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Autobiography Assignment
Student: Anzhela Fedoronchuk
Student ID: N00989267
Date Submitted: December 10, 2015
PSYC 210: Psychology Developmental
Professor: Sara Notenboom
Humber College ITAL

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Autobiography Assignment
My name is Anzhela Fedoronchuk. I was born on a warm, sunny day in June 14, 1993 in
Ukraine, Ternopil city. I enjoyed my life by being a lovely child for my parents. Two years later,
my brother was born. His name is Vitalij, and he is very energetic and active guy. We grew up
together and shared same ideas. We spent a lot of time for playing together. We went to the same
day care in our city where we socialized with other kids. First time I started to learn new
practical skills and to try my abilities in singing, dancing and acting in various entertainments. I
played in performances for New Year celebrations, Mothers Day, International Womans Day,
and Remembrance Day. I used to memorize a lot of different poems and singing songs. I had
private teachers for learning English and Math when I was 4-6 years old. After that my life did
not changed much. I start studying in school #14 named by Bohdan Lepkywho was a famous
Ukrainian writer in 19th century. I continued to learn English in a special class for kids who has
higher ability for languages and that school was private, so parents supposed to pay for lessons.
Also, I tried myself in gymnastics for 2 years, but then my parents decided that I can get
injury really easy, because I was a hyperactive child. My school success started dropping down,
and I was often tired after my training sections. My neighbour recommended for my mam to take
me for the swimming classes since it is better for child health and there are less chances for me
to get any kind of child injures. I tried my best in this field of sport and was very excited to learn
new practical skills since my friends were with me as well. It is actually hard work for parents
and teachers to teach kids new exercises and to make sure that everything is fine with their
health. Moreover, my fitness swimming trainer recommended for myself a special diet that could
help my bones get strong and I will grow up faster. I ate mostly red meats, green veggies, and

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dairy products to keep my body in good shape and my bones and muscle will get needed
vitamins for my body. I really liked my new hobby being involved in sport.
I was a hyperactive child when I was around 10 years old. I had my specific type of
temperament that helped me to adapt in this world. Generally speaking temperament includes all
different aspects of behavioural changes, activity levels, sleep and rest, some responsibility, and
ability to learn new skills on practice. I believe that the major part in my life take place the
responsibility part. I tried to develop more skillful ways of practice and to be a cheerful child.
According to Rathus Longmuir, the author of HDEV psychological book (2012), he said that the
child with easy type of temperament has more scheduled regular sleep and feeding schedule for
every day routine practice with adaptive ways to a school environment (p. 121). To me, I believe
that it is partially true about myself. Moreover, I accept the fact about finding various ways to
adapt to particular life situations. My parents helped me a lot to be successful in school and they
helped to control my daily schedule. Also, my mother always discipline me to go to bed early
that to wake up early to school. She cooked for me healthy food and always prepared homemade
food to take to school with me, so that I had my scheduled time for meals. This is how I learned
my temperament and adoptive ways to develop my temperament.
I have experienced many positive feelings in my childhood. I was glad, peaceful,
satisfied, blissful, and adequate. Talking about these feelings, I would like to add that some of
most talented people were participated in different kinds of sport or were successful because of
their intellectual abilities and knowledge. To me, I gained positive feelings and emotions because
I had no difficulties in my family, at school, with friends, and my neighbors. According to
Kohlberg`s theory of moral development (1981, 1985), advanced the cognitive developmental
theory of moral development by elaborating on the kinds of information children use and on the

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complexities of moral reasoning. He was a great psychologist who also emphasized the
importance of being able to view the world from moral way and from other person`s
perspectives. I understand that this moral theory has an underlying reason for such realistic ideas,
so that I reflect on it as well as other people. Every time when I was not sure about situations
where I need to make decisions for myself or I did something wrong to myself or others, I tried
to look at the situation from other point of view. For example, one day my brother broke his
friend`s bike while he was trying to ride on his new bike. My mother was really mad, because
she supposed to buy a new one for that other boy. In this case, I tried to look at this situation
differently. I thought what if my parents would by bike for my brother, so that he would not ride
other friends bike and my mother would not buy a bike for little boy too. At that time, I started to
think ahead, plan my actions, and put myself into other person`s shoes. Sometimes, people dont
see their own problems, but they criticize people around them. I guess I am not like those
spontaneously, one way directed people who do not accept reality as it is. I am more cheerful,
kind, elaborated and moral person.
According to Piaget`s theory, when I was at age 7 to 11 years old, I had my stage of
concrete operations. I had flexible, reversible thoughts, and had my concerns about objects and
events. I was able to add numbers, subtract, and did other math operations. I did many different
tasks at the same time without any problems. I guess I had my great abilities to transitivity and
seriations. My father was a very intelligent man, who teaches me math questions and sometimes
we played chess with him. He explained me rules of this game, but the thing that is more
important in this game is thinking few steps ahead. Since that time to nowadays, I apply his
theory about thinking ahead about my steps in life situations. Piaget explained in this stage about
concrete operations that some moral development is as a cognitive development. I was able to

