A Timeline of My Life - Vincent Santos

By wxncent
  • My Beginning: 0-5

    My Beginning: 0-5

    I was born on August 8, 2005, at Kaiser Permanente in Woodland Hills at 9:15 PM. My parents are Victor Santos and Lorina Punsalang. I'm an only child and I am Catholic. My parents began as permissive, giving me freedom and control of my life when I was younger, but as I got older, they started to become authoritarian parents by creating rules, giving me chores, and more.
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    A Timeline of My Life

  • Newborn Development: I learned how to smile and make my first sounds

    Newborn Development: I learned how to smile and make my first sounds

    Developmental Milestones or Baby milestones are achievements that newborns make. Developmental Milestones aren't always the same as it may take some extra time for babies to achieve something later than another baby would. For example, walking and crawling.
  • Newborn Development: I learned how to crawl and stand up

    Newborn Development: I learned how to crawl and stand up

    This is another example of Developmental Milestones. It took me around 8 months to stand up and crawl, while it might take other babies less time or more time.
  • I started preschool: Initiative vs Guilt (Erikson)

    In Erikson's stages, after your early childhood comes preschool. I started preschool around at age 3 and that was where I started to figure out my purpose and independence for things.
  • My Childhood Experiences: 5-10

  • Start of Elementary School: Phallic (Freud)

    Start of Elementary School: Phallic (Freud)

    The start of my kindergarten influences a bunch of new comings and learnings to me. In relation to Freud's Psychosexual Theory of Development, I was able to identify love and sexual thoughts. I also met my very first childhood crush, Tatiana (I hope she doesn't see this).
  • Making My Very First Friends: Interpersonal Relationships (Kohlberg)

    In Kindergarten, I started to socialize more and talk more. I made my very first friends. The Kohlberg theory for early grade school focuses on living up to social expectations and roles. In Kindergarten, I was very focused on making new friends and doing whatever was "right" in consideration of my relationships.
  • Progressing Through Elementary School: Industry vs Inferiority (Erikson)

    By this point in time, I'm in 3rd grade. I skipped 2nd grade and here, I'm questioning on if I can make it in the world. I was focused on bringing my grades up, and impressing everyone around me, including my parents, friends, and family.
  • Birth of Baby SIster

    Birth of Baby SIster

  • Graduating 5th Grade: Maintaining Social Order (Kohlberg)

    Graduating 5th Grade: Maintaining Social Order (Kohlberg)

    By the end of elementary school, my main focuses were keeping my grades up and considering society as a whole when making decisions. Kohlberg's Late Grade School theory is about maintaining law and order by following the rules, and doing one's duty and respecting authority.
  • My Teenage Years to Adultery: 10-20

  • Beginning Junior High: Authoritarian Parenting (Parenting Styles)

    When I entered 6th grade, my parents suddenly became a lot more strict and demanding of myself. This includes getting good grades, participating in service hours, and receiving my Communion. The Authoritarian Parenting style is where the parents attempt to control, shape, and evaluate the behavior and attitude of their child(s) with a set of conduct. My parents gave me extra tutoring for my grades, made me go to Catechism, and do service work.
  • Keeping my Social Life in Place: Identity Foreclosure (Marcia)

    Keeping my Social Life in Place: Identity Foreclosure (Marcia)

    Not long after I started junior high, my friends were expecting me to behave in a way that they're familiar with. I made a commitment without exploring other alternatives. In relation to Marcia's theory, I was conforming to the expectations of others to keep my future relationships and friendships.
  • Identifying New Alternatives: Identity Moratorium (Marcia)

    Identifying New Alternatives: Identity Moratorium (Marcia)

    In 7th grade, I discovered new alternatives of my social life. I discovered anime while I was browsing through YouTube. In regards to Marcia's Identity Moratorium, this is one of the various alternatives. Another one of the various alternatives is that I was introduced to smoking and vaping by friends. This would count as an ill formed commitment.
  • My First Girlfriend: Intimacy vs Isolation (Erikson)

    In 8th grade, I had my first girlfriend, Genna. In reference to Erikson's stages, this can be alluded to my young adulthood as it shows a prime factor of me finding love and commitment.
  • Gatekeeping Certain Cultures: The Persona (Jung)

    In order to keep my social status and make sure I wasn't made fun of, I gatekeeped certain things to myself such as anime, my music taste, and others. In accordance to Jung's Archetypes, I used my persona to the outside world to think that I was just a normal teenager, when in reality, I was a nerd who watched anime and played a bunch of video games.
  • Beginning my High School Career: Maintaining Social Order (Kohlberg)

    Beginning my High School Career: Maintaining Social Order (Kohlberg)

    By the time I started high school, I was focused on building up relationships and friendhips. I had a pretty big friend group, and I was constantly interacting with my friends on a daily basis inside of school and outside. However, my mindset of keeping these temporary friendships soon changed.
  • Making Close Friends and Being Myself: Social Contract and Individual Rights (Kohlberg)

    By the time sophomore year rolled around, my friend group has shortened and because of that, I was able to get closer and more comfortable with a few people. During this time, I started to account for the differing values and opinions of other people. I started thinking that the rules of law are important, but the members of society should agree upon these standards in reference to Kohlberg's Theory.
  • Graduating Highschool!

