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4.4 Childhood Attachment Experiences
Growing in a family that does not fond of attachment. There were so many cliques at my school and I found myself among them. I am a social butterfly. I can bend into a various kind of cliques. My family taught me to not be attached to anyone because people come and go. I tend to work on my own. I never work in a group because I do not like to be in a group. People thought I was the only child in the family but really I am too independent. -
1.1 The Beginning
On June 17th, I became an adult because I look out for my family. I became a responsible person from a carefree teenager. I was always stand out among my peers. Before my dad and brother's death, I was not respected by anothers because I always play around with my friends and my teachers never took me seriously. At the age of 15, people often thought I was 18 years old because of my maturity. At the point of psychological age, I have reached my peak of understanding how the life works. -
7.3 Major Life Event
After the deaths in my family, I have been in denial. I was struggling with the idea of not seeing my dad and brother for the rest of my life. i know they do have to die eventually but not early. My family used of instrumental support. I went to see a counselor to cope. My counselor put me with another teenagers who faced the same thing. Social support was something that I needed the most because to know that I am not the only person that went through this unfortunate situation. -
7.2 Transitions.
I have been going through so many transitions but I would like to mention this one as one of the most important tranisitions: Marriage. I was married at young age. I had to leave my family at 17 years old. We got our own place, our own cars, and everything by ourselves. I was moving to be closer to my ex-wife's family. My supporters live 8 hours away from us. So close to my family. I was not ready to let my family go. It was one of hardest transitions I ever had in my life. No regrets for this. -
4.1 Young Adult Role Transition
I was transiting from a teenager to a young adult role because I was married to the person I used to love. The marital resources model truly fits the idea of my transition. I was struggling with my life until i got married, my social and economic got better. My young adult role was to find a job, my own place, and be independent from my family. I started living with my ex-wife at 17 years old to 22 years old. We were supporting each other financially. -
6.2 Super’s Stages
I already have explored on what I want to be in the future. Working with people is what I want to do. I am struggling to establish a place that has a strong black deaf community. Once I found the place, I would establish myself at a job for the rest of my life. Loyalty is my strongest asset. I do not think I would maintain myself to hold achieved job because I will live to 70 years old. I seek for happiness. I dont plan to disengage because of economy in the future will not help me survive. -
2.2- Genetic Limits
Senescence, in latin, means to grow old as my metabolism is decreasing because I am not keeping myself healthy as I suppose to do so. I did not realize that my telomere can cause cancer in vary such as pancreatic, bone, prostate, bladder, lung, kidney, and head and neck. As I have not performance anything healthy might shorten my genetic limits. From my biology course I am taking right now that genetic limits can "activitate" cancer, shorten lifespan, tumor, and anything that can cause disease. -
3.2-Attention
Useful field of view is something that I was good at it. One small glance will be put into my long-term memory. I used to be on an academic bowl team. I could remember what was the question asking. In 2010, i started to lose my sense of Useful field of view. I had to use my pattern recognition skills to remember what I have learned, seen, or anything. imagine how difficul it would be for me if I am taking medication because I would remember but now I would have to find something to remind me. -
6.4- Conscientious
My ego development has grown to conscientious because I am always self-evaluated standards and self-critical when I do something good or bad. I always considered myself an autodidact. I remembered when I was in love with my girlfriend, when my girlfriend cheated on me with another guy. After I found out, I got in a fistfight with the guy. Later I reflected on that situation. If that ever happens again just walk away knowing that i am a good guy that she will never have me again. lesson learned. -
4.3 Adult Attachment Style
I am a secure with low anxiety person. I am confident with what I do with my life. If my partner for some reason decides to leave me i am okay because I can find someone else out there. People come and go. Seeing people getting too attached to their partners disgusted me because it shows me that they are insecure about their attachments. Growing up in a family where we were very independent from each other. People at my school would be jealous because the relationship we had together. -
2.3- My current healthy lifestyle
After taking the survey, I was somewhat healthy. As I mentioned in the aging stimulation that I am struggling to exercise due to my knees. I tried to keep myself healthy by doing something that does not hurt my knees: swimming, cycling, and lifting. I love to play basketball when I can but not many pick up games. I think I am healthy fat guy so I do not want to change anything in my lifestyle. -
7.1 Fowler
Life? The life I am living is a decent one. Grew up in a religious family. My family would go to chuch on sundays. We would pray to God every day. My life's purpose is to serve God everyday but until the death in my family left me with a question: pray to God who stood by as my dad and brother left the world? Is God there? I tried to live my life because there is no hope for me. I am a confusing young man with God. I know my life has a purpose but what is it? -
6.1 My RIASEC type
After taking the test, the test determines that my personality is Conventional, Realistic, and Social. There are so many list that it could be my career. I could be a psychiatric aide, education adminstrator, or rehabiliation counselor. I do see myself working as one of them. I always want to work with children in an educational setting. However, I am a gemini, i tend to change my path often because there are many things that I'd like to do in the future. C,R, and S does fit me perfectly. -
6.3- Ego integrity v.s. despair
At age of 50 years old, I will be reflecting back on life. If I have accomplished something, I would be proud of myself with a sense of integrity with a general feeling of satisfaction. If I have not accomplished anything at age of 50 years old, I would feel that my life has been wasted and will cause me to feel a sense of despair. -
2.4- Potential consequences of my lifestyle
On some days, I would feel healthy but on the other days, I would feel unhealthy. I always feel like i will get diabetes because once in a while I would have 3 milkshakes of cookies-n-cream.I do not want to worry about what I am getting in the future. I want to be happy I am perfectly happy with my lifestyle. If I actually get diabetes, I am prepared for it. My family does not have any history of any disease. I am doing my best to stay away from hamburgers and stay active. -
3.1 Problem Solving
My skills in problem solving would be declining because i am losing working memory slowly. Working memory is like to be able to juggle your memory. Let's look at this way: the ability to shift properly. For example: In my young age, I was able to shop independently, then as i get older, i need my children/grandchildren to help me to shop. Getting older after that, my family shops things for me based on what i might need same with the cooking concept. -
4.2- Older Adult Role Transition
Transiting from Younger to Older Role, I would have grandchildren. My children would visit me from time to time. I would work at a grocery store to support myself because my retirement income does not meet my needs monthly. I will be living with the woman who has 4 children with me. I want to live in a cohabit relationship. I have the feelings that I would not be able to afford the house in the future because it is getting expensive these days. Exchange theory will apply me in the future. -
2.1 Oxidative Damage
At the age of 65, I start to get tired easily, lose some weight, and get old. It is because of my Oxidative Damage to my aging progession. I get stress all the time with my work and my grandchildren. I had to reduce my intake of calories. Normally, I would eat 2,700 calories a day but I am taking somewhere in between of 1,620- 2,160 calories a day. My body is not responding to the pollution well because of my immune system is getting weaker as its cell is decreasing. -
8.1 The End
A loving husband, father, and grandfather of Frederick, MD, formerly of Memphis TN passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2078 at home following a short illness. Was born June 17, 1987, Graduated h.s. in 2005. Taught psychology at Gallaudet for 29 years. loved drifting, going to NBA games, traveling, volunteering in a variety of local and charitable endeavors. A black deaf community activist. Was surrounded by his family. Survived by his wife; 4 children; 13 grandchildren; and 4 great grandchildren.