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Prenatal Development and Birth
I was roughly conceived in September of 1982. I had a normal development without complications.
Biosocial-My mother was 31 when she became pregnant with me. She had already given birth to two previous siblings. A boy in 1981 and a girl in 1978. She was healthy. Her heigth was 5'7 and weighed 165 lbs. She gained the most weight during her pregnancy with me. She swam up until her 8 month of pregnancy. -
Prenatal Development and Birth
Psychosocial-My mother is a nurse and a mother to two children and expecting another. My mother was in charge of most household affairs such as cooking, cleaning, bills...etc. She was moderately stressed and attempted stress relieve through swimming. -
Prenatal Development and Birth
Cognitive- My brain developed normally while I was in utero. My mother ate a proper diet. She did not drink or smoke. My mother does not have any mental illness or abnormal brain development. She is social. She enjoys listening to classic rock and country. -
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Prenatal Development and Birth
Cognitive- My mother was married and had two children aged 4 and 2 while she was pregnant with me. She performed the majority of the housework. She was a surgical nurse at a hospital. Her stress was moderate throughout her pregnancy. She was extremely busy in maintaining order in the house and at work. She attempted stress relieve through swimming. -
Birth
Biosocial - I was born at 7:24 a.m. on June 9, 1983 in Dayton, Ohio at Miami Valley Hospital. I was a vaginal birth. I weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces. I was a normal and healthy baby. My father, mother, siblings and grandparents were all present. Cognitive- I had normal reaction time and no complications were apparent. Psychosocial- I was surrounded by my family and was warmly received and accepted -
Meningitis
I am diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. After crying all night my mother takes me to the emergency room at Children's Hospital. After a spinal tap is performed, I am diagnosed with meningitis and taken to the NICU. This will greatly affected the next two years of my life. My early childhood is filled with surgeries trying to correct the damage it ravaged on my eyes. It will still have a significant impact in my development throughout my life -
The first two years
Biosocial- I developed normally in the physical sense. I was the weight and height of a two year old child. I was surrounded by my mother, father, and two siblings. My sister was affectionate to me and receptive to my needs. I did not have the ability to walk. I did not turn over. -
The first two years
Cognitive- I am very delayed for two year old development. Neurologist at various hospital stated that due to the meningitis I would be mentally impaired and retarded. I was developmentally delayed. -
The First Two Years
Psychosocial - Since the neurologist stated that I would be mentally retarded my mother would take me to school that specialized in the care of such children. My mother started noticing that I did not want to associate with down syndrome children and that I would preform tasks efficiently much faster than those children. She had faith that my brain was beginning to develop normally. -
26 Months
I begin to walk. After I walk, my mother says my development took off. I begin excelling and catching up to the development of my peers. My maturity, however, will always fall behind. As one doctor stated " I will always look at the world through child's eyes." -
Play Years
Cognitive- I am learning at a normal pace. My mental abilities are excelerating and catching up to my peers. I begin to talk around the age of 3 years old. I am able to preform many other tasks that a developing child learns to do. -
Play Years
Psychosocial - I enjoy hanging out with my brother immensely. My maturity is delayed, but I am still able to participate in many activities with children my age. I do have a tendency to get in substantial trouble, because many people don't understand my condition. -
The Play Years
Biosocial- I am very busy catching up to my peers. I excelerate by all standards. My heigth is in the 90 percentile for my age. My doctor predicts that in comparison to my sister who is 5'11 I will be 6'0 if not taller. I am of proper weight. Physically I develop normally. -
The School Years
Biosocial - I am a healthy child who is the tallest in the class. I like to play baseball, volleyball, and basketball. At school, I am bullied. I have a close group of friends, who I attend girl scout meetings with. I do average in class. I have to be tutored in some classes because I fall behind easily. -
The School Years
Cognitive- My brain develops normally and I am able to attend Kindergarten at the age of 6 years old. I am able learn the ABC's and other various activities that children of this age learn. -
The School Years
Psychosocial- My lack of maturity gets me in trouble often. Even though I am intelligent my maturity seems to get in the way. I visit with my first school psychologist. My mother never gives up. She is stern with me, but tells the psychologist they have no idea what they are talking about. -