    Graduating Highschool!

  • Getting Into the University of California, Los Angeles: Identity Moratorium (Marcia)

    Getting Into the University of California, Los Angeles: Identity Moratorium (Marcia)

    Marcia's theory of Identity Moratorium explains that after exploring various alternatives through vague or ill formed commitments, you have now overcome past problems and are in a healthy crisis. Through the teachings at Chaminade and hard work, I believe that I will make it at UCLA.
  • My Adult Years: 20-30

  • Graduating from UCLA: Identity Achievement (Marcia)

    Graduating from UCLA: Identity Achievement (Marcia)

    After going through the hardships, stress, and troubles of medical school, I finally graduated. By this time, I have made a commitment to a sense of identity, and went through an identity crisis.
  • Getting a Job as a Surgeon: Universal Ethics and Principles (Kohlberg)

    Here, I get my job and according to Kohlberg's adulthood theory, I follow the internalized principles of justice, even if they conflict with laws and rules.
  • My Middle Adulthood: 30-40

  • The Experience of Adulthood and Maturity: 30-40

  • Getting Married: Intimacy vs Isolation (Erikson)

    Getting Married: Intimacy vs Isolation (Erikson)

    Here, I find true love and love itself by getting married. The outcome of getting married is my commitment and willing the good of my significant other as other.
  • Moving into Our Apartment in New York: Generativity vs Stagnation (Erikson)

    As I find my true self and meaning in life, I make the decision to take care and nurture for not only myself, but my family. This will include my future kids, parents, and my wife.
  • Having 3 Kids: Genital (Freud)

    Having 3 Kids: Genital (Freud)

    In relation to Freud's theory, my focus is adult sexuality and expanding my family by having 3 triplets!
  • Having my Kids attend School: Generativity vs Stagnation (Erikson)

    I gave my kids education by allowing them to go to school. This shows my empathy and concern for my family and others.
  • We're Halfway There: 40-50

  • Write a Book for Medicine: Generativity vs Stagnation (Erikson)

    Write a Book for Medicine: Generativity vs Stagnation (Erikson)

    I show my generativity by spreading my knowledge of medicine to the youth. I'm showing empathy and concern not only for my family, but to the rest of the world.
  • Start a Healthcare Organization: Generativity vs Stagnation

    Start a Healthcare Organization: Generativity vs Stagnation

    I start a healthcare organization called ViSan. This organization serves as a place to take care of people in medical need, the aged, infirms, and the youth. In relation to Erikson, I'm spending as much time and effort I can to make my life count and be worth it. The outcome will be the empathy and concern for others.
  • Maturity: 50-60

  • Retiring from CEO: Maturity

    Alluding to Erikson's theory, I have given all I can and done the best I can. From this, I can gain fulfillment and watch as my organization grows and evolves.
  • Retiring as a Surgeon: Ego Integrity vs Despair (Erikson)

    Here, I believe that I've given all that I can and the best that I can in my medical area of surgery. I feel self integrity and fulfillment as I will let my kids and the rest of the generations continue my work and legacy.
  • Early Experiences of the Elderly: 60-70

  • Writing my Will: Maturity (Erikson)

    I am showing integrity and fulfillment by giving away all of my belongings and money to my three twins and my wife equally when I pass away.
  • My Wife and I Become Grandparents: Genital (Freud)

    My Wife and I Become Grandparents: Genital (Freud)

    My children will expand my family even more by creating families of their own, making me a grandfather. Freud's theory of development explains adult sexuality and family expansion.
  • I Become Paralyzed: Maturity (Erikson)

    I Become Paralyzed: Maturity (Erikson)

    As I age and age, my body becomes weak and I lose control of my legs, forcing me to live the rest of my life in a wheelchair. The maturity of the human body involves weakening after experiencing its prime. The outcome of this stage would be despair and dissatisfaction.
  • Traveling the World with my Family

    Traveling the World with my Family

    Traveling the world with my family connects to ego integrity vs despair because I feel like at this point in life, I'm trying to accomplish anything and everything I can for fulfillment and self integrity.
  • Elderly Experience: 70-80

  • Teach the Youth at my previous college, UCLA: Maturity

    Teach the Youth at my previous college, UCLA: Maturity

    Once again, I'm giving my all to teach and spread my knowledge of medicine to the youth and future generations of society. From this, I will gain fulfillment and happiness.
  • My Final Years: 80-90

  • Celebrate Life with Family, Friends, Everyone: Maturity (Erikson)

    Celebrate Life with Family, Friends, Everyone: Maturity (Erikson)

    For one last time, I spent my last moments with everyone I was connected to. Friends, family, coworkers, staff, will all be invited to probably my biggest and last party. I celebrate life with a banger party as this will result in both fulfillment and despair, looking back at all of the old times. The hardships I've gone through, the stress I've had to overcome, the fun moments I've spent with my friends and family. These memories and moments will be shared and never forgotten.