Periods of life Flashcards
1
Q
Prenatal period
A
Conception to birth
2
Q
Infancy
A
Birth to 18 months old
3
Q
Toddler period
A
18 months to 3 years
4
Q
Preschool period
A
3 to 5 years of age
5
Q
Middle childhood
A
5 to 12 or so years of age (until the onset of puberty)
6
Q
Adolescence
A
12 or so to 20 years of age (many developmentalists define the end of adolescence
as the point at which the individual begins to work and is reasonably independent
of parental sanctions)
7
Q
Young adulthood
A
20 to 40 years of age
8
Q
Middle age
A
40 to 65 years of age
9
Q
Old age
A
65 years of age or older
