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Conception
Conception marks the very beginning of human development, occurring when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg, creating a zygote. By the end of conception there is a baby that is ready to be born from the mother. Brain and nervous system begin forming. Reflexes start developing in utero. -
Birth
When the baby is born they have the same physical development as they do in conception. Their cognitive has no direct cognition yet, but fetal learning occurs like recognizing the mother’s voice. Social development occurs with the mother as a bond begins. At this time I had a secure attachment to my mom because that’s basically all I knew, and so I had a basic trust for her and my dad because I was an only child at this time and they were the only two people with me all the time. -
Toddlerhood
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Toddlerhood
Development of motor skills is when I started to crawl and walk as these were milestones of early physical development. I started to build reflexes like being able to reach for and touch toys or objects on the floor. I began to understand object permanence even when my toys go away they still exist. I had language development by saying dada for the first time. My social development was with my stuffed animal puppy. When I saw other people I had an insecure relationship to other people. -
Early Childhood
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Early Childhood
In preschool at MMO I started to have improved coordination like being able to draw and run and play on the playground. I had a hard time seeing other people’s perspectives and always thought I was right. I was able to talk up a storm now unlike when I was a baby. My parents started the timeout corner for me to learn what is right and wrong because I was a bad boy at times. I was started to build a social identity at this time because I wanted to dress myself and be like my friends at school. -
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Early Childhood continued
I was started to build a social identity at this time because I wanted to dress myself and be like my friends at school and I started to understand gender roles and group people based on what they wore and looked like. -
Middle Childhood
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Middle Childhood
As a young kid a St Matthew school I started to have the fine motor skills and memories of events in my life. As I continued to learn I was able to do basic math and read small books. Cognitively I was able to have a conversation and understand the other person's point of view better. -
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Socially I was able to have some self confidence to go and make friends in my class and invite them over to play football in my backyard. I had a temperament that was easy going because it didn't take me long to be able to talk to everyone. I also didn't have stranger anxiety I was able to talk to them. -
Adolescence
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Adolescence
In this time I started to grow a lot in just over a year I went from being 5'4 to about 5'9 and eventually 6'0. I had a lot of other changes during this time as well. I continued to have different problem solving skills improve and I played at lot of video games during this time. My laguage developed to words I probably shouldn't know or use but do. -
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Adolescence Continued
In this time I felt like I found my identity as a person or close to it or what I thought was identity because I dressed how I though boys dressed and didn't always listen to my parents. I had a lot of influe from my friends and I was wanted the clothes they had and play the games they played and do what they did. I had moments of intimacy but nothing ever too serious and I felt good in those times and bad in those times. -
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Young Adulthood
During this time, I hope to attend college and get a degree in marketing. I hope to be at peak physical performance, be able to get stronger, go to the gym, and be on a healthy diet. Hopefully, cognitively, I will be able to do complex problem-solving to help me through college and my job in the future, working in marketing to be successful. -
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Young Adulthood continued
Hopefully, in college, I can build close relationships with new friends and keep connections with my friends from high school. Along with this, there is Erikson's theory of intimacy vs. isolation, where, hopefully, I will be able to find intimacy with a future wife to have the intimacy I want so I can build a family with a few kids and have a meaningful relationship. A lot of time in this stage of life, there is a social clock in society where you have to marry and have a job. -
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Middle Adulthood
During this time, there is usually a physical decline, such as not having as much endurance and back pain. Along with this, there are signs of changes to hair color or hair loss. Hopefully, these things won't happen to me, but most likely will. There is still cognitive development, usually when problem-solving is at its peak. This will hopefully help me in my job where I am making good money to help my family. -
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Middle Adulthood continued
I hope to be able to give back to my community and my family by being able to help in any way I can, whether by giving a fantastic charity, volunteering my time at a local charity, or helping my family when they need it along with having great relationships with friends when I have time. I hope to grow my career. -
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Late adulthood
This is usually when the health decline starts, such as more aging and possible health problems. Cognitive abilities significantly decline as memory and problem-solving are not as good or bad. I hope not to lose these as early as they say, and hopefully, I can remember all I accomplished in life. Finally, I hope to enjoy the rest of my life relaxing and spending time with my family and friends. I hope to live the end of my life with integrity, not despair, and reflect on a happy life.