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2.1 Oxidative Damage
This is the year when I turned 6 years old. If I eat half a cup of blueberries daily from this day I turned 6, my health might be much better off. Children ages 6 to 18 years old should eat half a cup of blueberries daily then increase their intake to a cup of blueberries daily by the time they reach early adulthood at age 18. Intake of blueberries in humans show improvement in health, protecting against oxidative damage. Oher food rich in antioxidants include more fruits and vegetables. -
4.4 Childhood Attachment Experiences.
I turned 8 years old in 1995. Throughout my childhood, my parents were always available, responsive and supportive of my needs. That gives me more apt to have high levels of secure in relationships with other people today. At age 8, I was rejected by a group of hearing friends because I was Deaf. During this episode, my parents provided support and encouragement, which helped me enough to trust again and make new friends easily. Then I knew I can reply on my parents and others for support. -
The Beginning
I became an adult related to normative age-graded influences in a package as the functional age at age 18 (chronological age) in 2005. My biological age at 18 in 2005 was a young adult’s physical condition. My psychological age and social age (responsibilities, abilities, roles) were older. I got my driver’s license earlier at 16, got a full time job, graduated from high school, got my first apartment, and got married at age 18. Independence, maturity, responsibilities and roles were included. -
2.2 Genetic Limits
Begins at age 18... Best advice right now is to find ways to reduce or cope with chronic stressors and to exercise regularly as descibed in the book. As for caloric restriction, it may be impossible for humans to retrict their diet of 1,400 calories daily for life, but if everyone eats within a limit of calories daily, they'll have benefits in health. Otherwise, a solution related to a CR mimetic might enable humans to intake more calories and have good health at the same time. -
6.4 Self-Aware stage
Nicole Strom’s grandmother, Doris, entered the stage of self-awareness when she graduated from high school, and went to live with her brother and his wife for a while. She was aware that she was different from her family in cases of communication barriers due to her Deafness; that is an existence that is separate from her family. This caused loneliness and self-consciousness in Doris. Over time, she realized that she needed to be independent from her whole family, and started her own adulthood. -
7.2 Transitions
As I got married and began attending college at the same time, it was such a big and difficult transition for me. Such a big awakening. This is related to stage “Unintentional or Circumstantial Events That May Foster That Transition”. Leaving the old system of meaning in childhood & adolescence, and towards more awareness of the whole new meaning of life, and higher moral reasoning. I see this as “influential in promoting aspects of the transition to individuality” as discussed in the textbook. -
6.3- Intimacy (Stage VI, intimacy versus isolation)
Nicole Strom’s grandmother, Doris, showed an example of Intimacy in the age group of 19-25. Doris, Deaf, felt a great deal of isolation in her teenage years due to a lack of communication with her family growing up. It was very important for Doris in this age group to seek and create intimate and close friendships in order to fight isolation. Although she suffered feelings of isolation for years, and her relationships remained shallow in some ways because of her weak identity. -
4.1 Young Adult Role Transition
I became a parent at age 19 in 2007, which was one of my major young adult role transitions. The average age of women having their first children is 25 in America. I did feel more like an adult when I had my first child; a new parental role, which means more responsibilities, more independence, etc. I fell into the parental investment theory, (more responsibilities) for me than my husband. Equality in housework works so much better. My husband began helping more, still less than me,afterwards. -
7.3 Major Life Event
My husband lost his job then shortly afterwards; he and I just lost our house to foreclosure. I started the category of “Problem-focused coping” which I called the bank, addressing directly of the problem, to see any possible backup plans. There weren’t any. I then turned to “meaning-focused coping” that it happened to millions of Americans as well, and that "it happened for a reason." I then turned to social coping where I got emotional support from family and friends, including shelter. -
2.3 My current healthy lifestyle
