human lifespan Flashcards
Human Lifespan:
Starts at fertilization and ends at death
infancy
- A period of rapid growth with many changes.
- developed their motor skills and can walk
- use simple words
- Identify people who are familiar to them
middle adulthood
financial security, physical signs of ageing and for women they experience menopause
enjoy being grandparent and maybe loneliness due to children leaving home
lifespan timeline and age
prenatal (0-38 weeks to complete)
infancy (starts at birth and ends at two years old)
Early childhood (2-6)
Late childhood (6-12)
Youth (12-18)
Early adulthood (18-40)
Middle adulthood (40-65)
Late adulthood (65-death)
early childhood
slow and steady growth. Accomplishes new social skills such as making friends, toilet trained and eating with adults
Late childhood
Slow and steady growth. Several social, emotional and intellectual changes influenced by primary schooling. Includes refining reading, and writing skills, developing long-term memory, understanding gender stereotypes and refining motor skills.
Youth
Rapid growth. Increased independence and sexual maturity and therefore the ability to reproduce. Undergo significant social, emotional and intellectual changes as they become accustomed to greater independence, more complex relationships and the development of life goals.
Early adulthood
Body reaches its peak physically around 25-30 followed by a steady decline in body system thereafter. Often become focused on building a career, choose a life partner and have children. These events lead to emotional, social, physical and intellectual changes.
Late adulthood
Changes in life style - retirement and financial security. Participants in voluntary work and leisure activities. Some endure grief and loss - death of friends and partners. Living arangements may change.
prenatal
the development of body’s organs and structures
one of the most vulnerable stages from completing prenatal stage and process of birth
