Developmental Psychology

After taking a general look at psychology and some of its major theories, we will trace psychological thought about the human life by focusing on human development. We will look at models of human development put forward by Saint Thomas Aquinas and other Catholic philosophers, Jean Piaget, Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, and Lawrence Kohlberg, as well as a few others. Students will not only learn about psychology, they will also learn a lot about themselves.

Monday, November 28, 2005

Ideal Physical Body

Ideal Male

  • Dark brown or dirty blonde hair
  • Shaggy or wavy hair*****************
  • Side lip ring
  • Penis …big..
  • Lean athletic build*
  • Tall but not gigantic*
  • No boobs
  • Nice smile***
  • Beautiful eyes****
  • Defined jaw bone and cheek bones****
  • Fitted but not tight clothes
  • Good complexion*
  • Not narrow but not full lips
  • Good dresser
  • Good smell
  • Nice Butt
  • Proportionate
  • No cysts, protruding tumors… gross things!
  • That’s all

Ideal Female

  • Hair has to look good/well groomed
  • Natural look/slender face
  • Clean shaven/washed –legs-
  • No thin lips
  • Toned body
  • Size 8 shoes
  • Tattoo – indifferent
  • Tight clothes – not slutty
  • Smooth skin
  • Caucasian
  • 5’7”
  • 32-24-33
  • 130lb
Questions:
  1. How easy was it to come to a consensus as a group? What traits were readily agreed upon? What traits were debated?
  2. Where does our sense of physical ideal come from? Social influence? Family? Biological? Personal Choice?
  3. How much do these ideas affect us as we go through our teen years? Why?
  4. Doe these ideals affect young women more than young men?
  5. Is it possible to meet these ideals? Do you hope to marry someone that meets this ideal?
  6. How much are we judged against these ideals? How much do we judge other people according to these ideals?


posted by Jeffrey @ Monday, November 28, 2005

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