My History
My History
LaToya Varnado
Psy 202
Prof. Jan Mundt
September 22, 2008
I. Introduction
II. My Life
A. Childhood
B. My Family
A. Important people in my life
III. Goals
A. Personal
B. Academic
C. Professional
IV. Theoretical Reflection
A. Erikson’s Theory
V. Motivation to Return to School
A. Children
VI. Conclusion
Reference
Boyd, D. & Bee, H. (2006). Adult Development. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Boree, George C., (2006). Personality Theories. http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/erikson.html
My History
Our lives consist of a variety of different aspects of whom we are, and how we have progressed to our current point in our lives. Each and every person has a different outlook on how we should be in society. We as individuals see life through a different set of glasses. This paper will give you a small chance to look through my glasses. A small glimpses of my history.
I grew up in a small Mississippi town called Calhoun City. I’ve lived all twenty-eight years of my life in this town. Even though its small, I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Growing up my family consisted of myself, my mother, and my older brother. My mother has never been married and she raised my brother and me alone. I have read many stories of how it’s very beneficial for there to be a father figure in the household with children, but I can say my brother and I did very well without. My mother had twelve siblings, seven of them being boys, so we had many father figures growing up. My mother instilled in us to be accountable, later in life she explained this to me. She was preparing my brother and me to be thoughtful and insightful adults who could operate on our own when she wasn’t around. She taught us to be strong and to never turn our backs on one another. She is the reason that I strive to be the best...
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