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My name is Alyssa ! "Aly" for short. My birthday is February 20 and I am 20 years old.
I was born in Mcallen,Tx but currently am living in Edinburg with my parents and youngest sibling.

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Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

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Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

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A theory I have chosen is Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development which in simple terms is how children learn about the world and grow in their understanding of it which contains 4 stages.
I was always curious about everything around me and even until now. I was raised by learning right from wrong from mistakes I would make, I was taught how to cook at a young age to learning how to pay my own bills, I was also taught how to socialize and make friends and how to manage to balance being a student and working full time.
I believe this theory is one of the theories that has interested me because Piaget's stages of development is a theory that states that children go through various phases of development from birth to adulthood, with each stage bringing new skills and milestones as they grow in their understanding of the world.

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Aly,
Great work in capturing Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

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Potty training usually occurs within ages of 36 months old ( 3 years )
I was actually trained when i was 2 years old and easily developed on how to property go by myself by the time i was 3 years old. I still remember how it looked , my training potty was hello kitty and pink.

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Growing up, I was always in Corpus since I have my family over there. I lived with my grandma for a very short while but would go every summer to stay since I was just a infant. My grandma was a second mom for me, she had taught me so much even taught me a bit of Spanish at such a young age. We would watch movies together and she would do my hair and play with me constantly. I then would only see her during holidays or she was always never in town anymore she was always in Mexico and sometimes wouldn't see her for a long while.
I was 7 years old when I found out she had passed away. I remember my mom picking me up from elementary school that day on October 9 in 2009 when she had told me the news. I was so young still I couldn't process any of it until I went to the funeral home when that time finally came. I still very much miss her and think of her all the time.

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This is a good example of how children are not typically faced with losing a loved one. Good example though I hope to recall it did not create too much discomfort or extreme sadness.

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Covid-19 has affected majority of people mentally and financially. It had affected me being able to further and get my license as a PCT, to be able to walk the stage for my graduation, prevented me from seeing my family and gathering for a funeral for a family member who passed with Covid. Covid-19 had also affected my mental health by a lot which resulted me falling into depression. (( doing way better now though ! )
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic fallout caused significant hardship. In the early months of the crisis, tens of millions of people lost their jobs. While employment began to rebound within a few months, unemployment remained high throughout 2020. It was very difficult to adjust to the new protocols. Physical and social separation is one of the finest instruments we have to avoid getting exposed to COVID-19 and delay its development, in addition to other regular precautions. Having to physically detach yourself from someone you care about, such as friends, family, coworkers, or your worship group, can be difficult. It may also force you to alter your plans, such as needing to conduct virtual job interviews, set up dates, or go on university visits. Young adults or teens may also have difficulty adjusting to new social habits, such as skipping in-person events or wearing masks in public. It's critical to encourage young individuals to take personal responsibility for their own safety and that of their loved ones.

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A baby's development in the womb as considered in being more physical than psychological. However, because the brain is developing and changing during this period, good prenatal development is critical for providing newborns healthy, well-functioning minds.

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Prenatal Development: What Babies Learn in the Womb

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Personal event ( age graded/ non normative )

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Personal event ( age graded/ non normative )

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During the delivery process of my mom giving birth to me, I was 9 pounds which was considered to be heavy "large" for my mom resulting in her having to get a c section.
In the US, 7.5 pounds is the average weight for babies during birth/labor.

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September 11, 2001 was the most and well known devastating theorist attack that took place at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in New York with over 2,000 deaths.
My mother was 5 months pregnant with me when this had took place.

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Having a 0-to-2-year-old baby or toddler in the house can be exhausting. They rely on their carers for nearly everything, and they change on a daily basis. As children learn new things about themselves, their families, and the world around them, caregivers must change and learn from them. During this stage, I grown to be very attached to my mom and dad.

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My mom used to tell me how attached I was to her between me being a new born baby up to the age of three, constantly wanting to be carried by her and be with her at all times.This would refer to the theory that humans are born with a need to build a tight emotional link with a caregiver  and that this bond will develop over the first six months of a child's life provided the caregiver is adequately responsive is known as 'attachment theory' which is a theory developed by Bowlby.

