An individual is defined or made unique by an amalgamation of characteristics and qualities. This describes what personality is in a nutshell. Throughout the lifespan, human traits can be expressed either biologically or environmentally (nature vs. nurture). Thus, contextual situations can influence human development. Such circumstantial changes include "normative age-grade influences, normative history-graded influences, and nonnormative life events" (Santrock, 2013, p. 6).
There are theories of human development that explain an individual 's personality or personal growth, theories including Erikson 's psychosocial theory, Piaget 's cognitive developmental theory, and Bandura 's social cognitive theory. Santrock (2013) takes a different …show more content…
I thought that my level here would be slightly higher. My selflessness undoubtedly came from my parents. My father is a very generous man. For example, he always tries his best to help his family and friends whenever they are in need of financial or spiritual support. On the other hand, my mother is a nurse; she has to be benevolent and practical when dealing with patients. The career I am choosing to pursue involves helping people with communication disorders. The ability to speak is a human right, and for people who struggle with communication, it can be a tremendous struggle. Some sufferers even contemplate committing suicide because the disorder is just unbearable. Again, unquestionably, I believe that I biologically inherited altruism from my parents. For as long as I remember, being altruistic has always been something natural to …show more content…
Eventually, every person has to deal with a variety of undesirable tasks. I know I 've had my share of unwanted assignments. Such undertakings started to arise consistently during secondary school and later. To illustrate, teachers would assign group projects that required the submission of a PowerPoint along with an essay. When I was first introduced to this type of work, I dreaded it with a passion. It was something entirely new to me. We teenagers had to initiate responsibility. Basically, we had to establish roles, set up meeting times, and collaborate. It took me a while to understand why teachers were assigning these projects, but it finally made sense when I discovered that this is what typically happens in post-secondary school. Erikson 's life-span theory stage "identity versus identity confusion" relates to me at this point of my development (Santrock, 2013, p. 21). In this stage of development, I was "[exploring] roles in a healthy manner [to] arrive at a positive path to follow in life" (Santrock, 2013, p. 21). Put differently, I was steadily identifying where I was going in life in respect to my
There are theories of human development that explain an individual 's personality or personal growth, theories including Erikson 's psychosocial theory, Piaget 's cognitive developmental theory, and Bandura 's social cognitive theory. Santrock (2013) takes a different …show more content…
I thought that my level here would be slightly higher. My selflessness undoubtedly came from my parents. My father is a very generous man. For example, he always tries his best to help his family and friends whenever they are in need of financial or spiritual support. On the other hand, my mother is a nurse; she has to be benevolent and practical when dealing with patients. The career I am choosing to pursue involves helping people with communication disorders. The ability to speak is a human right, and for people who struggle with communication, it can be a tremendous struggle. Some sufferers even contemplate committing suicide because the disorder is just unbearable. Again, unquestionably, I believe that I biologically inherited altruism from my parents. For as long as I remember, being altruistic has always been something natural to …show more content…
Eventually, every person has to deal with a variety of undesirable tasks. I know I 've had my share of unwanted assignments. Such undertakings started to arise consistently during secondary school and later. To illustrate, teachers would assign group projects that required the submission of a PowerPoint along with an essay. When I was first introduced to this type of work, I dreaded it with a passion. It was something entirely new to me. We teenagers had to initiate responsibility. Basically, we had to establish roles, set up meeting times, and collaborate. It took me a while to understand why teachers were assigning these projects, but it finally made sense when I discovered that this is what typically happens in post-secondary school. Erikson 's life-span theory stage "identity versus identity confusion" relates to me at this point of my development (Santrock, 2013, p. 21). In this stage of development, I was "[exploring] roles in a healthy manner [to] arrive at a positive path to follow in life" (Santrock, 2013, p. 21). Put differently, I was steadily identifying where I was going in life in respect to my