Psychosocial- identity

Question 1

What are the parts of empirical self- James (1890)?

Answer 1

-Material self
-Social self
-Spiritual self

Question 2

What is the material self?

Answer 2

All the material things you regard as my or mine (tangible objects, people and places).

Question 3

What is the social self?

Answer 3

How we feel about how we are regarded and recognised by others.

Question 4

What are the 5 different types of social identities?

Answer 4

-personal relationships
-ethnic/religion
-political affiliation
-stigmatised group
-vocation
We will behave differently in each context where social identity changes.

Question 5

What is spiritual self?

Answer 5

Refers to inner psychological self and is everything my or mine that isn’t tangible.

Question 6

What are some examples of not tangible factors of spiritual self?

Answer 6

-perceived abilities
-attitudes
-emotions
-interests
-traits

Question 7

When will a person’s self- concept change?

Answer 7

Can change depending on relations and different contexts (who you are with).

Question 8

What is habitus?

Answer 8

A pre- reflective disposition to act in a particular way.

Question 9

Why does social class shape our habitus?

Answer 9

What we see as normal and developed with what is available to us and what we can afford. Who we’re with, where we eat, holidays etc.

Question 10

What are the different types of inequalities?

Answer 10

Class, gender (childcare, occupation), ethnicity (poorly services areas, discrimination.)

Question 11

What are the rights and obligations of the sick role?

Answer 11

Not expected to fulfil normal expectations, not held responsible for illness, should want to get well, should seek medical help.

Question 12

How can illness be a biological disruption?

Answer 12

Self image affected, requires mobilisation of resources to face situations, lead to loss of self.

Question 13

What is loss of self?

Answer 13

This is when you lose factors that make you you (connections etc), difficult and requires work to get it back.

Question 14

What is enacted stigma?

Answer 14

This is discrimination based on perceived inferiority.

Question 15

What is felt stigma?

Answer 15

This is feeling shame because of fear of enacted stigma.

Question 16

What is identity work?

Answer 16

This is making sure we keep our identity (maintain it), tensions need to be avoided or negotiated, narratives adapted (way we talk about things).

Question 17

Who does identity work?

Answer 17

Not done just by the individuals, people around them too.

Question 18

Why is there more pressure on people with illness?

Answer 18

Political and economic changes shift the responsibility to make people more independent.

Question 19

Who has a good understanding of the links between socioeconomic hardship and ill health?

Answer 19

People at a socioeconomic disadvantage.

Question 20

Why are people at a socioeconomic disadvantage reluctant to acknowledge health inequalities?

Answer 20

Indicate an attempt to resist the stigma and shame of poverty and poor health.

Question 21

Which words imply identity?

Answer 21

‘I AM’ a runner, not I ENJOY running.

Question 22

What happens the more a person identifies with being an athlete?

Answer 22

The more difficult it is to deal with injuries (burnout, anxiety, over-commitment).

Question 23

What is the life thread model?

Answer 23

We have parallel life threads and when we go through an injury (can’t create sense of self)- life threads become frayed (requires identity work).
Once completed identity work, the life threads are joined but can end up different (not how we planned).