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I was two years old when I started to walk independely without the support of my parents which is a average age for infants to start walking on their own.

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On February 1, 2003, Columbia (the US space shuttle), has crashed causing deaths among 7 astronauts that were on board. Before it could return to Earth, the US space shuttle Columbia imploded and crashed in Texas. The disaster was triggered by a rupture in the thermal protection system on the leading edge of the shuttle's left wing, according to the investigations.

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Please review the instructions as I think that that there may have been some confusion.
Remember to be as clear as you can with your timeline post title. For example for "Concept Application" the instructions are to title this "Infancy: Concept Application" and to bold as many terms to emphasize what you are connecting.
Elaborate as much as can be possible your posts to provide context. Always provide why or explain why the experiences you are sharing a good examples of what you are trying to connect to.

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Introduction: Early childhood (ages 3-6)

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Introduction: Early childhood (ages 3-6)

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( I'm the one smiling )
Early childhood is when children improve their gross motor and fine motor skills, which makes art, crafts, and ride-on toys appealing to them (wagons, scooters, bikes, etc.). By the end of this stage of development, they are frequently involved in organized sporting activities. I believe playing is the most significant way of learning at this period. During this stage, I was in daycare which then I learned how to play with other kids, how to ride a bike with training wheels, learning arts and craft.

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Albert Bandura's social learning theory emphasizes the necessity of observing, modeling, and mimicking others' behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions. Environmental and cognitive factors interact to influence human learning and behavior, according to Social Learning Theory. For example by this theory that defines my early childhood is when I was 3 years old , my mom would tell me how I would watch her put on makeup and do her hair which resulted in me trying to mimic and copy her. I would copy and repeat words and actions my parents or others would do. I was very observant at this stage and especially between the ages of 3 and 6.

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Use bold to emphasize what you are connecting in all posts. Your post for concept application for SLT was very good. You were thorough in explaining the theory, which tells me you understand it very well and were able to give a very comprehensive example.

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My mom taught me how to read at age 5 years old. Usually many children enter a stage known as 'preemergent reading' at this age meaning they might start pointing out signs and symbols and understanding what they signify. This is one of the first steps in learning to read, and children will ultimately figure out that printed symbols have significance.
On average, 6 or 7 years old is a average age for children to start reading.

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YouTube is a video sharing and social networking platform based in San Bruno, California, United States. Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim founded it on February 14, 2005 which I was 3 years old. It is the second most frequented website world wide after Google Search, and it is also owned by Google.

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During my middle childhood, my expansion of being social was expanding meaning I learned how to develop friendships, I was able to learn how to be more independent as learning how to dress myself, how to stand up for myself and tying my own shoes without the help of my parents anymore. Children this age come into regular interaction with the larger world through events like starting school. Friendships are becoming increasingly significant. At this stage between the ages of 6 and 11,  children such as myself during this stage rapidly acquire new physical, social, and cognitive abilities. Children must seize this opportunity to gain self-assurance in all facets of their lives, including friendships, academics, and extracurricular activities.

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The 'Concrete-Operational Stage' is a crucial period in children's cognitive development. According to Piaget, logical operations like conservation, reversibility, or classification, which enable logical reasoning, characterize thinking at this stage. For a more simple example in demonstrating this stage is I remember having a toy barbie phone which my dad used to always use to pretend it was a phone when I was only in my infancy and early stage of childhood and would actually believe in it to actually being a phone. My dad still did this very often as I grew older but when I hit the age of 6 is when I was able to distinguish that it was only a pretend toy and not a phone as well and would point it out to him that it wasn't a actual phone.

