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Conception
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Zygote
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Embryo
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Fetus
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Birth
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Life
As humans we develop through our lives. There are many theories that divide our development into seperate stages. However, some believe that our development is a continous process. I will show you my own life development in this timeline. -
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No, I dont want to go hell..(Preconventional Stage)
Being raised in Saudi Arabia, I was taught in school to fear god's punishment before seeking God's love. For example I was always told not to lie, because liars go to hell. Therefore, I always avoided lying to avoid the punishment of hell. This represents the first stage of Kohlberg's Moral Development stage theory, Preconventional stage. -
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Where am I ? (Sensorimotor Stage)
This is the 'Sensorimotor stage' of Piaget's Cognitive development stage theory. In this stage I explored the world through my senses and started creating schemata for things around me. -
Cry for help!
As a baby still in his first week the only way of communication I was capable of was crying. When crying I would always find someone to carry me and help me with whatever I needed. This is the first stage of Erik Erikson's Psychosocial stage theory; the Trust versus Mistrust stage. By getting the help I needed everytime I cried I developed the sense of trust during this stage. -
Pacifier to the rescue
Whenever I would cry my mother would get the pacifier and place it into my mouth and I would start sucking on it and calm down. This shows the development of the sucking reflex during the Oral stage of sigmund freud's stage theory. -
Some first steps
There is a video of me that shows my mother and brother trying to make me walk. I would stand up and walk for a couple of steps and then fall back down and start to crawl. This shows an early stage of motor development. -
Walking
By the time I was 15 months old, I was able to walk by myself without the assistance of my mothers. This shows Motor Development. -
Secure Attachement to Parents
My mother tells me about how I would always start crying whenever she would leave me alone, and I would run to hug her whenever she's back. This shows how I strongly attached to my mother, showing the secure attachement. -
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Preoperational Stage
In this stage of Piaget's Cognitive development stage theory I started using langauge to communicate with the world instead of my senses. Also during this stage I developed object permanence, which is the ability to realize that objects still exist even when I cannot see them. -
Potty Training
My mother tells me about this song that she used to sing for me while she would train me to use the potty. This shows that I was during the Anal stage of development from Sigmund Freud's stage theory. -
I can say "NO!"
By this time, I would start rejecting some of my parent's requests showing my attempt to control myself and others (my parents). This represents the second stage of Erik Erikson's Psychosocial stage theory; Autonomy versus shame and doubt. -
I'm a boy!
Around the age of 3, I started realizing that there are differences between the two genders, and that I am a boy. This shows the Phallic stage of development of Sigmund Freud's stage theeory. Also my mother tells me about how I would always come and sleep between my parents at night and hug my mom trying to push my dad away; this shows the Oedipus complex. -
First day of school
Basically I cried and I kept crying through the whole day until my mother showed up at the door. This shows the secure attachement I had with my mother. -
But Why...?
By the time I was 5, the word "No" became old fashioned and it was the time to start saying "Why?". I would frequently asking endless questions, questioning every answer I would get. This shows that I was in the 3rd stage of Erik Erikson's Psychosocial stage theory, the Initiative versus guilt stage. However, my parents were always patient with me answering every question I asked, which then made me comfortable with asking questions later on. -
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Latency Stage
According to Sigmund Freud's psychosexual stage theory this is a calm period for psychosexual activity. -
Starting the REAL School
I still remember first grade and how different it felt than the years before in school. By being evaluated on actual school work I then started realizing that I was actually as smart as the others with me in class and therefore the sense of competition started to develop. This reperesents the 4th stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial stage theory, the Industry versus inferiority stage. -
Moving from Alkhobar (Birth place) back to Jeddah (hometown)
Growing up in Alkhobar in the east coast of Saudi Arabia, I never really thought about the idea of leaving one day. While I was still a child, this sudden change in my life was very hard on me. The lifestyle I was used to in Alkhobar as a kid was suddenly taken away from me and I was placed in a strange environment surrounded by strangers. This event affeccted me in the sense that I became able to adjust to sudden changes and shifts in my life. -
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Concrete operations
I remember asking my mother for a piece of the dough she used to cook so that I could play with it. By playing with it and making shapes out of it I then was able to realize that no matter what shape I made out of the dough its volume for example remained the same, developing concepts of conservation. -
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Conventional Stage (Get away from the Girls!)
