BPK 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Somatotype And Constitutional Psychology, Unit, Heritability
15 Mar 2016
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Unit 3: somatotype: body image, the picture an individual has of her own body, which she forms in her mind, usually in relation to others or to some ideal. b. The somatotype: the somatotype is a quantitative description of the present structure and composition of the body, this method of physique classification was developed by w. h. 1920"s to 1950"s: the real value of somatotyping lies in its contribution toward a better understanding or the individual. 27 of these somatotypes accounted for 83% of the male population. Average somatotypes for males and females aged 15 to 60 years: males: 3. 9 5. 2 1. 9, females: 4. 7 4. 0 2. 2, there are also differences in average somatotypes among ethnic groups. Methods of determining somatotypes: several systems of somatotyping have been developed. The sheldon method and the heath-carter method have been the most widely used: the heath-carter method has been extensively used on samples of athletes. c.