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When I was just a infant, my family had a pitbull named Ozzy when he was just a baby. He was a pitfall, very beautiful and was a grey/ black color with white on him. He was very sweet and was playful with me growing up. I thought of Ozzy to be my best friend since I feel as we both grew up together as a child and always wanted to bring him everywhere we go which than resulted to me growing to very attached to him even if he was just a dog. When I was 11 years old exact, I remember my dad telling me that Ozzy ran away from home overnight and couldn't find him anywhere. This really devastated me and I would beg and beg my dad to find him even blaming him. As I grew older and more "mature" to finally learn the actual truth, My dad would tell me he was a very attractive dog and men from our neighborhood would constantly ask if my dad can sell the dog to them or try to breed him. I then also found out that Ozzy was stolen from us from our own backyard and even stolen a few items from us as well. This is Non-Normative to me because it was like loosing a best friend to me even if it was just a dog, Ozzy was considered a part of the family and was very devastating to not only me but my entire family as well.

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The comprehensive health care reform bill passed in March 2010 is known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often known as the Affordable Care Act or "ACA" for short). 3 main objectives of the law are: Make more people eligible for affordable health insurance. Millions of Americans now have insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which has also improved the healthcare system and saved thousands of lives. For those who were previously uninsured, had lower incomes, or had preexisting conditions, among other categories, the law has changed their lives. This affected my parents in a beneficial good way since both my parents had no insurance before with a very low income and had trouble raising me. The ACA was passed when I was 8 years old.

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Adolescence stage of life is considered to be the "big part in life" for growing up to be a young adult. During the ages of 13 to 18 is learning who I really was as a person, what are my goals for when I grow up. I had friendships, I learned how to put on makeup and do my own hair, having my first boy crush in school. The challenges to teenage health can be overwhelming as our bodies and minds go through quickly shifting phases during this stage. The transition from childhood to adulthood has environmental influences on physical, cognitive, and psychological development. A memorable moment during this stage of my life and also has a huge impact to even me today is my desire to be someone to help out others, I wanted to always make people happy around me and be one for someone to come too. I was the age of 15 when I wanted to be a Psychologist and learn more of the behaviors and brain. This sparked up a interest in me, I started to read more of psychological books on the mind and studying it when I was just 16 years old. I was always considered to my family and even friends to sometimes even strangers to be one to talk too.

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The fifth stage according to psychologist Erik Erikson's theory of 'Psychosocial Development: Identity Versus Role Confusion'. During this stage, adolescents explore their independence and solidify their sense of self throughout this phase. According to Erikson, as people develop and evolve throughout the course of their lives, they pass through a number of stages. Everyone has a developmental conflict during each stage, which must be overcome in order to successfully develop the stage's main virtue. Erikson was interested in how connections and social interaction impact growth and development. I chose this theory because I feel as "identity vs role confusion' has a major impact on not just me but every single adolescence during this stage. During this stage is when I was discovering who I really was or who I wanted to be, I was a cheerleader to then trying baseball, getting in the basketball team, trying volleyball to even playing golf. None of those applied to who I wanted to be but tried them out to find my true passion in interest and what I wanted to do.

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I graduated high school in 2020 at the age of 18 years old, the year of the pandemic. I didn't get to walk the stage nor have a celebration of graduating but did get to take photos in my gown. I also consider for myself and other 2020 graduates in how the pandemic affected our graduation as well to be an age graded event that took place.

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January 21, 2020 was the first case of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) case here in United States. I was 18 years old on my senior (12th grade) of high school. March 13th, 2020 was the last day for school on to spring break. The cases got worse in the valley causing our break to be extended to eventually having to go on a lockdown. This resulted in me not being able to walk the stage and graduate that year, not seeing my family for almost two years, having to quit my job due to the dramatically increase of cases, and to being scared to go in public with the fear of the virus.The pandemic immediately impacted shortages of consumer items, manufacturing supplies, and medical supplies. It also caused disruptions to the global supply chain, which put supply chain resilience to the test everywhere. Most nations reported shortages of hospital beds, intensive care unit beds, oxygen therapy equipment, ventilators, and ECMO devices in addition to personal protective equipment such medical masks and gloves, face shields, and cleaning supplies.
The overwhelming scope of the pandemic and related effort, along with losses due to contamination, isolation, illness, or worker mortality, may deplete human resources, especially medical professionals as well.

