PSYCHOLOGY OF ENVY. Sociocultural analysis of the act of comparing with
the other.
Summary
Etymologically, the word ENVY comes from the Latin INVIDERE, "to look with evil eyes". Envy is an unpleasant feeling
caused by the act of comparing yourself with other people who have achieved
some kind of success. Consequently, the person accustomed to compare with
others, becomes aware of their own limitations and / or deficiencies, which
generates bodily sensations associated with anger, sadness and / or fear.
Human minds seek self-knowledge and self-improvement,
so comparing with others is a natural and automatic cognitive process. However,
the core of envy is of sociocultural
origin, since it lies in the fact that the person who envies others has
formed an implicitly unrealistic and /
or overvalued SELF model because
of poor self-knowledge and the presence of stereotypes
(social categorizations, for example: racism) that distort their reasoning.
This lack of awareness of their own system of mediation, negative stereotypes will influence decision-making, etc. It is
this false mental model, which generates a psychological
crisis when it becomes aware of its lack of success in comparison with the
significant other.
For a scientific approach to the subject and motivate
future research, in this article we will make a sociocultural analysis with the unit of analysis: Agent - Instrument to solve the origin,
nature and evolution of envy.
ÍNDICE
1. Caracterización de la
envidia.
1.1. Definición de la
envidia.
1.2. ¿Qué es lo que se
envidia del otro?
2. Entender las
emociones como sistemas funcionales complejos.
2.1. La mente como
sistemas funcionales complejos.
2.2. Las emociones y los
sentimientos como sistemas funcionales complejos.
3. Análisis genéticos de
los sentimientos de envidia.
3.1. Nivel de análisis
filogenético de la envidia.
3.2. Nivel de análisis
histórico cultural de la envidia.
3.3. Nivel de análisis
ontogenético de la envidia.
3.4. Nivel de análisis
microgenético de la envidia.
4. Conclusiones.
5. Referencias
bibliográficas.
Vídeo
1. Envidia causada por estereotipo racial.
1. CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LA
ENVIDIA
Para un
abordaje científico del tema y motivar futuras investigaciones, en el presente
artículo haremos un análisis
sociocultural con la unidad de análisis: Agente – Instrumento para resolver el origen, la naturaleza y la
evolución de la envidia.
