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May 29 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT AUTOBIOGRAPHY PROJECT The purpose of this assignment is to enhance your knowledge of your own development, as well as some mental topics that we have covered in class. Write a 3-4 page paper (typed, double-spaced) that addresses many if not all concepts addressed in this course. Below are a series of topics and questions that address various developmental of these questions. Feel free to address other topics not listed below but are covered in this course. The following questions are to give you a starting point but you may focus on the ones that are of most interest to you. The format of the paper is up to you (e.g., you do not need to follow the outline provided below). You may personalize this project in anyway you see fit (e.g., adding pictures]. Grading is based on the amount of effort you put into your answers as well as the entire project . All autobiographies are considered confidential and will not be shared with anyone unless the content suggests you are in grave danger of hurting yourself or others or are abusing children or elders. You have the right to reveal only what fells comfortable to you. Part I: Introduction * * Begin your essay by telling me a little about yourself. How would you describe yourself to someone who doesn't know you? What are some of your best qualities as a person? What are qualities you would like to change or develop? What would say is one or two of the most important things that have ever happened to you? How have those events affected who you are today? What accomplishment in your life are you most proud of so far? Part II: Family Background* Tell me a little bit about your parents and/or the family that raised you. How have they changed over the time you have been going to college? *Read about attachment patterns in Chapter 6. Which style most resembled the attachment between you and your parents/caregivers? Explain Read about “parenting styles” in chapter 8, 10, and 12. Which style most resembled the initial parenting styles of your parents/caregivers? Did the way you were parented change over the years? Explain Do you have brothers and/or sisters? Where are you in terms of birth order? What was it like growing up in this particular family constellation? Read the material on “birth order” How well does this fit you and your siblings? What do you remember most about this time? Make sure to include course concepts/terms with this response. Part III: Middle Childhood* Describe your health, motor development and play at this stage. What kind of student were you in middle childhood? Was school a positive experience during this time? Refer to your resolution of Erikson's stage of industry.vs. inferiority. Describe your friendships and your category of peer acceptance. Describe family influences on your development (parent(s), siblings and/or other relevant family members). What do you remember most about this time? Make sure to include course concepts/terms with this response. Part IV: Adolescence* Describe your experiences of puberty and the effects that it has on your life. Describe how your experiences fit into Erikson's theory of Identity vs. Identity confusion. Describe your adolescent identity status according to James Marcia's theory. Refer to the imaginary audience and personal fable during your adolescence. Describe an example of how this manifested itself in your life. Describe and comment on the influence of your peer group Did you experiment with drinking/smoking/other drugs? What types of intervention occurred as a result (if any)? What do you remember most about this time? Make sure to include course concepts/terms with this response. Part V: Early Middle Adulthood* you get older? In what ways have your body and mind changed since you were younger? How do you expect them to change as How has attending college affected your life, and what difference do you think it will make in your future? How do your experiences fit into Erikson's Intimacy vs. Isolation? How would you characterize your attachment patterns as an adult? Part VI: Physical Development How does your height, weight, and appearance compare to people your age? What are you most satisfied with, physically, and what do you wish you could change? What do you do to stay physically fit? How physically fit are people in your family? Do you have any significant physical problems? If so, how do you adjust to them? Part VII: Moral/Religious Development Read about Kohlberg's stages of moral development (pp. 405-411 in chapter 12). How would you characterize the progression of your moral development? What life experiences did you have that promoted your moral development? What stage would you place yourself in terms of how you usually make moral decisions? Explain What religious affiliation do you find describes you best? How important is your religious/spiritual life? Is your religious affiliation the one in which you were raised? On what basis do you determine this particular affiliation is correct? In what ways are your religious and/or spiritual beliefs now different than what they used to be? Part VIII: Cultural background Where were you born? What was it like growing up there, in terms of positives and negatives? Are you similar to other people who grew up there? Have you ever moved from one part of the country to another? What was that like? What racial background do you have? How has it shaped you as a person? Describe at least three positives and three negatives about growing up with that particular background. Part IX: Parents Marriage, & Divorce Were your parents married? Are they still married to each other? If so, describe the quality of their relationship today. What lessons have you learned from them? What is love? How will/do you know you are in love? How has divorce affected your life? What lessons can someone learn from divorce? Part X: Raising children Do you have children? If so, how many and what are their ages? What is the most rewarding and most difficult aspect of raising children? If you do not have children, how many children do you hope to have? Why do you want to have children? What values do you want to transmit to your children? How will you do that? What worries you the most about having children? Part XI: Career Development When were you younger, what kinds of careers did you think about? Are any of those ideas still possibilities? What is your current major? What do you hope to be doing after you graduate from school? What do you see yourself doing career-wise ten years from now? Part XII : Grieving Have you ever lost anyone close to you? Who was it? What was this experience like for you? What did you learn? Read about Kubler-Ross' stages of dying. These stages are also fairly common for people who lose a loved one. Do you think these stages explain how you grieved when your special person died? Explain. Part XIII: Conclusion* As you read over your essay, what reactions do you have? What have you learned about yourself from doing this assignment? What was the best part of this assignment, and what was the worst part of this assignment? Would you recommend that future developmental psychology classes have this project? Please explain your answer. Other comments?
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Autobiography- Lifespan Development
Part 1
I was depicted as a sweet, enchanting, fantastic, lovely looking baby boy. I had dark
hair and hazel eyes which haven’t change up to now. I measured 7 pounds and 2 ounces. I
was born in Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital - Beckley, West Virginia. My parents,
siblings, grandparents and other close relatives were always around me as I grew up.
Part 2
My mum portrayed me as a decent, cheerful child. The family balanced well to my
nearness and my sibling, who was five, revered and cherished me. My folks dealt with me.
My mum used to stay at home until I was mature enough to go to Pre-school. My mum said I
was pretty quick with my motor and language skills. I was walking around ten months of age.
Part 3
As indicated by Chomsky's idea, my environment developing up became beneficial to
my social capabilities and dialect development when you consider that I could watch and get
on the whole thing my more ...


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