Mason: Behavior, Attachment And Perception Elements Of Psychology

The theories that could be applicable to the situation, in the case study on Mason, are focused on the learning/behaviour, attachment and perception elements of psychology. This case study shows an immense amount of possible issues. This came in to focus when the study described Mason’s relationship with his mother, teachers and friends. It appears that alcohol has a major influence in his life due to some of these personal relationships. In addition to the alcohol influence, there are signs of a possibly negative learning influences, which could add to his misbehaviour.
A possible learning disability is relevant to this case study due to signs of worrisome behaviour. Mason displayed these negative behaviours when he was at school. While academic
This concept is described to be a strong urge that motivates your behaviour, which is said to be automatic. Hulls’ theory proposed that a person’s learning could be affect by biological or environmental factors. In Mason case study, it could apply to both biological and environmental. The behaviour Mason was displaying at school could easily be argued that it was due his home environment, with a single parent, who often drinks alcohol after work. However, if there is a problematic issue with his biological system, than he could be expressing similar signs in his behaviour. This could mean that Mason would have a form of learning disability. Alternatively, his behavioural problems could have developed as a result of his home life (Klein & Mowrer, 2014, P4-5).
In addition to the Hull-Spence theory, Tolman’s expectancy theory also can be applied to Mason’s case study. In Tolman’s theory, it is believed that Learning was goal orientated, with motivation being purposeful and direction based. With a reward or avoidance of a situation/event motivating a person, this would result in finding path ways or tools to achieve their goals (Klein & Mowrer, 2014,
In addition to his mother drinking alcohol, his friends consume it as well. It is highly likely that his older friends would encourage his drinking and criminal behaviour which could add to his perception of bad/dangerous behaviour being normal. Mason is exposed to alcohol in his home life and social life, which could have had major influences in why he drinks. However, Mason also expresses that he hates his mother’s behaviour when she drinks alcohol, believing that she acts weird (Bolyn, 2015).
In conclusion the following theories that could be applicable to Mason’s case study, Learning, attachment and perception show that Mason relationship with his mother is the connecting link in Masons issues. This is most likely due to her drinking and lack of parenting. A possible solution could be to remove all exposure of alcohol from Mason and his mother’s environments, as well as work on their relationship. This may remove Mason from potentially dangerous environments and build a happy, less stressful, relationship with his mother which may influence him into perhaps going back to