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think more and be realistic about numbers and facts around situations. I was able to predict and
act more seriously. Moreover, I was thinking about situations more logically and was doing more
concrete operations.
The next stage in my life, I can call adolescence where learnt more about physical and
cognitive development. The idea of adolescence is very important because it explains more in
depth about changes in hormonal level in boys and girls in age 12 to 18 years old. Girls and
changed their physical appearance, behavior and expectations from social environment. For me
personally, I felt different because I was a little bit different than other girls in my class. I was not
really skinny girl, and I start having my emotional changes because of having my breast size
changed to bigger and having menstrual cycles earlier than other girls in my class.
When I was at high school, I was very excited about brain function when we had biology
class. I was interested in reading different psychological books, how to read human thoughts,
how to discover my own psychological perspectives, and solve my problems. At that school
time, I did not have my clear idea what I want to do in my life, but I tried to use my
psychological knowledge, spiritual knowledge while I was in church and talking about religion,
social patterns especially when doing observation at situations and people around me. I liked to
study human behavior and how it effects their future life in general. I created my own study
guide to retrieved information by listening to life stories, interview classmates, doing surveys to
my family members and friends. I always express my understanding of the situation and
appropriate emotional attitude. I have learnt a lot and got knowledge that I can use nowadays in
my nursing practice by talking with people, discovering their emotions, feel for them and
understand more about life problems.

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According to Baumrind`s patterns of parenting, I think that my parents had authoritarian

style. It means that they were strict at some point to me, and they were controlling my life and
guide my thoughts. I believe that plays a major part in my life because I followed their rules and
got where I am now. I graduated from high school. I enter to University at Ternopol city in
Ukraine, but I had not chance to finish my studying in there because I moved to Canada. I did
not stop to continue my studying, so when I was ready I went to take some English classes, and
after one year I started to take my nursing school. I am very happy that I will go to my final
pregrad experience this semester. I will have a great opportunity to learn more on practice and
get new knowledge from my practicum placement. My mother is a nurse too, so she explained
me a lot and helped during my school time with my learning goals. She leaded me on the right
way to my success and independency in future life. Her parenting style had positive way of
teaching and motivation, and it helped me to generally speaking explore myself and others.
According to Rathus HDEV book (2012), popular children tend to be more attractive,
mature for their age, and successful in sports or academics, although attractiveness seems to be
more important for girls than boys. I understand the fact that the author explained about school
age students and believe that I am one of those one who were successful in school, sport, and
other psychological aspects of human behavior. I admit the powerful influence on me from my
parents, peers, and friends. Socially speaking, I feel more confident when I knew that I were
connected with others, and they accepted me the way I am and I felt attractive in many ways
thought all my school time experience. I really enjoyed sharing with others my ideas, and
supporting them when needed. Moreover, I liked to be around educated people and study one to
one with my teacher or mother. I will continue my journey of studying and participate in group
work till present time when I study in college.

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According to Erickson`s stages of human development, I experience my Young

Adulthood from 20 to 25 years old. I experience my Intimacy versus Isolation stage in my
relationship where I begin to share my own thoughtsmore intimately with others. I start to
explore relationships leading toward longer term commitments with someone other than a family
member. My successful completion of this stage can lead to comfortable relationships and a
sense of commitment, safety, and care within a relationship. I do not practice avoiding intimacy,
and fearing commitment and relationships that can lead to isolation, loneliness, and sometimes
depression. My success in this stage will lead to the virtue of love and emotional stability at this
point. I think that physical appearance is important at some point in relationship and developing
romantic love. According to studies that were made to understand human relationship, woman
will more likely to choose socially dominant man, economically independent. On the other hand,
man will more likely to put a great effort to physically attractive woman. I believe this is how the
world wants me to be emotionally developed and ready for further relationships.
Nowadays I am able to set my learning short-term and long-terms goals and take
advantage to reward myself after reaching a goal that I have planned to do. I always create my
goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. It is very important to give
some time for reaching those goals. I sometimes make my own mind maps to visually see my
ideas on a paper. I can change my ideas or add new, or maybe support with some other details
that will help me to understand my goals better. I know that some people are more talented in
specific areas, but it is always better to try yourself in everything. For example, people who have
their brain more developed at left side of their brain are more likely to be successful in logical,
mathematical, analytical, reasoning and conscious mind. On the other hand, people who have
their right side of the brain to be dominant are more likely to be great visual, intuitive, spatial,