This is the Conventional stage, the 2nd stage of Kohlberg's Moral development stage theory. During this stage one would avoid certain actions to avoid judgement, or I would take decisions in order for others to think of me in a certain way. For example, girls was something I stayed away from since between me and my cousins and friends those who played were girls were negatively judged and considered as 'losers', therefore I would avoid playing with girls. -
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Formal Operations
During this stage of Piaget's cognitive development stage theory I would start thinking about issues in an abstract way. For example religion is something that I always thought of in an abstract way. I always tried to think outside of the box about religion and what is really true about it and what was made up through the years and I always tried to find what religion is really about and how it fit into my life. -
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Genital Stage
According to Sigmund Freud's stage theory, this is the stage that starts at puberty and goes on till death. This is a stage of focus of sexual pleasure from the genitals. -
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Yeah thats me! No wait...(Identity versus Confusion)
By the start of my teens I would always try to fit into a group just to identify myself as 'something'. I remember the different groups that I tried fitting into starting with the group of soccer people to the group of smokers. However I then found a group in which I was able to be myself in it and since then I started developing my own identity, that is still developing. This shows the 5th stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial stage theory, the identity versus role confusion. -
School Fight
While we all had those stupid school fights as kids, there is one school fight that I will always remember. During 8th grade one of my friends decided to start a rebilion against me at school and it was pretty tough. Almost every single person in school bullied me, even those who I didnt know. While of course I have forgiven myself and others for this childish event of the past, it did affect me and gave me some trust issues that I needed a while to get rid off. We are good friends now. -
Moving to a new school
While I spent most of my life at one school, my father decided to move me to a new school in 9th grade. I knew no one and the people in that school didnt have the best reputation. I basically failed to make 'real' friends and it was a terrible school year for me. I became very unsocial that people started spreading rumors that I was an 'emo'. By overcoming this harsh time of my life, I gained a lot of knowledge about how to deal with others. -
Joining the soccer team
While trying to find my identity, there was a time where I chose to be part of a group that liked soccer. However, soon I realized that it didnt fit me. This wasn't the first group that I tried to fit into nor the last, however, I was then able to find a group of friends in which I was able to find my identity and be myself. -
Junior Year Talent Show
This event was one of those that I will always remember. Not only did I enjoy doing something that I love, it also made me realize something about other's judgement; that it is worthless if you are truly satisfied with what you are doing. -
Uncle's Death
While my uncle always kept his distance from the family and I might have seen him about a couple of times only, his death really did have an impact on me. It was a sudden death, he was found in his aparetment dead on his bed about two days after his death. His death frightened me. It made me truly realize the fact that one minute you're here but after another minute you might not. His death made me change a lot about myself, especially the way I deal with others. -
Confusion about religion
There was a time where one my closest friends decide to abandon religion and become an athiest. This event affected me and made me start thinking about religion. I started asking questions and I would try to reason the things I was confused about. After a while I was able to answer all of my questions and I came out of this experience with a whole new understanding of religion. I would consider this as my start at the postconventional stage. -
High School Graduation
I consider this event a very important turning point in my life. Its the end of childhood to me and beggining of early adulthood. While many would consider themselves as adults by this time, I believe that as long as you dependt on your parents you are still a child. -
Leaving home and going to college
The beggining of adulthood. This is where I started living the life of responsibility, where I had to help myself with everything, even food, which is something I've always had put into my mouth by my mother since I was born. This experience changed a lot about myself, it made me more mature. -
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What is right? (Postconventional stage)
This is the 3rd stage of Kohlberg's Moral development stage theory, the Postconventional stage. In this stage we take decisions based on your own thinking and your own ethics not out of fear or judgement. I choose honesty because its what I believe is right. Its what goes along with my way of thinking, religion, and ethics. -
I choose to say No
During the genital stage the focus of sexual pleasure is in the genitals.Especially in the early beggining of the stage (puberty) one's focus on sexual pleasure is high. However, when one enters the Postconventional stage they are able to reason things and take wise decisions.While many teenagers choose to take action on their sexual desires during the genital stage,by entering the postconventional stage I was able to choose not to take action because of what I believe in and what is right to me -
Lets Manage it
By the time I was 23 (the young adult stage) I was overwhelmed with the work pressure and having to keep up with my social life. However, I was able to manage my time to keep a balance between work and my relationships with others. I was in the Intimacy versus isolation stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial stage theory. By choosing to manage my life at that time I was then able to manage my life through the rest of my lifespan. -
Marriage
After meeting the 'right' one, and getting to know her very well I was then able to take the decision of marrying her. -
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Get on the 'right' path (Generativity versus stagnation stage)
Throughout life I would always ask myself whether I was living the life I wanted to live when I was young. The life that includes a balance of family and friends and God and work. Whenever I felt that I was not on the 'right' path I would try to get on it once again changing whatever stopped me from doing so. This was the "Generativity versus stagnation" stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial stage theory. -
First child... Oh wait they're twins
After 5 years of marriage it was time for a child to join the family. -
Asked to illegaly help a coworker for money
After building a successful career over many years, I was once facced with a hard decision. I was asked to do illegal work for my coworked in order for him to gain a great amount of money and I would get what I deserved from it. However,If I were to refuse this offer I would be at risk of losing my career. After many sleepless nights I took the decision of not helping this coworker and I chose to stick to my ethics.This shows how I was still in the postconventional stage using abstract thinking. -
Why are you late Adam?
When my son Adam was about 15 years old, he would always go to the moon with his friends on weekends. One day he came home very late and me and his mother were angred by his reckless decision. However, we then realized that we never set a specific curfew for him and that we were being unreasonable. After that event we decided to set clear and reasonable rules and we became authoritative parents. -
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Cancer and looking back at life (Intergrity versus despair)
After getting diagnosed with cancer and knowing that I only had a couple of months left. I started looking back at my life and see whether I was satisfied with it or not. By realizing that I achieved most of the goals I became satisfied with my life. Then I was able to get relieved from the pressure of life and I became wise and able to live happily through the last months of my life. This reperesents the Integrity versus despair stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial stage theory. -
Death
Cancer killed me after a long struggle, I joined those brave people that fought and are still fighting this terrible disease. It was a sad day for the world.
