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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

The Effects Of Psychological Development On The...

Psychological development is essential in shaping the personalities, behaviors, and morals of people’s everyday life. Many factors influence the development of an individual’s psychological makeup; including heredity and the environment they are put in. Although something’s can be hereditary, not all are. There are so many things that can produce from the environment and the people who surround you. Michael learned all too quickly the reality of being famous. Although everyone seemed to adore him from the moment he was a small child, and also throughout the rest of his career, it was difficult for the public to ignore the obvious changes to his physical appearance and behaviors whether genetical or medically mutated. The many negative†¦show more content†¦At the time of his childhood, I do believe that Michael would have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or depression disorder, or even possibly both. Reasons for him not technically being socially accepted for who he actually was, but who he turned himself to be in his later years. Those with psychological disorders at a young age are â€Å"at a higher number of medical and psychological disorders during adulthood, more alcohol abuse along with other substances, and a higher suicide rate† (Comer, 2014, p.441). Jackson, his father would tease him about his skin and say that he must get it from his mother’s side. Diagnosed with hereditary skin disorder that is becoming more common, known as Vitiligo. Vitiligo is a condition in which the skin loses melanin, the pigment that determines the color of the skin, hair, and eyes (Mayo Clinic, 2009). A claim from Jackson states that this is the reason that he is not the same ski n color he was as a child but others think otherwise. Jacksons father’s remarks about his â€Å"fat† nose and skin weighed heavily on his self-esteem and self-image as a teenager. â€Å"I would never look at myself in the mirror, I’d turn off all the lights ‘cause I had pimples very badly and it was just difficult to face the public† (Bashir, 2009). Jackson claims to have had two operations to reduce the size of his nose. Jacksons struggle with his appearance could be just the

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