• Who we actually are

Lesson 3 • How I see me

• Also called “actual self “

Ideal Self

• Person we want to be
• Idealized version of ourself
OPEN SELF BLIND SELF
• How I should be
Information about you that Information about you that
Our ideal self is essential in guiding and motivating us to
both you & other know you don’t know but others
do know behave in a way that would lead us to the best version of
who we want to be.
HIDDEN SELF UNKNOWN SELF
Possible selves
Information about you that Information about you
• are developed from past experiences, current
you know bout others don’t neither you nor others
know know. behavior, and future expectations.

In achieving the ideal self or any goal, numerous studies

SELF CONCEPT: emphasize the importance of visual imagining exercises.

SELF / SELF CONCEPT Self -Esteem

• "organized, consistent set of perceptions of and • Refers to ones overall assessment of ones
beliefs about oneself" (Passer & Smith, 2007, , worth as a person, ones self-worth.
p.451).
Self-efficacy
• These perceptions and beliefs that comprise our
self-concept are calledself-schemas. • is how one performs
• is directly correlated with self-esteem.
Self - Schemas
Self-Esteem and Self Efficacy
• Formed by numerous factors that we may be
aware or unaware of. • For self-esteem and self-efficacy to increase,
we must learn to give unconditional positive
Ex. Personal traits, physical features,values, goals,social
regard to each other.
roles, past experience, own observation , feedback from
• Rogers presented the idea of a fully functioning
others, abilities
person:"this means that the person is in touch
Rogers asserted that we have 2 selves: with the here and now, his or her subjective
experiences and feelings,continually growing and
Real Self changing.
Some of the key characteristics of a fully-functioning BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER
person include:with others
• Body dysmorphia is a mental health condition
• openness to experience where a person spends a lot of time worrying
• a flexible concept about flaws in their appearance.
• unconditional (positive) regard for the self • These flaws are often unnoticeable to others.
• the ability to live in harmony People of any age can have BDD, but it's most
common in teenagers and young adults.
If there's one program we could start that would do
wonders for our self-esteem, it's abolishing needless self- ANOREXIA
criticism, andpunitive self-talk --- and that program is
• is defined as serious mental illness where people
free!
are low weight due to limiting their energy
Self Awareness intake. It can affect anyone of any age,
gender, or background. As well as restricting
When you invest your time indeveloping yourself personally
the amount of food eaten, they may do lots of
and professionally, you are role-playing as a catalyst for
exercise to get rid of food eaten.
self- growth. There are myriad skill investment avenues.
• Some people with anorexia may experience cycles
of bingeing (eating large amounts of food at
LESSON 4 once then purging.

BINGE-EATING DISORDER

• is a serious eating disorder in which you

Genetics frequently consume unusually large amounts of
food and feel unable to stop eating.
• Has a hand I our physical appearance. Our
biology dictates that our looks result from the PURGING DISORDER
genes transferred to us by our parents. When
heredity is at work, we find ourselves being the • is an eating disorder that involves “purging”
mirrors or our parents, which was the result of behavior to induce weight loss or manipulate
their DNA at work in us, and for some, even body shape. Purging can mean several things,
looking like carbon copies of them including:
o self-induced vomiting
CULTURAL STANDARD OF BEAUTY o misuse of laxatives or medications
o excessive exercise
• Defining beauty is contextual. As culture
o fasting
decides the norms of society, its concept of
what is beautiful is similarly invoked from a
cultural perspective.
BODY SHAMING skin color, and stature are never correct
indicators of a healthy life.
• which is criticizing yourself or others because
of some aspect of physical appearance (Vargas,
2014), has resulted in the loss of self-
Lesson 5
confidence of thos who have been thin-shamed or
fat-shamed.

BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE Sexuality

• is an important aspect of several pathologies • is commonly defined as "the ways people
psychology,particularly eating disorders. experience and express themselves as sexual
• It has two components: beings
o the perceptual component, which • It is a central aspect of being human
refers to how we accurately perceived throughout life encompasses sex, gender
our body size, also known as body size identities and roles, sexual orientation,
estimation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction.
o attitudinal component which refers we
think and feel about the size and/ or Sex
shape of their body, which if not
• It refers to a person's characterization as
correctly processed, will result to
female or male at birth, typically based on the
body dissatisfaction. (Greene, 2011)
appearance of external genitalia or other
THE FILTERED SELF biological characteristics including chromosomes.

• The advent of social media put pressure on us GENDER

to look even better. On Instagram, we post our
• It refers to social characteristics that may be
physically appealing selves, and more often than
(or not be) aligned with a person's sex and
not, we use filter applications, where we can
adopted by an individual as their gender
hide our imperfections, creating, and recreating
identity.
a self that is better approved by our online
friends. Gender Identity

EMBRACING YOUR PHYSICAL SELF • It’s the chemistry that composes you (e.g.
hormonal levels) and how you interpret what that
• The significance of our self-acceptance is
means.
necessary in embracing our physical selves. We
have to be reminded that our health is foremost
in all these. Remember that body size, shape,
Gender expression interesting or awkward when discussed in class.
But, this is definitely relevant and beneficial
• How you demonstrate your gender(based on
not only for sexual excitement but also for
traditional gender role) through the ways you
protection against sexual violence.
act, dress, behave, and interact
10 HOT SPOTS ON HIS AND HER BODY
Biological sex

