Life Span Development Thoughts

Week 8. Montante. Ch. 13. Putting it all together. “You have the power to choose to live your life in ways that reflect a set of values and expectations and that carry consequences for yourself and for the communities you live in.” Chapter 8 reflects how everything about lifespan development is about us. Every theory that we have read about or had strong opinions about cannot always explain all the aspect of development, but they do give the ideas that give us our own opinions about them and how we each view them in different viewpoints. This course has helped me learn so much about the development of a human life. From conception all the way to old age. It has helped me notice more about everyone’s own personal development. We all do it differently and have our own way of learning. Each chapter has had me open up my mind more into each type of development we see and what we may not understand about it. Public figures like the Dalai Lama have suggested that we need to open...

Week 7. Montante. Ch. 12 Dying & Spirituality   The role of death is something that we will eventually have to face in one way or another. The average life expectancy has been reported at and all time high of nearly 78 years. There are four types of death that this chapter has mentioned. Clinical Death: This is when your respiration and heartbeat have stopped. It is the least useful to the medical profession because it is unreliable. Fortunately, since the practice of CPR many individuals have been saved. This section brought up something that connected with me because at almost every job I have had we would always have to be CPR certified. I think it is important for everyone young and older adults/students should know the basics of CPR and its importance. This section also suggested that due too several recent studies pushing to the beat of the Bee gee’s song “Staying Alive” gives the approximate number of compressions/minute (Harman, 2008 page 281). This made me...

Week 6. Montante. Ch. 9 and 10 Early & Middle Adulthood In Chapter 9 we explore early adulthood which is approximately 18 to 25. Some of the highlights in this chapter would be the physical development. In this life period physical changes slow down a lot and young adult are in peak condition. We realize that the lifestyle that we engage in play a big role in our health. The nutrition that we feed into our body are an important part for our development as in it influences heart disease and cancer which is two major health concerns. Even though we may think we are “fit” our nutrition intake tend to be unhealthy. The book gave an example such as the documented film Super Size Me. I personally remember watching that movie and not quite understanding much of it. At that time I was young and McDonalds was not something I ate as I grew older. Personally as I got older I decided to cut out soda to live a healthier lifestyle. It has been almost 8 years since I have not had a full c...

      Week 5. Montante. Ch8. Adolescence               Adolescence is the process of developing from a child into an adult. The age ranges from 13 and 19, but the physical and psychological changes that happen can start earlier during their preteen years. Everyone’s adolescence start is different. Girls might consider it starting when they get their first period, boys say it starts when facial hair begins to grow. Hormonal balance is one of the triggers of puberty, but it is hard to pinpoint the start of it. One part that stood out to me, since I am a girl, is a girl’s first menstruation. I remember getting mine back in 5 th grade, but I never feel like I am transiting into a ‘young adult’. For me begin Mexican, I felt transiting into a young adult when I had my sweet 15. This section mentioned “when does adolescence start” and for me it was my sweet 15, rather than having my firs...