Adolescents
Cognitive - I have some trouble in certain areas such as Math. I am tutored outside of the classroom. I am exceptional in Art, and really become passionate about it. I am the only one in my family who is artistic and I pride myself on it. -
Adolescents
Biosocial - I advance in developing physically. I am the tallest girl I know. I play center on the basketball team. I am slightly heavier, but that is possibly due to my physical development. I have a few friends, but am not popular by any standard. In fact, I am routinely teased by many of my peers. -
Adolescents
Psychosocial- I get devastating news in 2000, when my father looses his job. It is my junior year in high school and I am forced to move to Michigan with my parents. This was ultimately a horrible blow. I attended a public high school with a bad reputation. I fell into the wrong crowd and begin doing drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, and ecstasy. I graduate high school and attend the university of Tennessee. However, my drug addiction gets me expelled from the college in 2003. -
Emerging Adulthood
Cognitive - I am very intelligent in the sense academically. In maturity, I am in desperate need to develop. I don't advance my learning in anyway until I am the age of 24. I clean up my act signigicantly and enroll myself in an EMT course at an ambulance company. I am successful and begin a new career -
Emerging Adulthood
Biosocial - I am a young adult. I have a fatal addiction to cocaine. The next few years are very dark, and I still don't like to think about them because I am consumed by guilt. Drugs make people do things they would never do in a normal state of mind. I pretty much lived to get high. -
Emerging Adulthood
Psychosocial- I am institutionalized in a mental health facility after I suffer a nervous breakdown. I am diagnosed with Anxiety I and Bipolar I disorder. My mother fervently stands by my side and states the doctor has no idea what he is talking about. Six months later after changing psychiatrist my diagnosis of Bipolar is removed, but I suffer from Anxiety still. The psychiatrist told me this is normal for someone who is/was addicted to cocaine. -
Adulthood
Biosocial- I have finished developing normally. At the age of 25, I completely scrapped my meager existence, and traded up for fulfilling my dreams. I have emerged out of my rut. I will continue developing normally and making a proper environment for myself. I hope to marry and have children in these years. -
Adulthood
Cognitive- I am attending college now. I wish to return to the University of Tennesse and fulfill my dream of being a Volunteer. I will continue my education in a secondary school. I read constantly and believe that I should always learn something new. My maturity will always be behind, but it is something that I will have to work with. -
Adulthood
Psychosocial- I want to have a healthy relationship. I am learning to cope with my Anxiety, and hope to one day be medication free. I work hard at learning coping skills. I will have healthy wonderful friends. I will be surrounded by my family, friends, spouse, and children. I will feel accomplished and fulfilled. -
Late Adulthood
Biosocial - The look of youth runs in my family, so even though I am older I will always look wonderful. I do not smoke anymore so my skin will not suffer from wrinkles or dry. I will have amazing family and friends. I will retire from my career and explore the world. -
Late Adulthood
Cognitive- I never really plan to be finished with school. I think even after I am done with my degrees I will still take culinary classes, orienteering classes. My mind is a constant sponge. If I do not learn then I get bored, and will look for negative outlets to fill up my time. I will still read as much as possible. I plan on writing a novel or two. -
Late Adulthood
Psychosocial - I want to be independent as long as possible. The thought of a nursing home is absolutely devastating to me even at 27. I know towards the late years of this era in my life I will develop Alzheimers if it has not been cured by then. It is very prominent in my family and research has shown to be genetic. At this point I will be placed in a nursing home as my mind slips away. Until then, I will be a mentally sound and happy older indivdual with many stories to tell. -
Death and Dying
Biosocial- I am an elderly women. I haven't walked in years. I have suffered from a few strokes, and will inevitably have one that takes my life. I am content in all standards. I am surrounded by family and friends in a warm environment. I am 78 when I pass away. This is a normal age for my family -
Death and Dying
Cognitive - I haven't had a normal thought in many years. I suffer from Alzheimers. I am confused and isolated, but still am warmed by the company of my family. As the strokes progress, I slowly loose consciousness until I sleep for the majority of the day. -
Death and Dying
Psychosocial - Due to my alzheimers I am not aware of to many things. In regards to my family as experience, I will have outburst and not recognize any of my family. I will be confused and wonder the halls until I decide I am to weak to walk. Strokes will begin happening, until a major one takes my life.
