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Prenatal Development & Birth:
Born a healthy weight with no complications during the delivery. Social structure of a family in place, parents are married and an older sibling present. Mother takes time off work, bonding begins immediately. -
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Developmental Life Span
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First Two Years - Cognitive
Habituation takes place at 6 months, I become bored with my toys, and show interest in only new objects. -
First Two Years - Biosocial:
Began walking at 11 1/2 months. -
First Two Years - Psychosocial
Temperament becomes apparent, I am similar to my father and do not appear to be shy around strangers. -
Play Years - Biosocial
Lateralization apparent. Usually picks up toys and food with left hand. Also kicks foam ball with left foot instead of right. Left handidness is present in grandparents and mother. -
Play Years - Cognitive
Preoperational Intelligence. I am unable to understand my parents logic when they explain how sleeping works. I am sure that I don't sleep, but just close my eyes and open them a while later. This also shows static reasoning, or an assumption that the world is unchanging. -
Play Years - Psychosocial
Self-concept becomes apparent. I am hoping that the new baby is a girl, like me. And am very dissapointed when I learn that I have a new baby brother instead of sister. Dissapointment only lasts a day. -
School Years - Biosocial
Selective attention changes considerably. I enjoy learning to read, and become fascinated with books. My first grade teacher tells me to stop reading in class. -
School Years - Cognitive
Reversibility becomes part of my thinking. Before third grade, I wouldn't let my food touch other food on my plate, but now I understand that the food is the same whether or not it touches the vegetables. -
School Years - Psychosocial
Begin social comparing with peers. Become upset when I realize that I don't play soccer competitively like the other girls. -
Adolescence - Biosocial
Growth Spurt. Reach my adult height of 5' 7''. Muscles become stronger, my soccer game improves because of it. -
Adolescence - Cognitive
Imaginary Audience. Difficult integration into high school, I constantly feel like all eyes are on me, becoming very worried about my appearance and body image. -
Adolescence - Psychosocial
Parental Monitoring ends. After graduating from high school, I move away to start college, and my parents are no longer in the same supportive role. -
Emerging Adulthood - Biosocial
Homeostasis. My body is in top form, with all my physiological systems being well regulated. I run my first trail marathon during college, and finish in about five hours. -
Emerging Adulthood - Cognitive
Postformal thought. I gradually become better about planning my college schedule, and taking into account my other obligations. Ability for time management increases. -
Emerging Adulthood - Psychosocial
Vocational Identity. I graduate college, and leave the United States for my job; the new position takes up all my time, and becomes the center of my identity. -
Adulthood - Biosocial
Senescence. Gradual physical declines are apparent by wrinkles, especially in the facial skin around the eyes, but the decline in health is very slow, and I am able to run another marathon. -
Adulthood - Cognitive
Selective Expert. I tend to specialize in several activities that are very meaningful to me; I enjoy talking about Public Health projects, and learn all that I can about well building and providing clean water. -
Adulthood - Psychosocial
Linked lives. Although I live far away from my family (more than 2,000 miles) we still share major events in our lives, and my whole family arrives for my wedding. -
Late Adulthood - Biosocial
Ageism - I suspect I will have problems being judged as incompetent because of my age, especially because I will be working in health care which requires constant learning and education. -
Late Adulthood - Cognitive
Control Processes become impaired. I will probably have trouble with memory retrieval like all my grandparents. -
Late Adulthood - Psychosocial
Dynamic Theories. I continue to seek education and change throughout old age. Despite being at the end portion of my life span, I still regularly get books from the library and continue travelling when I'm able. -
Death and Dying
End of Life. My heart stops. Life continues for my family as they enter the grieving process.