I have been eating 2-3 servings of fruits and 3-5 servings of vegetables daily for a few years now, but of course, there have been times where I strumbled off the track yet managed to get back on. I don't eat fast food or drink regular sodas.. I need to work on quitting on Diet sodas as they are bad for you. My exercise activity per week declined in the past few months, but now I am getting back to my running routine. I never smoked and don't drink any alcohol. Need to use more sunscreen. -
4.3 Adult Attachment Style
The attachment type “secure” sounds more like me. It’s really easy for me to become emotionally close to others, depend on others and for them to depend on me. I don’t worry about failure, acceptance or being alone because I feel confident enough. I can easily open to loved ones, and make new friends. Of course, I get discouraged and threatened at times but I can easily reply on others for encouragement, support, etc. My quiz results show a 1.20 and a 1.00 score and my dot is on “secure” area. -
7.1 Fowler (My own master story)
Christianity occurred in my childhood and adolescence, which continued into early adulthood, is the stage of faith called synthetic-conventional faith. Now in stage “individuative-reflective faith”- my church attendance and traditional beliefs ended. The next stage will be conjunctive faith for me as searching for balance, mind, emotion of rationality and ritual. Greater tolerance for others regardless of religion with love. -
6.1 My RIASEC type
My RIASEC type is SIA. The highest score was on the type, Social. It describes much of the truth about my personality and interests. I tend to be sociable, helpful, understanding, cooperative, etc. I like helping others as well as working with others on their own personal problems, life, encouraging them to express their feelings, etc. I dislike working in machinery. Two jobs were brought up for the type SIA: counseling psychologist and mental health counselor which are what I'm interested in. -
6.2 Super’s Stages
I’ve selected a career in mental health counseling, and I’d be in the age group of 25-44 by that time. Which means the “establishment” from Super’s five stages of career development. I’d be stabilizing in my career as a mental health counselor, adding and building my experiences, advancing my way up as much as I could. Super made a point that careers may change over the life span and that there can be more than just one work role. Life space is important for us to deal with our roles, etc. -
“4.2- Older Adult Role Transition.”
My second child will be 25 this year, which means my home will be an empty nest. I’ll be 46 by then. It’ll be sad to see both of my children move out, and I’ll miss them. Yet I’ll be happy to see them thrive as young adults and for them to succeed in their own lives, etc. Since this may mean less consuming and less demanding, I’d just focus on such as my career, interests, traveling, hobbies, etc. The "empty nest" doesn't mean an end, it means independent grown-children living on their own. -
2.4 Potential consequences of my lifestyle
This is the year I will turn 50. Lack of exercise activities will affect my health later in life if I don’t improve and increase in exercising 150 minutes of physical activity per week. My weight is considered overweight so if I don’t take care of it, my health will increasingly worsen later in age. My intake of vegetables and fruits will help improve my health at age 50. Not smoking and drinking will help. Regular checkups with doctor and higher income will help. Reducing stressors helps. -
8.1 The End
Kimberly Clegg, 77, died in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 7, 2064. A memorial service was held on September 12, 2064 at Annistown Road Church in Snellville, Georgia. She was born June 11, 1987 to Ruth and Michael Newberry. Married in 2006, she and her husband had two daughters. Kimberly graduated from Gallaudet University in 2015 and became an ASL instructor at Georgia Preimer College in 2016. Ms. Kimberly is survived by her daughters; Isabella Joy Clegg and Sabrina Zee Clegg. -
3.1 Working Memory
I'll be 78. Working memory is an active part of the memory system that controls how the person processes information and stores it at the same time. There will be a decline in this kind of working memory and it might be a challenge for me to remember a new telephone number while trying to find a pen and paper to write it down. I'd involve in non-trained task measuring working memory capacity (span-board and digit span. ) Using my procedural memory that rarely declines. Technology benefits, also. -
3.2- Attention
Signs of decline in the memory system and attention can occur at this age. The brains of older adults typically begin to slow down in some certain areas. Declarative memory refers to memories that can be recalled as facts and knowledge, and semantic memory, which shows our knowledge of language, rules and concepts, and episodic memory consists the ability to recall events. All those areas begin to decline in age, but can improve with training, activities like chess, new languages, etc.