Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the session, student should be able to:

1. explain the aspect of material self;
2. assess the role of consumer culture in your sense
of self and identity; and
3. differentiate between needs and wants.
Activity: DEBIT CARD CHALLENGE
Activity Analysis:
1. How do you feel about the debit card challenge?
2. Which among the items in 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?
4. Is your answer in number 3 different from what you
answer in question number 2? Why or Why not?
Possessions can be used
as status symbol. Cars, house,
gadgets and clothes as the most
valuable possessions because
they are the most visible in the
eyes of others.
 However, lack or loss of
material possessions can be
disruptive and can be
distressing to the mental
health of some people.
M A T E R I A L I S M:
MATERIALISTIC PEOPLE:
• someone with a high level of
materialism
• excessively concerned with
the acquisition of
material possessions
C O M P U L S I V E B U Y I N G D I S O R D E R (CBD)
EFFECTS OF MATERIAL POSSESSIONS
Why there is a need to balance needs from wants?
As a consumer, one should know what to prioritize that
would benefit him or her in the long run. One should also
allocate part of his or her earnings for savings so that
when important reasons to expend comes in the future,
one is ready. In spending money, one should avoid being
impulsive and instead be practical and prudent.