For Michael there are three different perspectives in falls into: the biological, psychodynamic, and sociocultural perspective. Each perspective defines apart of Michael. He goes through a great deal of troubles in his life that led him to develop some of these conditions and symptoms we can define. The first perspective we are going to look at is biological. For this model, we are going to examine genetics and physiology. Where we look at thoughts, feeling, and behaviors from a biological point of view. Michael has a problem with his brain chemistry. He has what is called low latent inhibition. Where there is an increase of dopamine levels. Dopamine is chemical compound that is a neurotransmitter. It deals with emotions and thoughts and
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For this perspective we are going to look at behaviors and see how underlying psychological forces that the person is not consciously aware. All throughout the TV show, Michael was constantly torn between his own desires and other people’s desires and problems. For the id, ego, and superego; this is where that would come in. When he would be doing a task that was necessary to break out of the prison in season 1 and then he would see someone “in need” he would be so frazzled. Trying to think of the pros and cons. His id was be saying, “Go help that person, you have time.” Where the superego would be saying, “He will be fine, yourself comes first and remember what you came here for.” Sometimes he would help and other times he would not. I believe Michael could have two of the defense mechanisms: rationalization and intellectualization. When Michael and his brother broke out of prison, they ended having to kill some people to help them to either to stay from getting caught. So they would say that they needed to kill him or her to stay free. Then for intellectualization, he would use this the most all throughout the show because was a very smart man that had a perfect way out of prison and sometimes emotions was not apart of the plan. The unconscious conflicts and childhood roots tie in together. When his was a little boy his dad has disappeared and then his mom died later. The feeling of self-worth was at an all time low for him and the feeling of abandonment was
For this perspective we are going to look at behaviors and see how underlying psychological forces that the person is not consciously aware. All throughout the TV show, Michael was constantly torn between his own desires and other people’s desires and problems. For the id, ego, and superego; this is where that would come in. When he would be doing a task that was necessary to break out of the prison in season 1 and then he would see someone “in need” he would be so frazzled. Trying to think of the pros and cons. His id was be saying, “Go help that person, you have time.” Where the superego would be saying, “He will be fine, yourself comes first and remember what you came here for.” Sometimes he would help and other times he would not. I believe Michael could have two of the defense mechanisms: rationalization and intellectualization. When Michael and his brother broke out of prison, they ended having to kill some people to help them to either to stay from getting caught. So they would say that they needed to kill him or her to stay free. Then for intellectualization, he would use this the most all throughout the show because was a very smart man that had a perfect way out of prison and sometimes emotions was not apart of the plan. The unconscious conflicts and childhood roots tie in together. When his was a little boy his dad has disappeared and then his mom died later. The feeling of self-worth was at an all time low for him and the feeling of abandonment was