MATERIAL
SELF
DEBIT CARD CHALLENGE
A very wealthy person gave you a
debit card and told you to use it as
much as you want to make
yourself happy. What are you
going to do with it? Make a list of
what you want to have.
Write as many as you want.
After you listed all your wants, answer the
following questions:
1. How do you feel as you do the Debit Card
Challenge?
2. Which among the items on your list do you
like the most? Why?
3. If ever you were given the chance in real life
to have one among the list, which would
you choose? Why?
“SUM TOTAL OF ALL HE CALL HIS, NOT
ONLY HIS BODY PSYCHIC POWER, BUT
HIS CLOTHES AND HIS HOUSE, HIS WIFE
AND CHILDREN, HIS ANCESTORS AND
FRIENDS, HIS REPUTATION AND WORKS,
HIS LAND, HIS YACHT AND BANK
ACCOUNT, ALL THESE THINGS GIVE
HIM THE SAME EMOTIONS. IF THEY
WAX AND PROSPER, HE FEELS
TRIUMPHANT; IF THEY DWINDLE AND
DIE AWAY, HE FEELS CAST DOWN-
NOT NECESSARILY IN THE SAME
DEGREE FOR EACH THING, BUT IN
MUCH THE SAME WAY FOR ALL.”
- WILLIAM JAMES
COMPOSITIONS OF MATERIAL SELF
HOME
- where the heart is
- It is the earliest nest of our selfhood
- Our experiences inside the home were
recorded and marked on particular part
and things in our home.
- Just like the saying “if only walls can
speak”
- The home is thus an extension of self,
because in it, We can directly connect
our self.
COMPOSITIONS OF MATERIAL SELF
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
- these people are likely to shape and influence the
development of self identity
- Our siblings and parents hold a great importance of our self
- What they do affects us
- We place huge investment in our immediate family when we
see them as the nearest replica of our self
- When immediate family member dies part of our self dies.
- When their lives are in success, we feel victorious as if we are
the one holding the trophy.
COMPOSITIONS OF MATERIAL SELF
CLOTHES
- The style and brand of clothes becomes a symbolic
significance
- The fabric and style we wear bring sensations to the body
and can affect our attitude behavior
- The material component of the self can include books,
bed, money, car, house and other things that a person
can call his own possession
- Clothing is a form of self expression
- We choose and wear clothes that reflect our self
COMPOSITIONS OF MATERIAL SELF
BODY
- inner most part of our material self
- Intentionally, we invest in our body
- We are directly attached to this commodity that we cannot
live without
- We strive to make sure that this body functions well and good
- Any ailment or disorder directly affects us
• We do have certain preferential attachment to or intimate
closeness to certain parts because of its value to us.
COMPOSITIONS OF MATERIAL SELF
BODY
- There were people who get their certain
body parts insured.
• Example: Mariah Carrey reportedly insured
her vocal cords and legs.
COMPOSITIONS OF MATERIAL SELF
HOME
IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
CLOTHES
B0DY
Effects of Material
Possessions.
Effective delivery techniques
Materialism- the importance of
- Materials possessions can reflect people gives on material
hard work and success. possessions
- People tend to measure success - The negative effect of the
through material possession strong desire for material
possessions
- Material possession can make
people more motivated to work Materialistic person- someone
harder to achieve them. with high level of materialism
- However, lack and loss of - Excessively concerned with
material possessions can be the acquisition of material
disruptive to the mental health pf possessions
some people
Compulsive buying disorder
Put a mark on the left side of each item with the ff
categories
B- RELATED WITH YOUR BODY
C- RELATED WITH YOUR CLOTHES
F- RELATED WITH YOUR FAMILY
H- RELATED WITH YOUR HOME
[Link] AMONG THE CATEGORIES DO YOU HAVE
MOST IN YOUR LISTS.
[Link] DO YOU THINK THESE THINGS TELL YOU ABOUT
YOUR SELF?