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I am currently 20 years old. Emerging adulthood acquires the knowledge, skills, and self-awareness they will need for adult life, young adults focus on themselves during this period of time between their dependence on their parents as adolescents and their long-term commitments to love and work as adults. During this stage which I am currently at, I find myself wanting to be more independent. At this stage is where I mostly work to save money in order to move out on my own, I have bills on my own to pay without any support of my parents anymore. I attend college as a full time student to get my phD in graduating with a degree in psychology for my future career goal. Emerging adulthood is to be more 'identity exploration' than adolescence.

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Jeffrey Jensen Arnett's theory 'Theory of Development From the Late Teens Through the Twenties' emphasis on the ages of 18 to 25, emerging adulthood is presented as a new vision of development for the period from the late teens through the twenties. The age of instability, the age of possibilities, the age of self-focus, the age of feeling in-between, and the era of identity discovery are the five main components, or pillars, in Arnett's theory of emerging adulthood. An simple example demonstrating this theory in more simple terms is deciding what I want to do for my life and how I want to spend my adult years which includes what I want to do for work, what do I really want to study for in college. This can also include Am I doing the right thing, am I making the right choice in what I want to do with my life?

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An non-normative event that took place during this stage was just recently. I lost someone I considered to be a best friend for me. My aunt which her name was Cindy was a person I would call and visit all the time when I would go to corpus. Me and my cousin would constantly go over, cook her food or pick up hotdogs for us to eat and always gossip too while watching movies. She was in the hospital for two weeks, I was with her every moment with my mom. We then got the news of she wasn't going to get any better after thinking she was coming home soon and getting better. June 19 of this year on father's day is when she passed. She was in hospice care meaning she was home with us to live off her last moments. My mom and other aunt were taking care of her, giving her any pain medication and just being there for her. I got a phone call that morning from my mom since she was out at the moment to get food to cook for us all that same day and told me to check on my aunt. 9:05 am was when she stopped breathing and it is something I always repeat back in my thoughts since I stood there in her bedroom and saw as she took her last breath.

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On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that affirmed the constitutional right to abortion. The women are what really matter. The student who had an appointment booked will receive a call from the clinic some time in the next hours informing her that no, they're sorry, they are unable to perform an abortion after all. This is the real story. The real story is about the waitress who has been struggling to get through her shifts because she has been so sick and exhausted recently. She will soon be calling clinics in other states but will find that they are all booked up for weeks. She will then be pleading with her friends for money to pay for the gas, the plane ticket, or the unpaid time off that she can't afford. The abortion provider, already worn out and heartbroken from years of work, is the true story. A medical doctor who performs abortions who is already worn out and broken-hearted after years of politicians interfering with her patients' rights may wonder if she can continue to operate her clinic for its other services and come to the conclusion that she can't. The true story is about the mother of two who is attempting to calm a screaming toddler while squinting at her phone and trying to decide what she will have to give up in order to continue living the life she desires with her existing family. This is something that should of never happened and I stand with every single women out there as well even if this is something I don't relate to now but is a very devastating and sad event that should of never token place in the beginning.

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During this stage of my life I expect to be retired at the age of 65 after working as a forensic psychologist. My kids will be adults by the time I get to this stage of my life and will have grandchildren of my own already. I will be living in a small cottage home somewhere surrounded with trees and nature with my husband.

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'Generativity vs. stagnation' Erikson stated that the primary psychosocial task of middle adult‐hood—ages 40 to 65 is to develop generativity, or the desire to expand one's influence and commitment to family, society, and future generations. In more simple terms, the middle adulthood is concerned with forming and guiding the next generation. Perhaps most well-known aspect of middle adulthood is the iconic midlife crisis, a period of self-reflection that causes people to doubt their core principles and beliefs. A person's midlife crisis may also lead to a divorce, a change in employment, or a move from the city to the suburbs. As middle-aged people become aware of their mortality and the fact that they have not yet achieved all of their desired goals in life, the crisis frequently starts to develop in their mid-40s. Of fact, not everyone goes through a stressful or upsetting middle age; some people may only go through a midlife transition or transformation as opposed to the emotional turmoil of a midlife crisis.