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creative, and having subconscious mind. To me, I try to combine and use my both parts of my
brain. I am good in mathematical field of study where I have to deal with numbers and time. In
addition, I try to do my work in a creative way and it is better for me to learn new skills on
practice and visually too. Both can create new options for me to understand and maximize my
learning abilities.
I have learnt about myself even more when I was reading about Big Five Factor Model of
Personality. I took a quiz that gave my results for five criterias, such as extraversion,
agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience. I found that I am
open to discussions, and activities with group of people. I am kind, experience trust, and warm
feelings to others. Also, I am responsible for my actions and care about others. In addition, my
mood does not change fast, but I am able to cope with my stress and solve problems.
Also, I did for myself my 16 personality test which includes: warmth, reasoning,
emotional stability, dominance, liveliness, rule-consciousness, social boldness, sensitivity,
vigilance, abstractedness, privateness, apprehension, openness change, self-reliance,
perfectionism, and tension. Warmth is how nice to people you are. I got my high scorers for
outgoing, attentive to others, kindly, easy-going, and participating and like people. Reasoning is
how good at abstract thinking you are. Low scorers prefer common sense, high scorers prefer
abstract thinking. Emotional stability is how in control of your emotions you are. Low scorers
are reactive emotionally, changeable, affected by feelings, emotionally less stable, easily upset.
High scorers are emotionally stable, adaptive, mature, and face reality calmly.Dominance is how
assertive you are when dealing with people. A low scorer is deferential, cooperative, avoids
conflict, submissive, humble, and obedient, and easily led, docile and accommodating. High

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scorers are dominant, forceful, assertive, aggressive, competitive, stubborn and bossy.Liveliness
is how much energy you display. High scorers are serious, restrained, prudent, taciturn,
introspective and silent. Low scorers are lively, animated, spontaneous, enthusiastic, happy-golucky, cheerful, expressive and impulsive.Rule-consciousness is how much you abide by
authority. Low scorers are nonconforming, self-indulgent and disregard rules. High scorers are
rule-conscious, dutiful, conscientious, conforming, moralistic, and staid and rule bound.Social
boldness is how socially confident you are. Low scorers are shy, threat-sensitive, timid, hesitant
and intimidated. High scorers are socially bold, venturesome, thick-skinned and
uninhibited.Sensitivity is how much you can be affected. Low scorers are utilitarian, objective,
unsentimental, tough minded, self-reliant, and no-nonsense and rough. High scorers are sensitive,
aesthetic, sentimental, tender-minded, intuitive and refined.Vigilance. Low scorers are trusting,
unsuspecting, accepting, unconditional and easy. High scorers are vigilant, suspicious, skeptical,
distrustful and oppositional.

Abstractedness is how imaginative you are. Low scorers are grounded, practical, prosaic,
solution oriented, steady and conventional. High scorers are abstract, imaginative, absent
minded, impractical and absorbed in ideas. Privateness is how honest you are about who you
are. Low scorers are forthright, genuine, artless, open, guileless, naive, unpretentious and
involved. High scorers are riveted, discreet, no disclosing, shrewd, polished, worldly, astute
and diplomatic.Apprehension is how troubled you are.

Low scorers are self-assured,

unworried, complacent, secure, free of guilt, confident and self-satisfied. High scorers are
apprehensive, self-doubting, worried, guilt prone, insecure, worrying and selfblaming.Openness to change is how not stuck in your ways you are. Low scorers are
traditional, attached to familiar, conservative and respect traditional ideas. High scorers are

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open to change, experimental, liberal, analytical, critical, free-thinking and flexible.Selfreliance is how contained your needs are. Low scorers are group-oriented and affiliate.
High

scorers

are

self-reliant,

solitary,

resourceful,

individualistic

and

self-

sufficient.Perfectionism is how high you standards are for yourself. Low scourers tolerate
disorder are unexacting, flexible, undisciplined, lax, self-conflict, impulsive, careless of
social rules and uncontrolled. High scorers are perfectionist, organized, compulsive, selfdisciplined, socially precise, exacting will power, control and self-sentimental.Tension is
how driven you are, crossed with impatience. Low scorers are relaxed, placid, tranquil,
torpid, patient, composed low drive. High scorers are tense, high energy, impatient, driven,
and frustrated, over wrought and time driven.
To conclude, I really enjoyed to learn psychology developmental study of human growth
and behavioral changes through the lifespan. I wrote this autobiography assignment because it
helps me understand some key points about myself and my type of personality, character and
changes in my life. I have discovered and applied theories that I have studied in school during
fall semester. Generally speaking, I like the way I am nowadays and I feel more confident about
myself. I accept my positive and negative changes. I create my goals and understand the
importance of following rules to reach these goals. The true story behind this assignment is to
develop my responsibility skills and discover my own sides during different periods of time.
Thank you for reading my story.

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References
Enid, L., (2007). Study Skills. USA. Pearson Education
Longmuir, R., (2012). HDEV. Canadian edition. USA. Nelson Education
Wilken, T., (2011). Rebuilding your house of self-respect. Blenheim, ON. Hope and
Healing associates.