Lifespan Developmental Psychology

  • Prenatal Development

  • Biosocial-Finds hands

  • Birth

    Born at 10:03 am. Weighing 8 lbs 5 oz. 21.5 inches. Dark blue eyes and brown hair.
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    First Two Years

  • Psychosocial- Smiles at Mom

    First smile. Sets a milestone for psychosocial development. Emotions are present.
  • Babbling

    Starting to make sounds. Sounds like words but not quite there yet.
  • Biosocial- First solid food

    Ate rice for the first time.
  • Rolls from back to tummy- Biosocial skills

  • Biosocial- First steps

    Can now walk with no help from mother or father
  • Cognitive-First word

    My first words. "Da Da"
  • End of first two years

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    Preoperational Period

    Egocentric thinking, imagination is very high in these years. Language becomes fluent. Starting to get easier to express oneself.
  • Cognitive-First Friendship

    My first friend was Matthew. My mom said I would ask to see him and we would play at my house in the yard.
  • Biosocial-Playbased Preschool

    Attended Olivet Preschool and had lots of fun.
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    Concrete Operational Period

    Start learning about numbers and math. Notice girls are different than boys. Many scientific ideas are learned in school.
  • Adolescence-Biosocial Development-Puberty

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    Formal Operational

    From ages 12 and on, I began thinking more critically about life and the people I knew. I will continue this thinking and will try to discover new ways to better myself and community.
  • Adolescence-Cognitive Development-Egocentrism

    Have a feeling of acute self-consciousness. Don't really understand other peoples emotions. Feel that everyone is watching me and judging me at all times.
  • Adolescence-Psychosocial development

    This time of my life I was going through changes and didn't really know who I wanted to be. I had not found a specific group of friends, and didn't decide yet what I wanted to be. Didn't have any real goals or set of beliefs that I stuck to.
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    Highschool-Psychosocial

  • Graduates Highschool

    Social milestone. Graduation marks a social milestone for myself and I can begin college.
  • Psychosocial Development-Self-Actualization

    Starting to think about life in a more subjective way. Trying to find where I belong in the world and what I can do to change myself into a better person.
  • Emerging Adulthood-Biosocial Development

    Peak ime for reproduction and finding a partner. Won't grow any more after this point. My body is strong and I won't have many health problems until later in life.
  • Present Life

  • Emerging Adulthood-Cognitive Development

    Start to think about problems in a more logical way. Consider other peoples perspectives more easily. Can relate to others and understand emotions. Start to look for problems that need to be fixed, opposed to having others tell what needs to be done.
  • Emerging Adulthood-Psychosocial Development

    Begin to start close friendships that will last a lifetime. Choose friends that have similiar religious and educational standards.
  • Emerging Adulthood-Psychosocial Development

    By this point I will have found my identity and will have concrete ideas of how I want others to view me.
  • Adulthood-Biosocial Development

    Body begins to slow. Brain function slows.
  • Death