• Refers to the objectively measurable organs

MEN WOMEN
hormones and chromosomes Female= vagina, o Ears lower back
ovaries, XX chromosomes male= penis, testes, XY o Back of neck ears
chromosomes; intersex= a combination of the o Pubic hairline back of neck
two. o Perineum inner thigh
Sexual Orientation o Nipples nipple
o Nape of neck breasts
• Is who you are physicaly, spiritually, and o Inner thigh nape of neck
emotionally attracted to based on their o Scrotum mouth/ lips
sex/gender in relation to your own. o Mouth/lips vagina
o Penis clitoris

FORMS OF SEX VIOLENCE

• Rape
PUBERTY
• Sexual abuse
• It is a one to three-year process of hormonal • Forced abortion
and physical change that causes the young • Unwanted sexual advances or sexual harassment
person to reach sexual maturity, girls usually • forced marriage or cohabitation
entering it about a year earlier than boys. • violent acts
• sexual abuse mentally or physically disabled
people
• denial of the right to use contraception
• are traits that differ between two sexes but
• forced prostitution and trafficking
are not part of the reproductive system; they
include breasts in females and facial hair in MALE CIRCUMCISION
males.
• Besides being a tradition, if done correctly, has
Erogenous Zones "hygiene and medical benefits such as lowering
the risk of prostate cancer and helping prevent
• Being aware of the erogenous or sexually
sexually transmitted diseases"
stimulating zones ofoth sexes seems to be
FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING/MUTILATION Attachment

• This is the partial or total removal of the • In this stage\, the passion for each other turn
external female genitalia (clitoris and/or labia). into attachment towards your significant other.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE

• It is defined by WHO (2023) as: any sexual act, Master and Johnson (1966)
attempt to obtain a sexual act, unwanted sexual
comments or advances, or acts to traffic, or 1. Excitement- arousal, penis erection, vagina
otherwise directed, against a person's sexuality lubrication
using coercion, by any person regardless of 2. Plateau- continuation and heightening of the
their relationship to the victim, in any setting, arousal
including but not limited to home and work. 3. Orgasm- peak or intense pleasure
4. Resolution body returns to normal state
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE
Keplan (1979)
• Media show numerous concepts about sex, lust,
and desire, which could be explicitly or implicitly 1. Desire
embedded in ads, magazines, movies, TV shows, 2. Excitement
radio programs, games, etc. 3. Orgasm

According to Fisher,

"we are drawn to certain people not only for cultural Sexual Orientation
reasons, such as socioeconomics intelligence, and values,
but also for biological reasons" • It refers to our sexual preferences towards
males, females, or both. Most of us already have
awareness of the existence of diverse sexual
behaviors due to a person's sexual preference.
Lust We may not be able to fully understand but we
• The initial stages of love, this feeling is have to give respect.
developed due to our natural human instinct to GENDER IDENTITY
mate and procreate with a partner
• It is one's concept of being male, female, both,
Attraction or neither and is entirely determined by
• In this stage we begin to think irrationally and socialization (nurture), not biological factors
idealize our lover. The initial stages of feeling (nature)"
good when meeting someone is attraction and
not love
 Types of sexual orientation AGENDER

Homosexual • People who do not identify with any gender.

NON-BINARY
• sexually attracted to members of the
same sex" • People who do not identify strictly as a boy or
girl-could identify as both, neither, or as
BISEXUAL
another gender identity.
• sexually attracted to people of both sexes TRANSEXUAL
HETEROSEXUAL (STRAIGHT)
• A transsexual transitions from one sex to
• sexually attracted to members of the opposite another by undergoing several surgical
sex. procedures.

PANSEXUAL/OMNISEXUAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIs)

• can be usually attracted to any sex or gender • Engaging in sexual contact, either vaginal, oral,
identity. or anal, can give temporary intense pleasure and
with-it possibility of transmitting "more than 30
ASEXUAL different bacteria, viruses and parasites" that
• not sexually attracted to any sex or gender may result to a lifetime of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs)
The "T" in LGBT, which stands for transgender or gender
on-conforming, pertains to gender identity. “Some who do SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE.
not identify as either male or female prefer the term • Gonorrhea
"gender queer"
• Chlamydia
TYPES OF GENDER IDENTITES • Trichinomas
• HIV
CISGENDER/CIS • Hepatitis
• gender identity consistent is with the sex they • Herpes
were assigned at birth. • Syphills
• Pain with urination
TRANSGENDER/TRANS • Pain with Sex
• Discharge from genital
• gender identity does not match the sex they
were assigned at birth.
Family Planning/Contraception

• The information on family planning (FP)

and contraception are for everyone, even
for those who are still in their
adolescent years. To be educated on FP
and contraception is to be protected
from STIs and unintended pregnancies.

Our country's Department of Health (DOH) has four

(4) basic principles in implementing the program
which adolescents and older can relate with,
either as a child or soon to be parent:

1. RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD
2. RESPECT FOR LIFE
3. BIRTH SPACING
4. INFORMED CHOICE