Life span

By martinlayne
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    Prenatal Development and Birth

  • Birth

    Where it all began...
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    First Two Years

  • Biosocial

    I took my first step.

  • Psychosocial

    I'm told I was afraid of strangers at this age.

  • Cognitive

    I spoke my first word, "ball."
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    The Play Years

  • Biosocial

    I enjoyed artistic expression, especially painting and drawing. I also enjoyed making a mess of things! I still have an old plate that I created back then with a bunch of scribbles/"artwork" on it.

  • Psychosocial

    I fought with my brother constantly over toys (this was the beginning of a long and hard-fought sibling struggle that would last for many years).

  • Cognitive

    My language explosion occured around this time.

  • Biosocial

    I started playing organized sports, particulary hockey. I still play today!

  • Cognitive

    I started studying for school. I remember sitting downstairs by a television writing words 10 times each as my way of studying for spelling tests.
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    The School Years

  • Psychosocial

    First time I can remember harmful teasing in school. I was being teased about my weight. I ended up getting in a "fight," which saw me push the teaser and he accidentally tripped over a stick.
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    Adolescence

  • Biosocial

    I underwent a growth spurt. I began high school I believe around 5'6, and left it at 5'11. Also somewhere near the midpoint of this timespan, I gained a better control on my nutrition and lost 50lbs.

  • Cognitive

    Friends started to smoke cigarettes, always saying they were just smoking on a short term basis. I know multiple of these people who still smoke today.

  • Psychosocial

    First girlfriend. Aww...
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    Emerging Adulthood

  • Cognitive

    I have changed my college plans multiple times, indicating my continuing cognitive development.

  • Psychosocial

    I had my first experience with cohabitation. Still cohabiting today!

  • Biosocial

    I started engaging in regular exercise. I have maintained a somewhat consistent regiment over the past couple years.

  • Biosocial

    I hope to achieve a high socioeconomic status. I believe I am on a good path to accomplish this goal.
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    Adulthood

  • Cognitive

    I hope to become a "selective expert" in fields in which I excell.

  • Psychosocial

    I hope to have a tight-knit family and support system. The absence of such a thing has been shown to be very detrimental in multiple ways.
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    Late Adulthood

  • Cognitive

    I hope to not be predisposed to old ideas, but to consider new thoughts and make rational decisions analyzing all the facts in my decisions.

  • Biosocial

    I hope to be still following an exercise regiment, meet all my nutrition needs, and to have a good self-perception.

  • Psychosocial

    I hope to feel pride and content while looking back on an overview of my life and accomplishments.

  • Death

    The End. I predict this year due to the Life Expectancy Calculator giving me an estimate of living for 87 years, plus an extra few years for wishful thinking. I hope to maintain my healthy and satisfactory lifestyle for as long as possible. By this point, I hope to have truly accepted death as just another part of life.