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2.1- Typical maturer
I was a typical maturer. I fit the typical growth spurt. I do fit some of the description of a later and earlier maturer. I dont believe my experience fits this. I struggle with problem behavior,I didnt have an eating disorder but I struggle with eating due to peer pressure and depression but as a later maturer they're more career focus and I fit that.I became more comfortable with my body image later to.if I matured later I would'nt have went though depression as well as struggling with eating. -
1.1 Entering Adolescence
So, I do not recall the exact date but I do remember biologically when I started my menstrual cycle was the day I felt I was going into adolescent. I felt more like a teenager. My mood were swinging. I would argue more with my siblings, my brother, mostly. On page 17, in Adolescence, it mentions biological changes happen, hormonal changes happened, growth spurts too. Frankly, this matches all my transitions to adolescent. -
8.1- rite of passage
Rite of passage is something that everyone has in their life. I would say one rite of passage for me is my birthday or my siblings birthday we would always stay up until 12am to be the first to say it to them and we could stay of that following day until 11:59pm to be the last one to say it. To this day we still do that. I would consider this a rite of passage because it is an important event, all of our birthdays, it was traditional to do that. we always celebrated it with cake too. -
6.2-Physical Support
Thinking back to my friendships when I was an adolescence, we all provided a lot of resources and assistance. If I was ever off the road with them, they would guide me around. One example is when I did not know what was going on in class and suddenly people started working on an assignment they would alway stand me a note with what to do and explain what was happening in the classroom since I did not fully get the access I needed. -
6.3- intimacy
I did have one trustworthy close friend aside from all the other one. She knew exactly what was going on with me and what struggles I was facing throughout my middle school years and I did the same for her. We often shared what we was feeling inside that we often hid and we both completely empathized one another. When people bullied her I would take up for her and they never did bully her around me because I would say something when she would be passive about it. And today we still talk. -
3.2- Abstraction
As an adolescent, I always say the direct things. I knew what I liked and did not like. I knew what was negative and what was positive about myself. As an adolescent, a great example was I always knew I was forthright and very blunt and Id tell people that if they asked me to explain what I was like. I would say Im very boyish, I prefer boy activities over girls, I dont like drama so if one starts something with me Ill flat out ignore them, I loved basketball and softball. Thats what Id say. -
7.1- Transition to Middle School
My transition from elementary school to middle school fits the text book terms. It states that in middle school that is when puberty hits and often the self esteem crashes. Concerned about body images are an increase in the beginning of middle school years because that is the time puberty starts and the child feels like theyre getting fat. I remember I wore pants all the time because I felt like my legs were getting fat, I was ashamed of it and if someone saw it theyd bully me so I hid that. -
3.1- Personal Fable.
Personal Fable. That was me when I was much younger. I felt that no one could understand me so I felt the easiest way to escape that pain was to create stories that was unrealistic into my head. For instances, when I happened to go through a break up, I would always picture myself playing basketball and getting the last points of the game. But, not a foot throw point nor a three point throw, a half court throw. Only having 5 sec left. It eased me at the moment regardless if it was unrealistic. -
2.2- Niche-picking
Active Genotype-environment correlations, this means to seek out your people, practically. When I was adolescents, I experiment with a variety of groups. But, the group I knew that fitted me well was the nerdy/ music/ punk group. We all got along well and we all stood up for each other. We were also the group that had a lot going on at home, parents divorcing and some other things. We just clicked because of that and our similarities and goofiness. The picture doesn't have us all but most. -
6.1- parent adolescent conflict.
It mentions on page 264 conflicts happen more when youre going through adolescent because of biological changes that occur. I do believe this related to me because before I went into adolescent I wasnt very moody and arguing with me only meant picking on my brother and sister. As I enter my teen years, I started talking back to my mother. We had different beliefs, the exceptions were high for me, her generation was way different than mine and it just collapsed.I do believe that suits my reason -
3.3-Contradictions
As an adolescent, Contradictions within the self is a description that fit me. It mentions that self description would change as they got older. As a middle schooler, I would have said I was outgoing, I was a tomboy and I loved sports. Then going up a few years I would use the term, I was an introvert, I was understanding, caring, ugly, etc. Just in a matter of those few years my self description changed dramatically. -
4.1- Gender-typed behavior
There was a time where in high school I was placed to work with deaf children. I was being an assistant PE teacher. Playing with the boys outside, I noticed the boys were very aggressive. Two of them started jumping on each other and wrestling. Throwing each other down and throwing the basketball at one another in a very harmful way. Pushing on another and slapping. This is an example of a gender type behavior known as physical aggression. Boys are often more aggressive than girls. (Page 172) -
7.3- Intrinsic Motivation
One that intrinsic motivation I vividly recall was getting my first job, Many people in my high school werent working. my mother was single so we didnt have a lot of money so I wanted to get a job where I could provide for myself finically and with determination I got a job with the second restaurant I came into. They hired me on the post so I was thrilled to make my own money. Also, it was a restaurant I was determined to prove to them deaf people can work there without a single issue and I did -
4.2- Non-gender typed behavior
I remember working at a summer camp one summer and I had to work with some deaf children. There was a girl that liked being in the center of the stage. To one point, she requested to sign a story in the building in front of everyone. She was pretty young but she really enjoyed having an audience. This is an example of Report talk. Often boys are more known for this than girls. But, in this case, it was different. The girl had a blast telling the funny story to everyone. -
7.2- Transition to College.
My transition from high school to college fits the textbook. It states that they war expositive things that come out of this situation such as being more indent doing what you want to do etc. However, the negative is there too. I became depressed when I moved to college because I felt the pressure of having to stay and if I dropped out that means I failed life. The pressure is still there today but at the beginning that did cause me to hit rock bottom. I also was told this is the way to go. -
1.2 Emerging Adulthood
Most of the description fits my changes. Instability is one of main ones.Moving constantly, into different places every semester.Work, I constantly have a new job.Love is definitely one. Exploring identities is one thing that has happened into my adulthood. Feeling in between is another one I really fit. Im an adult but I dont fully have a home. So, Im not really an adult without my own place right?I live in the dorm and pay my bills. So where do I stand?In between right?the description fits me.