Psych229-Developmental Lifespan

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    Age 65-94
  • Meghan Marie was born

    Meghan Marie was born
    On March 25, 1989 at 3:04am I was born in Munster, IN to Jeffrey and Lynne. I am the youngest with 2 older sisters.
  • The First Two Years: Psychosocial

    *I learned who was and was not safe
    *I learned to development Secure Attachment
    * I was a very quiet child .
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    The Beginnings/The First Two Years

  • First Two Years: Biosocial

    First Two Years: Biosocial
    *Learned to Sit Up
    *Learned to Walk
    *Started to get teeth
  • The First Two Years: Cognitive

    *Learned to talk
    *Started to believe in Santa, Easter Bunny etc.
    *Learned who my parents and siblings were by name
  • Early Childhood:Cognitive

    *I was quiet but with family and others I got to know I was very chatty.
    *I caught on to concepts pretty quickly as long as they were shown to me.
    *I played many sports like TBall and basketball.
    *I was starting to speak more and learned words quickly by reading nightly before bed.
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    Early Childhood

    Age 2-6
  • Early Childhood:Biosocial

    *I was always the tallest girl in my classes and very skinny from being an active child
    *I found early on I am a hands on learner.
  • Early Childhood: Psychosocial

    Early Childhood: Psychosocial
    • I enjoyed going to school and playing with friends *Grew up in Authoritarian parenting. *I was not an agressive child but very calm and reserved.
    • I was never a girly girl and didnt enjoy pink, shirts, and my hair down. I would rather get dirty and play sports. That all didnt change until later on.
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    Middle Childhood

    Ages 6-11
  • Middle Childhood:Biosocial

    *Still was the tallest girl in my classes
    *I was very active in sports.
    *I had to have my tonsils out.
    *I did not enjoy school as much as I used to because it came alot harder to me.
    * Never sustained any injuries.
  • Middle Childhood: Cognitive

    *School came hard to me and I didnt enjoy it.
    *Starting learning Spanish in school at age 10.
  • Middle Childhood:Psychosocial

    *I was still a Tom-Boy.
    * I did not have much stress as a child and was very laid back.
    *The older I became the closer I became with family.
    *I was shy and so I had a small limited amount of friends.
    *I was bullied some at the start of age 9.
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    Adolescence

    Ages 11-17
  • Adolesence:Biosocial

    *I started to go through puberty in 8th grade.
    *I wanted to be even less girly and just focus on sports.
    *I was skinny with long brown hair that always had to be pulled up.
    *My stress levels really started rising in 8th grade on when I was teased and picked on.
    *Transferred schools from a Catholic School to Private School at 8th grade.
    *I never had eating disorders I was very skinny from all the sprots I played and it didnt matter if i ate and ate and ate.
  • Adolescence: Cognitive

    *I was active in my Catholic Faith
    *School was still hard for me but I learned to get help in the areas that I struggeled in.
    *I got my first cell phone and email and was able to communicate in another way with my friends.
    *I started the process into looking into colleges and where I wanted to be in life.
    *My parents and I would argue alot which made growing up harder for me because of their authoritarian parenting.
  • Adolescence: Psychosocial

    • I went through some very sad and angry periods in high school.
    • I was bullied and made fun of which took a toll.
    • I had a small group of friends. *I had my first boyfriend in high school but that did not last long.I was to focused on sports I was playing. *I was pressured to smoke. Tried it and hated it. *My parents and sisters and I did not have a close relationship and were always bickering.
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    Emerging Adulthood

    Ages 18-25
  • Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial

    Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial
    *Im currently at 25 at my peak for my physical abilites, strength, and growth.
    *I am healthy and rarely get sick.
    *I have never felt better or felt as well about my physical appearance as I do now.
    *I have gotten through life and never felt I needed to or had to use drugs.
    *Overall I am a very happy person especially with different things I have dealth with in my life so far.
    *I am active at my current jobs at Lifetime Fitness and as an Exercise Physiologist. *
  • Emerging Adulthood:Psychosocial Development

    • I have found in the past few years I have become who I will be and who I am as a person. *Comfortable in my own skin and who I am. *The friendships I have now are few but I dont need multiple friends I need lasting ones. Quality over quantity.
    • Married at 23 divorced by 24. I was with my ex for 5.5 years and he didnt want to be married, have the house, family life but decided this after the process had started. Divorce wasnt wanted but no choice was given.
  • Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial Development Cont.

