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Understanding Body Image and Puberty

Body image is defined as a person's opinions, thoughts, and feelings about their body and physical appearance. It can be positive or negative and is influenced by individual and environmental factors. Puberty causes physical changes in both boys and girls through broader shoulders, growth of facial hair, breast development, and increased height and weight. These changes can impact adolescents' self-image and perception of maturity. During puberty, discovering one's changing appearance can lead to new feelings of attraction between boys and girls.

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Understanding Body Image and Puberty

Body image is defined as a person's opinions, thoughts, and feelings about their body and physical appearance. It can be positive or negative and is influenced by individual and environmental factors. Puberty causes physical changes in both boys and girls through broader shoulders, growth of facial hair, breast development, and increased height and weight. These changes can impact adolescents' self-image and perception of maturity. During puberty, discovering one's changing appearance can lead to new feelings of attraction between boys and girls.

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BODY IMAGE (week 10)

WALT:
-define body image
-identify some features of body image
-explain how puberty affects body image
BODY IMAGE
• This is defined as a person’s opinions,
thoughts and feelings about his or her body
and physical appearance.
• Feelings about body image can be positive or
negative or both, these feelings are influenced
by individual and environmental factors.
FEATURES OF BODY IMAGE
• Size
• Height
• Racism
• Ethnicity
• Eyes
• Colour of skin and hair.
PUBERTY AND BODY CHANGES
• The bodies of boys and girls change a lot during puberty.
These changes can influence self image of the adolescent.
• Puberty affects body image of boys in the following areas;
broader chest, bigger muscles, growth of moustache and
beards, increase in height and increased weight gain.
• In girls, pubertal changes are; breast enlargement, broader
hips, increase in height and increased weight gain.
• These changes results in a perception that adolescents are
adults.
EFFECTS OF PUBERTAL CHANGES ON BODY
IMAGE
• Changes in body appearance in boys and girls
• Maturity of sex organs
• Increase in height and weight
• Self discovery
• Change in appearance which brings about
attraction between boys and girls.
• * highlight misconceptions about beauty on
body image.
INDIVIDUAL UNIQUENESS
• No two individuals are exactly the same, both
in character and appearance.
• There is need to see yourself as a good-
looking and wonderful creature irrespective of
your appearance.
• We need to see ourselves as unique, accept
and appreciate ourselves and above all,
maintain good personal hygiene.
HOMEWORK
• Explain (i) body image (ii) individual
uniqueness.
• State some effects of pubertal changes on
body image.

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