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Prenatal Development
I was probably conceived in October of 1991. -
Birth
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First Two Years
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Begin Social Referencing (Psychosocial)
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First Steps (Biosocial)
Biosocial Development -
First Words (Cognitive)
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Early Childhood
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Separation Anxiety - First day of Pre-School (Psychosocial)
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Beginning of formal education (Montessori style) (Cognitive)
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Losing "baby teeth" (biosocial)
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Middle Childhood
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Doing well in first grade (cognitive)
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Started becoming obese (biosocial)
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Developed inferior Self-Concept (Psychosocial)
because of childhood obesity. At this age, self-concept is despendant on acceptance from others, and many peers at school looked down on me, showing me that I was inferior because of my weight, even though family accepted me.
Doctors told me I was overweight, but family told me later that they were wrong. -
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Lost 40 pounds
Bio social. Probably due to onset of puberty, which may have been delayed by childhood obesity. -
Religious identification - psychosocial
Believed and gave control of my life to Jesus Christ through the Bible, finding my identity in Him. -
Cognitive - graduated from high school and chose a college to attend
Major life decision made for myself. -
Miracle
In response to asking God for something, I experienced a legitimate, unquestionably supernatural miracle, and not a coincidence. This was one of the most defining moments of my life, because it showed me the objective truth that God is actually real, alive, and interested in us. -
Bio social - final height reached
6'2"! By age 20. -
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Bio social - hair loss!
Ages 21-40, balding! -
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Paychosocial- Investment in relationships over adulthood
Marriage, children, family and a few friends. -
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Cognitive-career plan change
Changed from the goal of being a physician to being a nurse practitioner. Based on advice of others and a persistent gut feeling. -
Psychosocial - got married
Marriage satisfies the adult's need for intimacy, providing life-long friendship and familiarity. This is a picture of my new wife Briana and I on our wedding day two months ago. -
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Cognitive- fine-tuned skill set
Got better at practicing medicine and doing artwork; worsened at calculus, physics, and other non-used information. -
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Raised Children
Say we have four children, it may take 30 years or so for the last one to go to college or move out of the house. -
Biosocial - Get Hearing Aids!
When I'm 68 years old, maybe I'll get hearing aids because of my loss of hearing due to senescence. I hope I look that cool when I'm 68. -
Psychosocial - Retirement
Say I retire on my 75th birthday, giving myself more time to invest in relationships and other desires. -
Cognitive - Delay Mental Decline
Hopefully by regular exercise and stretching my brain through various rigorous thinking exercises, I will delay, if not prevent, the onset of mental degeneration. -
Death - Epilogue
The life-expectancy calculator told me I will probably live to be about 82-84, which means I may die around the year 2076.
That seems like a long ways away now, but I know that day will get here quickly.
"each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment" (Hebrews 9:27, New International Version).
