MATERIAL SELF

Question 1

Our wanting to
have and
possess has a
connection with
another aspect of
the self.

Answer 1

material self

Question 2

Tangible objects,
people or places that
carry the designation
“my, mine”.

Answer 2

material self

Question 3

the two categories of material self

Answer 3

1. the bodily self
   2 extracorporeal self (extended self)

Question 4

arms and legs

Answer 4

bodily self

Question 5

cellphonw, laptp
mother, father
paintinf hobbies

Answer 5

extracorporeal self

Question 6

“We regard our
possessions as _______. We are what
we have and possess.”

Answer 6

part of ourselves

Question 7

the idea of material is created by

Answer 7

william james, 1908

Question 8

POSSESSIONS OF SYMBOLIC EXPRESSIONS OF
IDENTITY
(SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATIONAL MODEL)
by

Answer 8

levi-strauss, 1965

Question 9

Possessions do not just have value;
they are not merely economic
commodities.

Answer 9

role/function of possessions

Question 10

the vehicles and instrument for reality

Answer 10

• Influence
• Power
• Sympathy
• Social status
• Emotions

Question 11

From early years to old
age, possessions are
_______

Answer 11

symbols of ourselves and
of our identity.

Question 12

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.

Answer 12

childhood

Question 13

an item used to provide
psychological comfort, especially in
unusual or unique situations, or at
bedtime for children.

Answer 13

comfort object or security blanket

Question 14

We value item much more
highly just as soon as we
own them.

Answer 14

endownment effect

Question 15

the founding father of child psychology

Answer 15

jean piaget

Question 16

As children mature into teens, we
see possessions starting to act as a
crutch for the self.

Answer 16

adolescene

Question 17

this peaks at middle adolescents, just
when self-esteem tended to be
lowest.

Answer 17

materialism

Question 18

an effective
antidote to the development of
materialism.

Answer 18

giving children and adolescents a sense of self-worth and accomplishment

Question 19

a persistent difficulty discarding or parting
with possessions because of a perceived need to save them.

Answer 19

hoarding disorder

Question 20

what does a person
with hording disorder experiences?

Answer 20

distress at thought of getting rid of
the items.

Question 21

They hold everything
inside and do not let go of
anything.

They in a sense focus on
what is not alive (material
thing).

Answer 21

hoarding characters

Question 22

the Negative qualities of hoarding disorder:

Answer 22

rigidity, sterility, obstinacy, compulsitivity, and lack of creativity

Question 23

the Positive qualities of hoarding disorder:

Answer 23

orderliness

Question 24

As our lives unfold, our things
embody our sense of
selfhood and identity
still further, become external
receptacles for our memories,
relationships and travels.

Answer 24

adulthood

Question 25

are the extensions of
the physical body and sense of
self that reflects who a person
is.

Answer 25

possessions

Question 26

3 ways to understading the self through

Answer 26

1. Its constituents COMPONENTS
2. The feelings and emotions they
   arouse – self-feelings
3. The actions to which they
   prompt – self-seeking and
   self-preservation

Question 27

2. The feelings and emotions they
   arouse

Answer 27

self-feelings

Question 28

3. The actions to which they
   prompt

Answer 28

self-seeking and self-preservation

Question 29

The constituents of self are
composed of the:

Answer 29

1. MATERIAL SELF
2. SOCIAL SELF
3. SPIRITUAL SELF
4. PURE EGO

Question 30

material self investment diagram

Answer 30

body, clothes, immediate family, home

Question 31

• The innermost part of our material
self

Answer 31

body

Question 32

•An essential part of the material self

Answer 32

clothes

Question 33

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.

Answer 33

The Philosophy of Dress

Question 34

“The Philosophy of Dress” by

Answer 34

Herman Lotze

Question 35

• 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.

Answer 35

immediate family

Question 36

The earliest nest of our
selfhood.

Answer 36

home

Question 37

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.

Answer 37

materialistic.

Question 38

people are more materialistic when

Answer 38

they feel insecure or
threatened, whether because of rejection, economic fears or thoughts of
their own death.

Question 39

more that people watch
television,

Answer 39

the more materialistic their values are

Question 40

is about values and desire for money, possessions and the like

Answer 40

materialistic/materialism

Question 41

when a person feels unable to control the
desire to consume— is trying to fill some emptiness or
overcome anxiety.

Answer 41

compulsive consumption

Question 42

they are related

Answer 42

materialism and compulsive consumption

Question 43

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.

Answer 43

aging person

Question 44

older people have ____ for material things. and they have deeper ____ to their belongingness

Answer 44

affection

attachment