-
25
4.1 Young Adult Role Transition
A role transition that I expect to experience is to cohabit with my partner prior to marriage postgraduate school. This would not be a typical age transition as I would be aged 25-26 by the time I can cohabit with my partner. The typical transition at this age would be marriage, which will occur after cohabitation. Some challenges may include student loans that can affect my ability to afford to live with my partner. This challenge can be overcome if my financial situation is sorted. -
7.2 transitions
When attending Gallaudet, it was a place where I could finally be myself. Before college, I was always trying to be like other ‘hearies’, where I just wanted to fit in. Attending Gallaudet was an intentional event of the conformist to the individualistic stage, where I wanted to find myself and where I fit in. It was also a place where I could become an individualistic person in the hearing world. -
1.1 The Beginning
On this day, I officially became a (young) adult when I moved into college. My chronological age at the time was 18. Like many other students, I learned how to manage my responsibilities while being a full-time student. This is a normative-age graded influence as other students my age had similar experiences. I also found that I stopped growing, (biological) as my height maintained the same. -
7.3 Major Life Event
One major life event that occurred recently is the passing of my grandfather. I coped with this event by accepting his passing as it was expected. I hadn’t dealt with death since 2012 (gmom), so I shifted to social-focused coping for emotional support from my friends. Comparing my styles to others, I’d say it was effective as I was able to move on in a healthy way. Other coping styles such as self-blame or behavioral disengagement can lead to unhealthy behaviors like substance abuse. -
2.3- My current healthy lifestyle
My current lifestyle consists of working out 3-5 times a week and eating healthy breakfast & lunch. I typically eat whatever my family is eating for dinner. I try my best to keep myself physically and mentally healthy. My biggest fear is becoming obese due to its negative effects and the judgement from others. I have a sweet tooth, I refrain from eating as much sugar. I do need to add vegetables & fruits to my everyday diet because I eat mostly protein but not enough vegetables. -
4.3 Adult Attachment Style
The best attachment style that fits me is secure. This type of attachment shows up in my relationships in my inner circle because those are the people that I know I can rely on when I am in need of support. In fact, the questionnaire states that I fall into the secure region of the graph. My anxiety score is 2.17, which is considered low anxiety. My attachment-related avoidance score is 1.83, which is low avoidance. -
7.1 Fowler
The stage that fits me the most is synthetic-conventional faith. Since attending Gallaudet, my views of the world have changed. I found myself to fit in more in the Deaf community than in the hearing community because I am able to relate to the norms and beliefs of the Deaf community. Individuative-Reflective Faith is expected to take over my adulthood because I will be more independent of my own values and beliefs when I am creating a life for my own. -
6.1 My RIASEC type
After taking the RIASEC, I received the highest score on social interest, the second investigative, and the third artistic. In Holland’s theory, social interests are for people who work directly with people. Traits are typically cooperative and understanding, which fits my personality. Out of all the list of occupations, the one that stood out to me was a special education teacher. I’ve always wanted to work alongside students with disabilities, so this occupation matched me the best. -
6.2 Super’s Stages
Special education teacher is a career that requires critical thinking skills as each student with disabilities requires different needs. The establishment of Super’s stage is when one increases skills in the field and begins to stabilize through the work experience. After the position of special education teacher has been stabilized, the skills would increase over the years and it would be easier to understand and work with students. At age 35, I believe establishment will occur. -
2.1 Oxidative Damage
Free radicals are molecules with uneven electrons. It allows them to react with other molecules that causes oxidation. To prevent this,there are antioxidants.I’d add IV drips and purchase a subscription to receive vitamin pills/liquids monthly.I believe adding vitamins to my routine would possibly slow the free radical process down.Though,it could affect my quality of life if I consume too much vitamins or begin to rely on vitamin supplements. -
6.3 Generativity vs Stagnation
For this stage, I chose Lucy’s grandmother's life history project. Her grandmother worked at the American Electric Power (AEP) where she had two different positions. Lucy mentions that while at AEP, she became pregnant with her first child. Her grandmother worked there since she had her first child. This shows generativity, because she worked, raised, and provided for her family. -
2.2- Genetic Limits
Hayflick limit, which is the number of divisions we will undergo before reaching replicative senescence. This leads to telomeres, the length of repeating DNA shortens. I wouldn’t stress much about anything as well to decrease chronic stress conditions as it is related to telomere length. This would affect my quality of life in a positive way as I would shift to a healthy routine. I'd decrease. my stress at age 50 to delay telomere length. -
2.4- Potential consequences of my lifestyle
One risk factor for cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s, cancer, & diabetes is sedentary lifestyle. Some of these diseases can be prevented by not leading a sedentary lifestyle & maintaining a healthy lifestyle by exercising and eating healthy. Fortunately, I do both now. One thing that may present a risk would be diabetes because sometimes I can’t control my eating of sugar, especially ice cream. -
4.2 Older Adult Role Transition
My middle adulthood role transition will include caregiving for my aging parents and parent-in-laws. I believe the experience will be the healthy caregiver hypothesis, which I will be in better health and and the transition will provide further health benefits. My parents had done so much for me that I’d like to be given the chance to give back. -
6.4 Individualistic
I chose Taylor’s life history project for the individualistic stage. At the end of Taylor’s video, her grandfather reflects back to his life as a whole. He does not have any regrets in life, except maybe for not going to college. Although his career was not stable, he is proud of the family he raised alongside his wife. This showed that he was in the individualistic stage because able to consider his psychological causes (i.e his career journey and how it affected his 2 unplanned pregnancies) -
3.1 Prospective memory
One of my biggest skills today is prospective memory, which is remembering to do something later. I do believe that at age 65, my prospective memory will begin to decline and will have to rely on external cues to remind me of my tasks. This type of memory is dependent on executive functioning, which will also decline as I get older. -
3.2: Nondeclarative/implicit memory
This type of memory is involved with everyday skills such as driving a car. At age 70, my skills that were automatic mental processes will begin to decline. I would begin to use my conscious thoughts such as swimming or driving a car or even how to type on a computer.
Nondelcarative/implicit memory: responsible for everyday skills such as driving a car or tying a shoe -
8.1 The End
Dr. Alexis Wright was born on February 1, 2000, in Texas to Kim Wright (mother) and Chris Wright (father). She graduated from Gallaudet University in 2022 and further earned her Psy.D from Gallaudet in 2026. She dedicated her professional life to supporting, encouraging, and motivating children with special needs through the use of therapy dogs. In her personal life, Alexis loved spending the summers at the Chesapeake Bay surrounded by her extended family.