Lifespan timeline

  • Birth

  • Vygotsky - Level 2

    when I was born I couldn't latch onto a bottle so I was tube fed. this shows my potential for development because I was still learning to drink on my own
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    Pre - Attachment Phase (Attachment Theory - Bowlby)

    Baby uses its basic skills to attract and maintain the attention of its caregiver. there is no attachment to any particular caregiver.
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    The sensorimotor stage

    acquire knowledge through sensory experience and manipulating objects. mainly through our senses and physical actions. (Ex: A 7-month-old is given mashed potatoes for the first time. instead of picking up their spoon and simply eating the mashed potatoes like a 3-year-old would. the 7-month-old puts their whole hand in the potatoes and squishes them between their fingers.)
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    Stage 2: Autonomy VS shame, doubt ( Erickson )

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    Phase 1: Oral stage ( Freud )

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    Stage 1: Trust VS Mistrust ( Erickson )

    Whether or not the primary caregiver consistently provides for basic needs. ( Food, Shelter, Water, Affection, Clothes )
  • NICU

    For the first four weeks of my life, I was in the NICU when my parents weren't in the NICU with me. I was taken care of by many amazing nurses and doctors. (This is an example of Bolby's Pre - Attachment Phase, Stage 1 of Erickson's stages of development.)
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    Attachment in the making phase (Attachment Theory - Bowlby)

    baby begins to recognize the primary caregiver and responds differently to the primary caregiver than to other people. still happy to be left with strangers.
  • Developmental milestones: walking

    I was late in learning how to walk. I started walking two years and three months
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    clear-cut attachment phase (Attachment Theory - Bowlby)

    baby starts having separation anxiety when separated from the primary caregiver
  • Language acquisition

    I started talking at nine months old
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    Phase 2: Anal stage ( Freud )

  • playing patty cake

    this represents Bandera's theory
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    formation of reciprocal relationships

    learns to understand the nature of peoples comings and goings
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    The Pre-operational stage

    children learn through pretend and symbolic play
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    Stage 3: Initiative VS Guilt ( Erickson )

  • death of biological father

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    Phase 3: Phallic Stage ( Freud )

  • Playing with baby dolls and toy kitchens

    I used to play with baby dolls and toy kitchens which is a form of pretend play as represented by Piaget's preoperational stage
  • secure base, separation distress

    when I was like 8 I would get extremely upset any time my mom would leave but if I wanted to go to a friend's house I was good for a few hours
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    Stage 4: Industry VS Inferior ( Erickson )

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    Phase 4: Latency stage ( Freud )

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    concrete operational stage

  • Homelessness

    At twenty thirteen my family was homeless for the summer. this is one example of poverty that can be connected to the adverse childhood effects.
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    Stage 5: Identity VS Identity confusion ( Erickson )

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    Formal operational stage

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    Phase 5: genital stage ( Freud

  • Kohlberg: maintaining social order

    in middle school, I was insecure about having disabilities so I stopped wearing braces
  • graduated high school

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    Stage 6: Intimacy VS Isolation ( Erickson )

  • had sex for the first time

    this is an example of freud's genital stage
  • move to spain

  • adopt first child

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    Stage 7: Generativity VS Stagnation/Self- absorption ( Erickson )

  • married

  • adoption of second child

  • buy first home

  • adopt family cat

  • move to spain

  • adopt family wolf

  • mom died

  • family reunion

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    Stage 8: Integrity VS Despair ( Erickson )

  • dad died

  • spouse passed away

  • retirement

  • zombie apocalypse

  • Death