DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES Flashcards
Age when hereditary endowments and sex are fixed and all body features, both external and internal are developed.
Pre- natal ( conception to birth)
Foundation age when basic behavior are organized and many ontogenetic maturation skills are developed.
Infancy ( birth to 2 years)
Pre-gang age, exploratory and questioning. Language and Elementary reasoning are acquired and initial socialization is experienced.
Early childhood ( 2 to 6 years)
Gang and creativity age when self-help skills, social skills, school skills and play are developed.
Late childhood ( 6 to 12)
Transition age from childhood to adulthood when sex maturation and
rapid physical development occur resulting to changes in ways and feelings, thinking and acting.
Adolescence ( puberty to 18 )
Age of adjustment to new patterns of life and roles such as spouse, parent and bread winner.
Early Adulthood ( 18 to 40 years old)
Transition age when adjustments to initial physical and mental decline are experienced.
Middle age ( 40 to retirement)
Retirement age when increasingly rapid physical and mental decline are experienced.
Maturity/ old age ( retirement to death)