NURS 1710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Body Image, Menarche, Puberty
Document Summary
Scientific knowledge base: self-concept, your view of who you are, affects self-esteem. Influences how you care for others: sexuality, refers to all aspects of being sexual. Nursing knowledge base: development of self-concept: development of self-concept is a lifelong process, erikson"s psychosocial theory, each stage builds on tasks of the previous stage, successful mastery leads to a sense of self. Involves the internal sense of individuality, wholeness, and consistency of self. Involves attitudes related to physical appearance, structure, or function. Identity: body image, role performance, self-esteem, how individuals carry out their significant roles, an individual"s sense of personal worth or value. Identity stressors: especially during adolescence, body image stressors, affect appearance, structure, or function of body, role performance stressors, relationship or situational transitions and illness, self-esteem stressors, vary by developmental stage, sexuality stressors, occur across the lifespan. Sexuality stressors: sexual orientation, sexual dysfunction, menarche, puberty, sexually transmitted infections, sexual abuse, assault, and rape.
