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Tag: Identity

  • The Father Wound

    I heard that phrase yesterday in a conversation.  It was being used to describe why a person was the way that they were.  It was used in the context of identity formation, but a father wound could definitely shape your sense of who you are. Honestly, it could be a…

  • Algerian Soccer Team and Identity

    Watching the game today challenged my sense of National Identity.  I had an expectation of the players to look more – well – Algerian.  I was not expecting a blond haired guy on the team.  I had expectations of what I thought the National Identity of the team was –…

  • The Physiology of Identity Formation

    what happens physiologically in identity formation?

  • D. I. D.

    Dissociative Identity Disorder. I am watching a show about a woman that has 15 personalities.  This lady has 15 “alters” that have taken over her.  Paula has so many personalities and there is a certain amnesia that happens when one of the “alters” comes through. The work that she is…

  • Manute Bol and Identity

    The 7 foot 7 NBA player died today.  He spent 10 seasons in the NBA.  Even though he was tall, he didn’t have much of an offense.  He could block shots, and kinda got pushed around by other players despite his height.  Although his identity was in the fact that…

  • The Semiotics of Clothes 3

    What are these girls trying to say with these clothes?  What does it say about them?  What does it say about their identity? If you did a search for Gyaru you can read more about it.  It was just interesting to think what the psychology is of wearing this type…

  • FIFA and Identity

    It really doesn’t take long in any FIFA related conversation to see and hear one’s national sense of identity come through.  One of the sushi chef’s at last night’s dinner is cheering for his country – Mexico and to him there is no question that they will win.  One of…

  • Identity Features You Can’t Control

    There are core identity features that you just cannot control. – What family you were born into. – Whether you were the youngest or the oldest. – The fact that you had to take care of your siblings – so you are now a nurturer. There’s tons of them.  And…

  • Emotionally Frozen 2

    I wrote about this awhile ago – here‘s the post.  I talk about how when someone is emotionally frozen that it is that thing that prevents identity formation from happening.  It was an interesting idea when I wrote it, but I have checked my stats and there have been a…

  • We Call It a Disorder

    …. but it’s so not.  It kinda bothers me that we call it a disorder. So we think we understand human developmental processes.  The Industrial Revolution has mechanized the human and has declared all of these processes normal.  Then when something is different than that, it’s a disorder. Then a…

  • Postmodern Identity Formation

    In about a 100 words….right? The postmodern perspective (if you even believe there is such a thing) would say that there isn’t a stable identity. A postmodern epistemology declares that there is nothing that is fixed or stable thus identity cannot be a stable and fixed structure. Rather, it is…

  • Binding of Selves

    Identity is the binding of different aspects of self.