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1.1 Entering Adolescence
I think this date is appropriate because this is on my birthday and this is approximately when I was going through puberty and growth spurt. According to page 17, it stated that the growth spurt, hormonal changes, and sexual maturation that comes with puberty are the biological changes that happened during the transition from childhood to adolescence (Santrock, 2014). Yes, my transition to adolescence matched the transition to adolescence as described. -
2.2 Niche-picking
I chose Tennis as who I was and still am to this day, because I like being alone and have my own control. I have no genotypes or heredity because I am adopted and can't state whether the genes had been passed down or not. Since i'm not very athletic, I did not join basketball eventhough I love basketball. Team is not my thing since I don't like competive. My mom used to play tennis while in high school and college. I started to learn how to play tennis at age of 12 and enjoyed it very much. -
2.1 Typical maturer
My experience of puberty does not match Early and Late Maturers because I did not encounter any problem behaviors such as substance abuse. I don't know about the difference of peer pressure in typical maturers vs early and late maturers? If I was early or late maturer, I would probably get into trouble such as inappropriate sexual activities. I also would think that my growth spurt would be off and then I would need to see the doctor about it. -
3.2 Social Comparison
I chose Social Comparison at the age of 14 because it was the time when I wanted to know who I am and what I want to be. I would sometimes look at myself and compared to others. Wished I was perfect without any scars or wished I wasn't double-jointed bones. In order to be popular, you had to be pretty, thin, and tall. I did not fit in the criteria. Therefore I wasn't popular, but it could be that i wasn't aggressive enough to let people see who I am. -
3.3 Differentation
Differentation at the age of 14 was interesting learning experience for me to discover myself. I would decide which characterics to use to match each person. No person's way of interaction is the same as mine. I may be funny to one person and be serious to another person. Depending on each situatuion, the environment, people I hang out with have to do with how I interact with them. -
7.1 – Transition to High School
When I was in junior high school starting in 7th grade, I started to rebuild my independence from being with the same teacher every day to being able to go to different classes on my own. Entering 10th grade is high school was nerve-wrecked because I lost my Top dog identity and all of the high schoolers are big and very knowledgeable. My experience matched what were described in the text. -
3.1- Personal Fable
I am not an imaginary audience where I showed attention-getting behavior. Personal Fable occured when I was 18, since I sometimes would imagine that I have 6 pack of abs and be like other girls who don't have love handles. Adolescent egocentrism is heightened self-consciousness thinking that others are interested in me, but really I'm going only for myself. Formal operational thinking contributing to my personal fable because any imaginations would be abstract instead of reality. -
6.1- parent adolescent conflict
My cognition had changed since I entered Junior High School until I was a senor almost graduating. I started to gain knowledge about life after High school. That's when I started to get more conflict with my parents because we both have generation gaps. I would try to be like them and they would try to understand me. The facts that I am entirely the opposite of them and that what made the expectations more higher. -
1.2 Emerging Adulthood
I think this date is appropriate because that is when I graduated from High School at the age of 18. At that age, most parents would be kicking their children out of the house and send them to be on their own. Parents say that at the age of 18, children are becoming adult. I know that our brains do not stop growing until at the age of 26, and I believe that is when we become adult. My transition to adulthood match the transition to adolescence for the most part. -
7.2 – Transition to college
Transition to college was no easy feat if compared the load of classes between high school and college. In high school, 8 classes that last 45 minutes and meet from Monday to Friday, while in college, 4 classes that last an hour and 20 minutes and meet twice a week for 15 weeks. College courses require double or triple amount of work and it is not funny. I was stressed out because did not prepared for this amount of work and studying and did not get enough sleep. -
8-1 Rite of Passage
This was the day I turned 21 and able to buy alcohol beverage with my driver's license. Becoming 21 is a hugh responsibility because it is considered independent adulthood instead of at age of 18. When I celebrated my birthday, I thought I would feel thrill or high emotion then i realized that 21 is just a number. -
4.1- Gender-typed behavior
Allison who I grew up with would complain about her boyfriend not understanding what she want. She would try to explain in simple way rather than complex way. Her boyfriend, Alex would still have a hard time just getting what she asked for. She ended up just getting what she wanted from the store. Alex said that Allison is complicated even if he still love her. -
4.2- Non-Gender-typed behavior
According to the text, it stated that boys tends to be alone and play video games. I like to be alone and I play video games. That's non-gender behavior because there's not many girls who like to play video games. Even though I'm not really good at it, I practice and play that part again until I get the hang of it. Video games give me mental challenge of cooridates and the reflex reaction. -
6.2- Simulation
It is hard to meet friends who can think deeply and have good discussion. I finally met two people at my first semester here at Gallaudet University. They are willing to listen to my topic as I am willing to listen to their topics. In the past, I kept everything to myself because no one seem very interested in what I have to say. Simulation as defined in the text matched me. -
6.3 - Companionship
I have friends who are willing to be part of my life by doing the things I like to do and have in common. That make me feel more related, not only that I can learn more about my friends as well as trying new things. Companionship is important because I can learn about myself that I would have never known if it wasn't for my friends.