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Middle Adulthood: Possible Selves - Hoped For Self

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Middle Adulthood: Possible Selves - Hoped For Self

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Something I hope for when I get to this stage of my life is knowing I did what was best for my own being and made the best decisions. I lived a successful life filled with happiness and memories to carry on with me till the end. I did my best in part with raising my kids and teaching them what's right and wrong from the world. To be a great loving grandparent for my grandchildren, maintaining a healthy life and good health still being able to be active and having no money worries anymore living stress and money free.
To my younger self now, I always dreamed of having a family and living a life the way I wanted. I hope in reaching these goals I have for myself by bettering my mentality I have now.

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Middle Adulthood: Possible Selves – Feared/Nightmare Self

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Middle Adulthood: Possible Selves – Feared/Nightmare Self

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Some fears have for myself during this stage is not being able to meet my goals before retirement, being financial unstable, being sick caused from a stroke or getting dementia. Getting Alzheimer's disease. Diabetes is one that runs in my family and fear in getting it as well. I fear in loosing contact with my children and grandchildren.
there is nothing much I can do now as I'm young to prevent getting an illness/ disease in the future but I can take better care of myself mentally and physically and keep working for my goals. I hope to be a amazing parent and an amazing loving grandparent and I do best believe I will.

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Late-life aging ( late adulthood ) has a significant impact on one's appearance, feeling, and motor skills. As wrinkles develop and the skin gets thinner and less elastic, an older adult's appearance changes. Warts, skin tags, and age spots (liver spots) can develop on the body when tiny blood vessels rupture beneath the skin's surface. Height may be reduced by one or two inches as bone density declines, and hair becomes thinner and grayer as melanin levels drop. When this time comes for me, I hope I lived my life the way I always dreamt , having lovely grown children and knowing I did my duty as not only a caring supportive parent but a loving grandmother and coming into peace. It is a very sad thought thinking of how my life would be at this stage and how it's a huge part of my life knowing it is near the ending of my story, my life.

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'Integrity versus despair' is the eighth and final stage of Erik Erikson’s stage theory of psychosocial development. This stage begins at approximately age 65 and ends at death. During the integrity versus despair stage, people reflect back on the life they have lived and come away with either a sense of fulfillment from a life well lived or a sense of regret and despair over a life misspent. A fear of mine and which can include to relation to this theory is knowing wether I had a good life and not feeling as my life was wasted.
Integrity refers to a person's ability to look back on their life with a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment. Characteristics of integrity include:
acceptance, a sense of wholeness, and  feeling at peace with life and oneself. Despair refers to looking back on life with feelings of regret, shame, or disappointment.

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Late Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Development

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Late Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Development

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Physical Development is when strength, suppleness, and stamina begin to weaken. It gets harder to move about during this stage. Coordination and dexterity-controlling fine motor skills problems. Wrinkles are the result of skin losing its elasticity which will happen to me and majority of anyone who reaches in their late adulthood.

Cognitive Development in late adulthood may remember details of past events, people's names, and other information throughout their lifetime. When asked to recollect the names of teachers or classmates, the memory of adults of all ages appears to be comparable. Additionally, older persons remember more about their adolescence and early adulthood than about their middle life Older adults maintain their capacity for semantic memory or vocabulary retention. In more simple terms this meaning during this stage is when quickly process or transform information to make a decision, including measures of speed of processing, working memory, and executive cognitive function are declining.

Psychosocial  Development, according to Erikson's final stage in theory, which was the first to advocate a lifetime approach to development, older persons still have developmental needs. Prior to Erikson's thesis, older adults were thought to have fewer social and leisure opportunities and to be more concerned with their physical requirements Integrity is aided by the present emphasis on aging well by being fit and active. At this stage, I hope to still being active, being involved maybe as in church or town events, going on walks or even to playing games and being able to spend times with loved ones which is considered to be "Activity Theory"

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I haven't put in so much thought about how the end of my life will look or how I anticipate for it to be but I do wish and hope to live up to my late 90s since it is very common in my family line.

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When my life has come into a end, I would like to be buried next to my parents. I would want to donate my organs in helping others or for any other scientific needs. I would want a rosary and a funeral service with A open coffin.