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4.4 Childhood Attachment Experiences
The experiences from childhood that could lead me to have fearful-avoidant attachment style could possibly because I wanted a safe haven for myself. To do so, I became avoidant and do not allow anyone to come too close. If I become flexible and let someone come closer, it is more likely that the person will end up hurting me. That may not be the case all the time, the person could be kind and wanted to become close with good intentions. To learn, I have to shift towards "secure" style. -
1.1 The Beginning
All of the terms and concepts mentioned in chapter 1 play huge parts of developing adulthood. However, I felt that normative age-graded influences impacted me most of all. The reason I picked this date is I became a freshman in high school at that time. Social clock opened my eyes and realized that I will be on my own eventually, as college graduation comes within a blink. I also mentioned ageism in the discussion board, I had already begun on important aspects of my life (i.e., creating goals) -
7.2 Transitions
2016 is when I entered community college. On campus, many people promote awareness of racism and LGBTQ+ rights. I was not used to that since not enough people talk about that. From there, I was exposed to transition: conformist to individualistic. I gained many new perspectives on my identity as part of the LGBTQ community and how to be a better ally for people of color. When I was conformist, I allowed people to control who I am. Finally, I got control of my self-identity -- individualistic. -
7.3 Major Life Event
On Holmes & Rahe survey, I scored high and one of these highest stressors is a change in a family member's health. I experienced that several times and the recent one was approximately 4 months ago. How I coped with that? 1) Self-distraction, 2) the use of emotional support, and 3) acceptance from COPE Inventory (p. 307). The reason why I put number is it is a pattern of coping behaviors to me. I can validate that it worked. Self-distraction gave me time to recover, then I can proceed. -
2.3- My current healthy lifestyle
According to the survey I took... I am not that healthy as I thought. I do not eat 2-5 servings of fruit or vegetable each day. Actually, I eat more junk foods than healthily. The only two things I am doing well on is not smoking or drinking moderately. From now on, I could be strict on disciplining myself and make sure I eat healthily. Reward myself by completing the semester, I can eat Girl Scout Cookies. I am not fond of exercising, but I could do yoga or power walking. -
4.3 Adult Attachment Style
I took the survey and received "Fearful-avoidant" for general attachment style. As for mother and father, I got secure. Partner-- preoccupied. I feel that "fearful-avoidant" fits me so well, I do not like to bring up my own problems and would rather focus on others' problems. One of the examples that are present in my relationships sometimes, is I do not like to ask for help. Perhaps that is part of fearful-avoidant attachment style. -
7.1 Fowler
One of the stages that fit me the most is individuative-reflective, basing on the religion. Entire of my life, my dad has always tried to preach me on God. At first, I thought since my dad was so passionate about having a religion that everyone's life is revolved around religion too. Therefore, I felt left out that I did not feel connected to any religion. When I grew older, I felt there were changes present in my adulthood by realizing that not everyone needs a religion. -
6.4 - Intimacy versus Isolation
In Sydney Padget's life history project, I noticed she mentioned her person lacking warmth from the family. When he was younger, he felt like he was just a guest to his parents. As he gets older, he felt the connection with role models and peers at Deaf school. The fluency in communicating was playing a huge role in this stage for him. The age this will occurs is usually between 19-25. I am currently 19 years old and is hoping to accomplish this stage by 20 years old. -
6.1 My RIASEC type
I expect to begin my professional career at 23 years old. My RIASEC type is SIE. According to the figure in the textbook, I think that "S" social is absolutely true to me. While I do not think "E" enterprising fits me well. I expected conventional instead of enterprising. The job I am interested in is pursuing psychology, which usually works with people. That reflects S & I well. The traits are: cooperative, understanding, curious and independent. These traits are what I'm looking for in jobs. -
2.1 Oxidative Damage
If air pollution is the highest concern, we could use a helmet shielding entire of our heads and installed to an oxygen tank so that way we will always breathe fresh air. We can face some of the environmental factors, as long as we balance out between free radicals and antioxidants. I believe that if we balance out exactly 50/50, we would be able to live longer. Our body would be exhausted constantly trying to balance or antioxidants dropped its wall and free radicals take over- which isn't good -
4.1 Young Adult Role Transition
I expect to be married around 25-30 years old. Based on the textbook, I agree with "gender roles in early partnerships." Usually, young people marrying will be likely to have egalitarian roles. That is why I think 25-30 years old is a typical age to get married.
It will be a unique experience to transfer from an unmarried woman to a married woman. The challenges will be involving more physical, and emotional mechanisms in the marriage. -
6.2 Super’s Stages
I pick the Establishment stage. As for the age, I placed myself at 26 years old since it mentioned that approximate age for that is 25-44. That stage might look like adapting to the work environment, in the field that I desire. One of the things I have to do in this stage as a counselor, for instance, is to build relations with my clients. There will be several responsibilities I have to face. -
6.3 - Autonomous
An example I noticed in Isabella Walker's life history project is she mentioned her grandpa's grief over the second wife and had two houses. Another house was in Florida and he decided to sell that house since there were many memories with his wife in that place. I believed that is part of the autonomous stage, he recognized that life can be complex and situations don't have the best answer to why it happened. When I happen to be in that stage, I believe around 21 years old. -
2.4- Potential consequences of my lifestyle
Absolutely presents a risk for some health conditions by the time I become 50. The following are diabetes; cancer; heart disease. The factors for diabetes and heart disease are I did not exercise or eat well. I have to stop continuing bad habits as soon as possible, to prevent gaining higher risks. As for cancer, I have not added to the previous event (2.3) but I do not put on sun lotion sometimes-- prone to receiving skin cancer. To avoid that by the time I'm 50, always use hat/sun lotion. -
2.2 Genetic Limits
To keep our cells reproducing, we can place our human embryos in Galapagos tortoise's nutrient solutions. We could live to 200 years old if possible. Once we pass that phase, we will be able to allow our cells to replicate. That can impact telomeres as well. The book mentioned a comparison between mothers caring for their sick or healthy children, we can extend telomeres for these women caring for sick children. As telomeres are considered timekeeper. -
8.1 The End
Hannah Smith was born on October 21, 1999 to Kim and Robert Carter. She passed away from violence at a revolution on March 7, 2065. We, the Carter family, will not let her death to be in vain. She had a happy life-- married Zachary Smith and survived by two children, Lily and Nikolaj Smith. In our community, she was an activist for women's rights. (I took a quiz from BuzzFeed on how I died, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/how-will-you-die) -
3.1 Crystallized Intelligence
Crystallized Intelligence is part of the learning process. I believe that it gradually declines by the time we're 70 years old. However, compared to fluid intelligence, it will constantly improve. With crystallized intelligence, we learn and gain skills from daily activities. Once we become 70, that will impact our IADL -- especially problem-solving skills. -
4.2- Older Adult Role Transition
Becoming a grandmother. That would be challenging to talk to my grandchildren about their own futures when I am already this far into my own "future" as 70 years old. The transition would be rocky at first, as I'd struggle to transit from "full-time parent of dependent children to the more egalitarian role of parent to an adult child who has children of his or her own" (p. 148). To cope, I will try my best to agree with my own children on how to discipline their own children. -
3.2 Prospective Memory
NIH claimed that prospective memory difficulties are common for these people with Alzheimer's disease. Prospective memory is responsible to recall what is it is that needs to be done. I believe that will impact both of IADL and ADL? If we age and prospective memory begins to lack, we will struggle with remembering what needs to be done. Therefore, that interrupt with our daily living by for an example forgetting to do laundry. We need to rely on short-term memory to perform cognitive tasks.