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2.1 Oxidative Damage
At age 4, everyone will receive a shot containing antioxidants once every 2 years, and starting at age 34 once every 6 months. Government will set up free community exercise centers for adults and children over the age of 16. Any household with adults over the age of 40 will receive a budgeted food income specifically for antioxidant-rich foods. These programs are designed to maximize the body’s natural resistance and repair functioning as we age. This would improve physical and emotional QoL. -
4.4 Childhood Attachment Experiences
I believe the childhood experience that influenced my attachment style was father absence. As I was growing up, my dad was absent most of the time due to work as a long-haul truck driver. In addition, even when he WAS at home he was still distant with me and my siblings. For example, my mom would always set up family outings in order to convince my dad to spend time with me and my siblings. However, my dad would agree and then change his mind later, choosing to stay to himself. -
2.2 Genetic Limits
Starting at age 18, when a person starts working more than 24 hours per week, the final hour of a work shift would be dedicated to 'free roam' exercise. Empoyees would be paid during this time and would be encouraged to exercise with co workers doing whatever impact level they are comfortable with. By balancing work (stressors) with exercise or play, people would be able to delay their Hayflick limit and ensure the reduction of telomere loss in one's DNA. This could improve one's QoL. -
1.1 The Beginning
The moment I believe I became an adult was my high school graduation. My graduation was a normative age-graded event that many people my age go through. My graduation also symbolized the time period when I decided to move halfway across the country to college and experience Deaf culture for the first time in my life--definitely a nonnormative life event. My graduation is appropriate as "the beginning" because that is the moment I began to be more independent and make decisions about my future. -
7.2- Transitions
Leaving home to attend college and learning about other religions did result in me transitioning from conformist stage to individualistic stage. This is because I left home, which is an environment that does not support individualistic worldviews, and learning about the unique worldviews of my classmates and teachers on campus. This allowed me to feel more comfortable being myself and encouraged me to stop relying on the greater society and start relying on myself for my own personal needs. -
6.3- Self-Aware
Taylor Broz described her grandmother as feeling loneliness, as if she was a singe mother, during her early/middle adulthood due to her depression from her husband deciding to stay in the army and later being controlling over her independance after leaving the army. . I believe this fits with Loevinger's Self Aware stage because she realized that she wants independence and that she doesn't fit or conform to society's expectations. -
7.3- Major Life Event
Last summer, my uncle died as a result of cancer. My way of coping with this event was that I leaned heavily on my family & my best friends for emotional and instrumental support. According to the book, this is classified as social coping. In addition, I also used religious coping because I relied more on my spirituality to find meaning in my uncle's death--a form of positive coping. They were effective because it allowed me to heal and learn how to deal with the negative emotions I was having. -
2.3 My Current Health Lifestyle
My current lifestyle is somewhat moderately healthy. I eat many vegetables during the day. I grew up around second-hand smoke, but I have never smoked myself. I am also only an occasional drinker, typically only 3-4 times during the year. I also use sunscreen regularly whenever I know I will be out in the sun for longer than 30 minutes. Honestly, I would only make 2 changes: cut out eating sweets to prevent risks associated with obesity and have less of a sedentary lifestyle. -
4.3 Adult Attachment Style
My results say that I am fearful-avoidant. The text says this matches up with fearful attachment. This means that I am a little uncomfortable getting close to others and I struggle to trust others, fearing being hurt. I think this sounds a lot like my relationships. For example, it takes a long time for me to open up to someone. Also, I crave a close relationship but I am often defensive and/or self conscious in the beginning of a relationship. Much later I become more comfortable with others. -
7.1- Fowler
I think I fit parts of both individuative-reflective and conjuctive faith. Both my religion & my spiritual beliefs are that each of us is responsible for ourselves; I have the power to make my own choices & set my own goals. But I also value the importance of social justice and my belief that each person has their own truth in the world, one that best fits them. This is due to my passion with the Interfaith movement to encourage unity, open dialogue, & respect of each other's 'truths' on campus. -
4.1 Young Adult Role Transition
As a young adult I think will experience cohabitation. I expect that this will be atypical for my age, due to many couples preferring to marry in young adulthood. However, I am not interested in marrying in young adulthood, due to my priority of my education and having a stable job first. I expect to experience preengaged cohabitation. A challenge is that stats show less successful marriage. However, cohabitating couples is accepted in my family, which raises chances of success. -
6.1 My RIASEC type
My RIASEC type is social/artistic. According to the text, I am a "people helper" and "idea creator" type of person who enjoys working with others and being innovative/creative. I think the test was accurate, because I would have chosen social and artistic for myself as well. I've known that I've wanted to be in a "helper" career since 1st grade. The jobs that fit my type are childcare, teacher (child and college), & therapist. This matches my plan for my career, as a play therapist for children. -
6.2 Super’s Stages
Establishment in therapy career: At this time, my goal would be to stabilize and consolidate my job. I would likely be under the supervision of another therapist. I'd solidify this by improving my education in the field, such as going to workshops to learn techniques in the field of child therapy, as well as learn how to apply the techniques. As I advance in the field of child therapy, I would continue my education of taking classes and workshops in order to keep up with the ever-changing field. -
6.3- Generativity
Stephanie Arnett shared that her grandfather, Sam, was caught by an adult woman when he was stealing food. Rather than caling the cops, she chose to allow him to stay for a while and feed him so he wouldn't go hungry. I think this is a perfect example of Erikson's Generativity stage, because the woman demonstrated the need to support the next generation overriding the need for safety. And she did this by turning her focus outward to Stephanies grandfather by feeding him when he was starving. -
2.4 Potential Consequences of my Lifestyle
According to the tables in ch. 3, I am at risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes due to obesity, sedentary lifestyle, high blood pressure, and family history. Eating the serving requirements for vegetables, making sure I am protected by sunscreen, and my tendency to avoid alcohol and smoking all may help protect me from cancer. I have a reduced risk for Alzheimer's; half of the risk factors I match and half I do not match. -
4.2 Older Adult Role Transition
I chose the transition of becoming a grandparent. I expect this to be at a typical age because I plan to have children of my own, either by birth or by adopting, and the average age for first time grandparents is ages 50-55. I believe some possible challenges may be the possibility of providing both formal and informal care for the grandchild. This could be a result of the grandmother effect, due to history showing the grandmothers' involvement can increase survival chances for various reasons. -
3.1 Prospective Memory
When prospective memory declines, especially when there are competing events in one's life, remembering to take medication everyday can become challenging. If an adult has a busy lifestyle where many things are happening, the book describes that prospective memory can become momentarily lower or nonexistant. There are several ways to compensate for this during a busy lifestyle: set alarms on their watch or phone, leave notes around the house, or use a daily white board for medication reminders. -
3.2 Useful Field of View
Driving can become more of a challenge for older adults due to decline in their useful field of view. This means that older adults' ability to process and access the visual field in front of them in a single glance declines. Older drivers need more time to process their environment. Solutions to this could be avoiding busy roads where split-second decisions are often made, or having someone in the passenger seat who can act as a second pair of eyes to avoid dangerous situations. -
8.1- The End
Melissa "Lissa" Adams, 66, died Tuesday at her home in Columbus, GA. A ublic memorial service & private Pagan ritual were held in her honor on Friday. Lissa was born Feb. 22, 1993 to Katherine Wright & Samuel Adams. Lissa got her education at Gallaudet early, & became a rising star in the play therapy field. She is survived by her siblings, Amanda, Samson, Paige & Ashley, and her god children, Nick & Kimberlyn. In lieu of flowers, donations in Lissa's honor may be made to Interfaith Youth Core.
