MATERIAL SELF Flashcards
Our wanting to
have and
possess has a
connection with
another aspect of
the self.
material self
Tangible objects,
people or places that
carry the designation
“my, mine”.
material self
the two categories of material self
- the bodily self
2 extracorporeal self (extended self)
arms and legs
bodily self
cellphonw, laptp
mother, father
paintinf hobbies
extracorporeal self
“We regard our
possessions as _______. We are what
we have and possess.”
part of ourselves
the idea of material is created by
william james, 1908
POSSESSIONS OF SYMBOLIC EXPRESSIONS OF
IDENTITY
(SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATIONAL MODEL)
by
levi-strauss, 1965
Possessions do not just have value;
they are not merely economic
commodities.
role/function of possessions
the vehicles and instrument for reality
• Influence
• Power
• Sympathy
• Social status
• Emotions
From early years to old
age, possessions are
_______
symbols of ourselves and
of our identity.
Our relationship with stuffs start
early. The idea that we can own
something, possess it as a part of
ourselves is one that children
grasp by the age of two.
childhood
an item used to provide
psychological comfort, especially in
unusual or unique situations, or at
bedtime for children.
comfort object or security blanket
We value item much more
highly just as soon as we
own them.
endownment effect
the founding father of child psychology
jean piaget
As children mature into teens, we
see possessions starting to act as a
crutch for the self.
adolescene
this peaks at middle adolescents, just
when self-esteem tended to be
lowest.
materialism
an effective
antidote to the development of
materialism.
giving children and adolescents a sense of self-worth and accomplishment
a persistent difficulty discarding or parting
with possessions because of a perceived need to save them.
hoarding disorder
what does a person
with hording disorder experiences?
distress at thought of getting rid of
the items.
They hold everything
inside and do not let go of
anything.
They in a sense focus on
what is not alive (material
thing).
hoarding characters
the Negative qualities of hoarding disorder:
rigidity, sterility, obstinacy, compulsitivity, and lack of creativity
the Positive qualities of hoarding disorder:
orderliness
As our lives unfold, our things
embody our sense of
selfhood and identity
still further, become external
receptacles for our memories,
relationships and travels.
adulthood
are the extensions of
the physical body and sense of
self that reflects who a person
is.
possessions
3 ways to understading the self through
- Its constituents COMPONENTS
- The feelings and emotions they
arouse – self-feelings - The actions to which they
prompt – self-seeking and
self-preservation
- The feelings and emotions they
arouse
self-feelings
- The actions to which they
prompt
self-seeking and self-preservation
The constituents of self are
composed of the:
- MATERIAL SELF
- SOCIAL SELF
- SPIRITUAL SELF
- PURE EGO
material self investment diagram
body, clothes, immediate family, home
• The innermost part of our material
self
body
•An essential part of the material self
clothes
any time we bring an object
into the surface of our body, we
invest that object into the
consciousness of our personal
existence taking in its contours to be
our own and making it part of the self.
The Philosophy of Dress
“The Philosophy of Dress” by
Herman Lotze
• Our parents and siblings hold a
great important part of our self.
• What they do or become affect us.
• When an immediate family
member dies, part of our self dies
too.
immediate family
The earliest nest of our
selfhood.
home
have values that put a
relatively high priority on making a lot of money
and having many possessions, as well as on image
and popularity, which are almost always expressed
via money and possessions.
materialistic.
people are more materialistic when
they feel insecure or
threatened, whether because of rejection, economic fears or thoughts of
their own death.
more that people watch
television,
the more materialistic their values are
is about values and desire for money, possessions and the like
materialistic/materialism
when a person feels unable to control the
desire to consume— is trying to fill some emptiness or
overcome anxiety.
compulsive consumption
they are related
materialism and compulsive consumption
they would wish that
whatever defines who she is, would
stay with her – photos, jewelries,
small appliances.
Sentimentality, memories of friends
and experiences… photo albums
give a sense of continuity.
aging person
older people have ____ for material things. and they have deeper ____ to their belongingness
affection
attachment
