3. WHATIS“PSYCHOLOGY”?
• - The scientific study of
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-Human Behaviour
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-Mental Process
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-And to understand people
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6. A self-portrait done by
Parmigianino (Italian
painter) in 1524.
And it was named as “self-
portrait in a convex mirror”.
7. Robert Cornelius (an American pioneer in photography) took
self photograph in 1839 by producing his own Daguerreotype
camera.
8. • The debut of Kodak
Brownie box camera was
in the year 1900.
• Woman taking selfie in
mirror with the box
camera.
• Russian Grand Duchess
Anastasia Nikolaevna
taking selfie in the year
1914.
• She was the first
9. Space selfies..
• The very first known
space selfie was
captured by the
astronaut Buzz Aldrin
in 1966.
• At that time term selfie
was not famous so it
was named as
astronaut or rover
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11. Popularity of the term SELFIE..
• The term "selfie" was discussed by photographer Jim Krause in 2005.
• According to writer Kate Losse , improvements in design—especially the front-
facing camera of the iPhone 4 (2010), mobile photo apps such as Instagram
and Snapchat led to the resurgence of selfies in the early 2010s.
• By the end of 2012, Time magazine considered selfie one of the "top 10
buzzwords" of that year.
• In the year 2013, the word selfie was included in the Oxford English Dictionary
and the frequency of use of the word increased by 17,000 % over the year.
• In November 2013, the word "selfie" was announced as being the "word of the
year" by the Oxford English Dictionary .
12. • To understand the psychological aspect of selfie a
survey of 100 youngsters was done by me.
• The age group was from 16-30 yrs.
• On the basis of survey and some other experts view,
we can get conclusions which are good, bad and
worse too.
• Let us have a look at the conclusions.
13. Some psychological aspects of
Selfie..
i. Its empowering
ii. It increases self esteem & self confidence
iii. Perception of people frames our personality
iv. Self Obsession
v. Narcissism
vi. Some disorders
15. Does selfie gives satisfaction ?
Yes, selfies do satisfy people because they can
1) Take a selfie in mere moments and
2) Share them with thousands of people online at any
time.
Thus, its empowering from people’s point of view.
16. Selfie boosts self
esteem..
There’s just so many
forces trying to
make people (and
women especially)
feel bad about how
they look, and this is
really good that
selfies have become
such a huge
phenomenon.
17. Boosts self esteem & self
confidence
• Selfies allow us to share a glimpse of where
we’ve been, what we do and who we are with
the world.
• It’s changing the way people see themselves.
18. People’s perception
• The “looking glass self” - A psychological
concept that suggests we develop our sense of
self through the perceptions of others.
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20. Self obsession
• Obsession is an idea or thought
that continually preoccupies or
intrudes on a person’s mind.
• In more simple terms we can
say passion, enthusiasm, mania.
• Social media is a part of our
daily lives, there have been
more notable cases of selfie
obsession gone wrong.
21. Technology has
allowed us to
shape who we are
and highlight
specific features in
ways we couldn’t
do as easily
offline.
22. Narcissism
• Narcissism : Excessive or erotic interest in
oneself and one's physical appearance.
• The term ‘narcissist’ originates from the
Greek mythological figure Narcissus who
famously fell in love with his own reflection.
• Narcissistic injury or narcissistic scar was first
defined by renowned psychologist Sigmund
Freud in the 1920s.
23. A new scientific way to measure narcissism is N = S/h i.e, Selfie per
hour.
It has been proven by multiple studies that interacting with other
types of social media is definitively linked to Narcissism,
Depression, Low self esteem, Addiction and a host of other negative
effect.
24. Some disorders..
2014 : American Psychiatric Association
-The act of taking selfie can be considered a
mental disorder
-The disorder has been labeled SELFITIS
-Defined as an obsessive compulsive desire
(OCD) to take photos of oneself and publish it
onto social media, like Instagram, Whatsapp,
Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and others.
25. Classification of Selfies
(APA 2014)
Borderline : Take photos 3 times a day but don’t
necessarily post them on social media
Acute : Taking photos of oneself atleast 3 times a day
and posting it on social media
Chronic : “Uncontrollable urge” to take n number of
photos of oneself in a day and posting them onto
social media at least 6 times a day
26. • A psychologist from The Priory, London, said that
taking a lots of selfies is not an addiction, but a
symptom of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
• Selfie fans with BDD can spend hours trying to
take pictures that do not show any defects or
flaws in their appearance, which they are very
aware of but which might be unnoticeable to
others.
27. Cure and treatment..
• Try limiting your sharing-at least for a bit.
• Instead of immediately posting, keep them on your phone to
look at later, or just send them to a best friend or significant
other.
• Cognitive behavioural therapy is used to help patients moderate
their behaviour.
• At the moment there is no cure for the disorder, but apparently
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can be considered as temporary
treatment.
28. Marketing and branding
• The main reason to encourage selfie by the
organizations as they know it is the easiest way to
connect with people moreover youngsters.
• Selfie contests or selfie campaigns are one way of
branding products, services and organizations.
• Famous way of branding products is encouraging
followers to send their selfies taken with the product in,
driving engagement and traffic to the brand site.
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30. Selfies for social cause..
• Selfies are also being
encouraged for social cause
so that youngsters can be
part of it.
• Because of that funds can also
be raised for the patients.
• By doing such campaigns the
World gets oppurtunity to
unite and show their
empathetic side.
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32. Analysis
• Selfie is a representation of the current generation which thrives
on technology.
• Selfies originated out of people trying to tell stories.
• Selfie pose a problem for those who develops perception of self
on others opinions.
• Our society has made it acceptable to partake in these activities.