    • During the divorce it really showed me who my true friends are in the end and who will be there no matter what. It spoke wonders.
    • I have met a man I have never connected with more and thats cause I felt after the divorce and finding myself on my own again he has accepted every part of me and who I am and all I have gone through. I couldnt imagine not having him in my life now because of the impact he has had on me. *I have started to go back to school for a 2nd degree in nursing.
  • Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive

    *I was able to go away to college fromt he ages of 18-22 years old and make decisions on my own.
    *I graduated from Central Michigan University in December 2011.
    *After 5.5 years I married the man I really loved in July 2012 but not long after he couldnt emotionally handle the responsibilites of marriage and we divorced in August of 2013. He didnt feel he was cut out for marriage on an emotional level.
    *Faith and my morales/values got me to a mental happy solid ground.
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    Adulthood

    Ages 25-65
  • Adulthood: Biosocial

    *I will continue with my healthy way of life. Exercising and staying active as possible. Eating healthy and watching what I put in my body.
    *I will not use any type of drugs.
    *My alcohol consumption will be socially as it is now.None to 1to2 drinks monthly.
    *I want to stay in the same physical condition and keep up my appearance as best as I can over the aging process.
    *Staying healthy to avoid sickness.
    *Get tests needed to avoid cancers since it runs in my family.
  • Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

    *I hope in this stage I will be able to become remarried, have a few children, a family pet or two, a house to call home for years, and continue a career in the medical field as a nurse.
    *I fidn the friends I have now will still be friends through this stage with me as well too.
    *Divorce has happened in the previous stage but I do not look to have that happen again and my eyes are more open.
    *I want to become a grandparent and see my own children grow too.
  • Adulthood: Cognitive

    *I plan to continue having a active brain and always continue learning.
    *I am going to school for nursing and the medical field is always changing so its imperative I keep up with education.
    * I will grow but plan to still have my kinethetic, naturistic, and interpersonal strengths. As well as socially connect with others.
  • Adulthood: Psychosocial Development Cont.

    *Stay close with my family and take care of my parents to their end of life stages.
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    Late Adulthood

    Ages 65 to End of Life. Estimating mine at 85 years old.
  • Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development

    *Alzheimers runs in my family and took the life of my paternal grandfather. I want to keep an active mind until the end of days and make sure I always check for this disease.
    *I will take classes, read books, newspapers, watch tv, and keep my brain functioning at its highest capability to avoid the degression of my mental abilites and try and avoid memory loss.
  • Late Adulthood: Pyschosocial Development

    *I want to travel with my husband, children, and grandhcildren and know I lived life to the fullest.
    *I will live the end of my days out in happiness with the love of my life until death takes one of us to heaven.
    *I will stay strong in my faith and practice my faith.
    *I want to take an active role in my family, husband, children, and grandchildrens lives and know I am always there for them.
  • Late Adulthood: Psychsocial Development Cont.

    *I want to build and continue in my home and be there the rest of my days and die happily knowning I accomplished all I could out of life through the good and bad times.
  • Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development

    *I will continue an active lifestyle up until death. My grandparents did this and I find it did help them. Daily exercise keeps the body and mind active.
    *I will continue to eat healthy but also enjoy life to the absolute fullest.
    *Cancer and diseases do run in my family but I will take precautions to try and avoid this and check myself out by doctors when needed.
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    Epilogue

  • Epilogue:After Death

    *The legacy that I want to leave for my family and friends is to live every single day to the absolute fullest. Never look back and do everything in life with love. I want them to know that I had a huge heart my entire life and I was a strong and honest woman. I took care of the ones I loved and cared for and enjoyed every minute of my life.
  • Epilogue:Through Death

    *I have a funeral that my family,friends, children, and grandhildren attend.
    * At the funeral everyone gets together and no one is sad for I lived a long and happy life. I want my family and friends to know my legacy that is left behind and how I affected them throughout the years.
    *My funeral will be a celebration and there will be alot of music and photos of my life. The photos will show my husband, children, and grandchildren.