction (or “preference”) for sharing sexual
expression with the opposite sex
(heterosexuality), one’s own sex
(homosexuality), or both sexes (bisexuality).

18. Love or Lust? The Triangular Theory of Love (Sternberg, 1985)

19. Love or Lust? The Triangular Theory of Love (Sternberg, 1985)

20. Love or Lust? The Triangular Theory of Love (Sternberg, 1985)

21. Love or Lust? The Triangular Theory of Love (Sternberg, 1985)

22. 3. The Physiology and Psychology of Human Sexual Response

23. 3. The Physiology and Psychology of Human Sexual Response

24. 3. The Physiology and Psychology of Human Sexual Response

25. 3. The Physiology and Psychology of Human Sexual Response

26. Love or Lust?
The Triangular
Theory of Love
(Sternberg, 1985)
Love- is a special attachment one has for
himself/herself or for somebody else.
Components of Love:
1. Passion- physical and sexual attraction to
another.
2. Intimacy- feelings of warmth, closeness and
sharing of relationships.
3. Commitment- cognitive appraisal of the
relationship and the intent to maintain it even in
the face of problems

27. 4. Taking Care of
Our Sexual Self
Sexual Health- In 1975 WHO defined
sexual health as, “integration of somatic,
emotional, intellectual and social aspect
of sexual being, in ways that are
positively enriching and that enhances
personality, communication and love.”
Contraception - the deliberate use of
artificial methods or other techniques to
prevent pregnancy because of sexual
intercourse.

28. 4. Taking Care of Our Sexual Self

29. 4. Taking Care of Our Sexual Self

30. 4. Taking Care of Our Sexual Self

31. Natural Methods
A. Abstinence – refraining
from sexual intercourse
and is the most natural
birth control method with
ideally 0% failure rate.
Calendar Method – or
rhythm method – it
entails withholding from
coitus during the days that
the woman is fertile. ( 3-4
days before and after
ovulation)

32. Natural Methods

33. Natural Methods
Basal Body temperature
(BBT) – indicates the
woman’s temperature at
rest. Before the day of
ovulation and during
ovulation, BBT falls at
0.5F.
Cervical Mucus Method –
women are fertile as long
as the cervical mucus is
copious (large is amount)
and watery.

34. Natural Methods
Symtothermal
Method- combination
of BBT and cervical
mucus method.
Ovulation Detection–
Uses over-the-
counter kit that
requires the urine
sample of the woman.

35. Natural Methods
Coitus Interruptus- man
withdraws the moment
he ejaculates to emit
the spermatozoa
outside of the female
reproductive organ.

36. Artificial methods
Oral Contraceptives – pill, oral
contraceptives contain
synthetic estrogen and
progesterone. Estrogen and
progesterone are steroid
hormones that play a pivotal
role in the regulation of
mammalian reproduction.
Transdermal Patch – applying
the patch every week for three
weeks on the following areas:
upper outer arm, upper torso,
abdomen and buttocks.

37. Artificial Methods
Vaginal Ring – releases a
combination of estrogen and
progesterone and it
surrounds the cervix. (Silicon
ring inserted into female
reproductive organ and
remains there for 3 weeks)
Subdermal Implants – two
rod-like implants inserted
under the skin of the female
during her menses or on the
7th day of her menstruation
to make sure that she will not
get pregnant.

38. Artificial Method
Hormonal Injections
Intrauterine Device
(IUD) – T –shaped
object containing
progesterone.
Chemical barriers –
vaginal gels and creams
and glycerin films used
to cause death of
sperms before they can
enter the cervix.

39. Artificial Method
Diaphragm – circular,
rubber disk that fits the
cervix and should be
placed before coitus.
Cervical cap – made
from soft rubber and
fitted on the rim of the
cervix.
Male Condoms – latex
or synthetic rubber
sheath that is placed
on the erect male
reproductive organ.

40. Artificial Method
Female Condoms – latex rubber
sheaths that are pre lubricated with
spermicide.
Surgical Methods – Vasectomy (small
incision is made in each side of the
scrotum. Vas deferens is then tied, cut,
or plugged.) Tubal ligation (performed
after menstruation before ovulation
through a small incision under women’s
umbilicus that targets the fallopian tube
for cutting, or blocking to inhibit the
passage of both the sperm and the ova.

41. Vasectomy over Tubal Ligation

42. References: