Childhood

1.
2.
3.
4.

Describe one of your favorite things to play with.

What are your nicknames?
When did you begin school?
Who are your childhood friends and what do you most like to do
together?
5. What do you do when you come home from school?
6. Describe a usual evening in your home.
7. What is a regular Saturday like? Sunday?
8. What books or stories are your favorites?
9. Is there a movie or television show that makes an impression on you?
10.
Were you ever in a school or community performance?
11.
Tell about some gifts that you received.
12.
What was a special gift that you gave someone?
13.
Do you have any chores?
14.
What do you remember about any childhood illnesses?
15.
What did you make that you were proud of?
16.
Describe the loveliest place that you know.
17.
With whom do you share your secrets?
18.
Where do you go for comfort?
19.
Tell of an instance when you felt important.
20.
Who helped you develop your sense of right and wrong?
21.
Tell about some family get-togethers.
22.
How do you spend vacations as a child?
23.
What are some things that you want to do but cant?

Adolescence
1.
2.
3.
4.

Where do you go to school?

Which classes are you interested in the most?
What are you involved in at school other than classes?
Tell about your closest friend, How did you become friends? What do you do
together?
5. What is your favorite music?
6. If you sing or play an instrument, tell some of your experiences making
music.
7. How did you learn to drive?
8. What rules do you have about dating?
9. Where do you feel most excepted?
10.
In what ways do you feel competent?
11.
What strengths are you learning you have?
12.
What work is expected of you? How do you feel about it?
13.
How do you get your spending money?
14.
Do you belong to any clubs or organizations?
15.
Are you involved in your community in any way?
16.
Describe a family trip you took.
17.
In whom do you confide?
18.
Who are some of the people you admire at this time?

Adult Years
1. What are/were the significant milestones in your career or personal life
in your twenties and thirties?
2. Why did you choose your field of study?
3. If you are working, talk about your job and why you chose it.
4. If you were to turn back the clock, would you have made the same
choices?
5. What sports or physical activities do you enjoy? How are you involved in
them?
6. What are some of the things that are new to your life?
7. Tell of something you did or do that is/was adventurous.
8. Tell of something you did that increased your confidence.
9. When did you begin to feel that you were an adult?
10. What hopes do you have for your future?
11. How have your priorities change?
12. What causes or organizations are you interested in?
If you are married:
1. What characteristics did your spouse have at the time that was an
important part in your marriage?
2. What is one of the first things you learned about your partner that you
didnt know?
3. What are the qualities of your partner that add to your happiness?
4. What are the qualities that you contribute to the happiness?
5. What do you think are the keys to a good marriage?
If you have children:
1. What do you most like to do together as a family?
2. Describe your favorite places to visit as a family when your children
were young.
3. How did that change as your children got older?
4. Tell of something you admire about each of your children.

Later Adult Years

1. What significant changes have there been in your life over the past ten
years?
Paulene died they used to go to a lot of places
Cant go places by himself kids say so
Great grand children.
Still live in the same house fo 59 years.
Heart surgeries 3 stints December 23 and aortic valve
2. What are some of the best parts of being the age you are today?
Dont have to work. Everyone looks after me.
Lots of people who care about you
Enjoying his old age
healthy
3. What are some of the challenges of the age you are today?
Able to get up and get clothes on and get something to eat.
Not too many challenges. Takes life as it comes.
4. What has surprised you about this phase of your life?
Surprised he can get around as well as he can
Can think so well
Has seen people who have become mentally and physically
disabled.
5. How do you spend time together with your family?
Melodie takes him out to the farm. Rode on combine recently.
Family takes him out to eat. Watch baseball.
6. What do you really enjoy doing?
Visiting family. Watch ball games. Watches kstate and KU football
and basketball. Tuesday program at garden valley. His sister and he
go. Friday nights he goes and eats with an organized group.
7. What do you now allow yourself that you did not in the past?
More leisure time than in the past. Sits around and watches TV.
Eats the same
8. What changes in priorities have you made for this time of your life?
Seeing family and eating healthier
9. Where have you had your strongest sense of home?
House you live in now
10. Tell about a place thats meaningful to you that no longer exists.
School house his desk is in the zoo withi his name on it in a different
school house from south of the town.
11. Tell of a memorable trip you have taken.
First time they went to mountains Colorado when he was a hid when he
and oauline went to London went to Scotland. Went to rome
12. What do you feel that you are still learning?
How to take care of an old person
Politics.

He is well read but only attended 8th grade

13. Who are your teachers today?
Doctors
Family
Rex
14. Recently what is something new youve tried or thought about trying?
Made cookies but he baked them and they were like biscuits
15. What would you like to be doing with your grandchildren or someone of
a younger generation?
Like to visit go to the zoo
16. As you look back on the life you have lived so far, what are you most
respectful of?
Respects things his family taught him
17. How do you feel about your life right now?
Lucky to have his health and walk around. Learned a lot in life
18. What are you looking forward to?
Winter getting home ride home
Be explicit about the theory you use to explain

Lateer life provides opportunity for growth. Value hobbies, enjoy

grandparenting, grow spiritually.
Engage in occupations.
Decline in some aspects but there is an increase in wisdom and
knowledge. Passing on of skills like sewing or how to make
thanksgiving dressing or chocolate cake. C
Compensate for losses with other activities. Reflection of PEO.
Person needs to operate in an environment that works for them.
Client centered lens.