The document discusses different aspects of the psychological, sexual, and spiritual self as seen in the characters of the anime Btooom!. It describes Kosuke Kira's high self-concept as a 14-year-old who thinks he can get away with anything. It also discusses Himiko's low self-esteem and hatred of men. Finally, it examines Kiyoshi's spiritual beliefs in Buddha and practice of religion through prayer.
The document discusses different aspects of the psychological, sexual, and spiritual self as seen in the characters of the anime Btooom!. It describes Kosuke Kira's high self-concept as a 14-year-old who thinks he can get away with anything. It also discusses Himiko's low self-esteem and hatred of men. Finally, it examines Kiyoshi's spiritual beliefs in Buddha and practice of religion through prayer.
The document discusses different aspects of the psychological, sexual, and spiritual self as seen in the characters of the anime Btooom!. It describes Kosuke Kira's high self-concept as a 14-year-old who thinks he can get away with anything. It also discusses Himiko's low self-esteem and hatred of men. Finally, it examines Kiyoshi's spiritual beliefs in Buddha and practice of religion through prayer.
Self-concept- how someone thinks about or how they perceive
themselves. The 14 yrs old kid Kosuke Kira, he thinks because he’s just a kid he can pretty much get away with everything without consequence. The Existential self- being separate and distinct from others. The Doctor Masahito Date, thinks that his way superior compare to the others, also there is no life is much important than his. The categorical self- ability to put the self into categories. With the knowledge of Kosuke Kira in Btooom and Ryota Sakamoto’s skills, when the two got into a fight, Kosuke realized that Ryota was also a Btooom player. Self Esteem-refers to how we accept, approve or how much we value ourselves. Himiko’s self-esteem is low, she’s always scared, and with her hatred of Men, she’s do anything even to the extent of which she’ll kill herself as long as no Men touch her. Self-Efficacy-a belief of one’ ability to achieve goals, Nobutaka Oda, with his confidence he was able to get the girl that Ryota really likes, plus even when he got kicked out of school his life did not stop from moving forward, another is when the briefcase full of foods was being chased by Ryota, Nobutaka’s determination prevail and he was able to get the food supply. The Sexual Self Secondary Sexual Characteristics-body structure, male or female sex organs, also may include facial hair and Adams apple. In Btooom only the noticeable characteristics was Himiko’s large breast and Kiyoshi’s facial hair. Erogenous Zone-part of the human body with heighten sensitivity, In Btooom the group of men rape Himiko’s friends, which started with arousal and end with orgasm. Also Himiko was molested by the fat dude, grasping her breast, although she doesn’t want this but she feels aroused by it. Understanding Sexual Respond-there can be positive and negative response from a partner, if he or she likes there has four phases, excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution, on the other hand if you are forcing your partner he or she can be traumatized like what happened to Himiko when she witnessed the rape of her friends and almost being rape as well. Diversity of Sexual Orientation- to know one’s characteristics without the need to specify each of the identities, when Himiko got knock out, Ryota saw a fraction of Himiko’s panty and still want to see more. Sexually Transmitted Infection-spread by unprotected coitus, when the boy band rape Himiko’s friends, they take turns on raping the girls, this could lead to STI. Family planning and contraception-By the end of the series the two protagonist want to have coitus, Ryota knowing that Himiko is still afraid of men touching her, he respected her for it and did not went through with it. The Spiritual Self Belief in Supernatural Beings-Kiyoshi, believes in Buddha, he prayed that Buddha save them, in “why are we drawn to this beliefs?” it’s in his culture or social influence, although this was not showed in the anime, it’s safe to assume that kiyoshi believe Buddha because of culture. Practice of Religion-the freedom of individuals to manifesr belief in public or private areas. Kiyoshi prayed in the open or public, to which Ryota could hear his prayer. Rituals and ceremony- Finding and Creating Meaning-we tend to search for answers, the protagonist, or most of the characters in btooom ask their selves why are they in the island, what did they do etc. We exist first before we find our true essence, the nurse Shiki she thought that her essence was to serve and protect the doctor Masahito, but when he betrayed her, she swore that she will kill him but in the end she could not do it, but instead she nursed him when he got injured.