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As an infant, I had a secure attachment with both my mom and dad. Because of this, I had an extremely happy childhood.
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My first word was "baby." I was one year old and my brother was just born. My mom said I looked at him and kept saying, "baby."
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My parents always use to tell me that, as an infant, I was an "easy baby." They said I barely cried and that I was always happy. They did however say that I had low extraversion and low surgency though. I would get nervous and cry around strangers so my parents would have to be careful who they let around me.
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My parents would give me legos and building blocks to help with my fine motor skills.
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Memory strategies I used were rehearsal and organizing.
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My attachment remained secure with both of my parents.
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Memory strategies I used were still rehearsal and organizing.
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Some strategies my parents used yo increase my vocabulary was having me read multiple books and there write down what they were about in my own words.
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In Pre-K, they would make us finger paint and do arts and crafts to strengthen our fine motor skills.
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During this time, I was still using rehearsal and organizing as my memory strategy
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Growing up, my parents were emotion-coaching parents. Whenever I would get upset they would sit me down to figure out what was wrong with me. They let me know that it was alright to feel that way and helped me feel better afterwards.
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To relieve stress I would go outside to play with my friends in the neighborhood.
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My attachment to my parents remained secure.
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In 5th grade, we had to practice writing in cursive as a fine motor skill activity.
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As an adolescent, I started using elaboration as my memory strategy.
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I would write plenty of essays in my English classes, which encouraged my fine motor skills.
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My attachment to my parents remained secure which is the reason why I have lived such a happy life so far.
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My main way to cope with stress was to close myself in my room and listen to music. I would also draw from time to time to help relax my mind.
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I first experienced a major loss when my great-grandmother passed away when I was 17. She was a very important person in my life and it still gets hard to cope from time to time. It has affected in me in positive and negative ways as well. It made me want to push myself further so I can make her proud one day. But, it also made me cautious when getting into close relationships again because I am afraid of losing someone I love again.
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I noticed a decline in my eye sight around this time
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My friends and I are constantly speaking in code whenever we are around each other. The main term we use though is the word "tweaking." We use this word when someone is acting crazy or overreacting to something. For example, we would say, "Man, my mama is tweaking right now. Which would mean she is acting over-the-top at the moment.
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I would say my current identity status would be identity moratorium. I identify with this because I am still searching for who I want to be.
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My attachment to my parents remains secure. This has helped me form healthy relationships with others because I have a model of how relationships and attachment is suppose to be.
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My Big Five results were O: 81%, C: 29%, E: 5%, A: 74%, N: 95%. I feel like this is very accurate description for me. All of these traits have been apart of me since a child. I guess my personality hasn't changed much.
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As of right now, I still use elaboration as a memory strategy.
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Some ways I cope with stress now is to listen to music and write. I write whatever is bothering me down so it isn't all built up inside me anymore.
