Question

Carla and her family lost their home and everything in it in to a fire. People would console her by saying that at least her family was not harmed and that everything else can be replaced. She would reply, "I know it was just stuff, but it was our stuff and was special to us." This is reflecting Carla's_____________.A. self-conceptB. extended selfC. past selfD. ideal selfE. personal self

Answer 1

Answer: b. extended self

Explanation: the extended self consists of the self plus possessions. The extended self envisages that certain possessions are seen and considered to be a part of us as they extend our identity (beyond mind and body). When they are damaged, die, or are lost, as in the case where Carla and her family lost their home and everything in it to a fire, we feel this loss as an injury to the self.