Psychology: Sarah's Life

By smz1217
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    Beginnings: Prenatal Development and birth

  • Prenatal Brain Growth

    (cognitive and biosocial)

  • Brain Growth

  • Immunizations

  • Born

    Born two months and one day before due date. 3 pounds, 3 and a half ounces.
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    The First Two Years

  • Breastfeeding

    Gain a relationship with mother (psychosocial)

  • immunizations

    (biosocial)

  • temperament

    As a toddler, I learned that crying brought attention to me and i could get what i desired

  • Begin walking with assistance

    my dad said that I would not walk unless he let me hold on to his finger, I could walk fine on my own, I suppose I just felt safer with him there.

  • psychosocial

    Beginning to recognize grandparents and other family members

  • Begin speaking

    Finally!
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    Early Childhood

  • New School!

    I began preschool, attending in the basement of a local church.

  • Cognitive

    Conforming to preschool rules

  • Playing in the sand box at school

    I loved to play in that dirty sandbox (psychosocial) whether i was with classmates or all on my own

  • New School!

    I attended Latson Elementary school (no longer exists) in Howell Michigan from Kindergarden through part of fifth grade

  • Coloring!

    As a child, I loved coloring and doing puzzles (biosocial/cognitive)
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    Middle Childhood

  • Playing on monkey bars

    Gaining strength to play on the monkey bars (biosocial)

  • Reading exceptionally well

    I was very proud that my teacher was proud of me for reading at a middle school level when i was only in third grade

  • Psychosocial: boys

    Realizing that boys might not have cooties
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    Adolescence

  • New School!

    During fifth grade, I moved to my biological mother's house and attended Bartlett Elementary School.

  • New School!

    I began sixth grade at Millennium Middle School in South Lyon, mi.

  • Got a new puppy!

    Grandma's dogs had puppies, we got one, Buffy
    -Psychosocial

  • New School!

    I moved back in with my father and began attending Three Fires middle School in seventh grade

  • First "boyfriend"

  • First Menstrual Cycle

    Realizing that puberty is kicking in, in the middle of ninth grade, a little later than average.

  • Begin High School

    I attended High School at Howell High School in Howell, mi

  • Begin Learning SpanishI

    I began learning spanish in ninth grade. I ended up taking four years of spanish, becoming somewhat fluent in the language.

  • Take medical terminology at LCC

    I was pretty proud of myself for being a high schooler and attending a college at the same time! I took medical terminology at Lansing Community College, and actually received a 4.0 in the course! That made it set in stone that I would be okay in college.

  • Graduate High School!

    I was done in May, however the graduation ceremony was not until mid-June.

  • Get EMT certification!

    I graduated high school with an EMT certification, after many hours training in class, on the ambulance, and in the emergency room.

  • Begin working at retirement home

    This event is a combination of all three of the growth factors. Cognitive because my residents are very wise and try to enlighten me, psychosocial because i gain very strong connections with my residents that i care for, and also biosocial because my body has had to gain strength to adapt to the difficulty of the job.
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    Emerging Adulthood

  • Begin College

    Begin school at Schoolcraft Community College with the intent of getting a degree in nursing

  • Change in career pathway

    Decide to go to school for mortuary science, to open a funeral home with mother.

  • (biosocial) checkpoint

    135 pounds
    5'3"

  • New Car!

    First car, 2004 lincoln

  • Graduate College

  • finish year internship!

    Work year internship in a funeral home, now time to get the business together! Apply for a loan

  • Get business up and running

    A lot of hard work and emotional/physical strain will go into making our funeral home dream a reality.
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    Adulthood

  • Wedding!

    Give or take, I know this is later than some people think to get married, however i have a lot going on with my career. We will see what happens

  • New Car!

  • Funeral Home #2!

    Hoping to be successful enough to open more than one funeral home, hope to branch out.

  • New House!

  • Baby!

    I plan on having two children, i am not sure how far apart or at what point in my life.

  • Baby #2!

    I plan on having two children, i am not sure how far apart or at what point in my life.

  • Vacation

    Family vacation to Yellowstone

  • New Car!

  • Retire

    Hoping to retire at a decent age, here I will be retiring comfortably at the age of 55.
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    Late Adulthood

  • Death