Wk 1 - Developmental Stages

Question 1

Outline the 8 developmental stages, and their age range:

Answer 1

1. Infancy (0-3 years)
2. Early Childhood (3-6 years)
3. Middle Childhood (6-12 years)
4. Adolescence (12-18 years)
5. Young Adulthood (20-40 years)
6. Middle Adulthood (40-60 years)
7. Late Adulthood (60-85 years)
8. Older Late Adulthood (85+ years)

Question 2

What is a normative factor:

Answer 2

A predictable or normal factor.

Question 3

What is a non normative factor:

Answer 3

An unpredictable or abnormal factor.

Question 4

Outline a normative and non normative factor for the infancy developmental stage.

Answer 4

Normative: teething

Non normative: development of disability

Question 5

Outline a normative and non normative factor for the early childhood developmental stage.

Answer 5

Normative: starting school

Non normative: parents separating

Question 6

Outline a normative and non normative factor for the middle childhood developmental stage.

Answer 6

Normative: physical development, early puberty.

Non normative: death

Question 7

Outline a normative and non normative factor for the adolescence developmental stage.

Answer 7

Normative: puberty, risk taking behaviour

Non normative: teenage pregnancy

Question 8

Outline a normative and non normative factor for the young adulthood developmental stage.

Answer 8

Normative: marriage, starting family.

Non normative: divorce, loss of child.

Question 9

Outline a normative and non normative factor for the middle adulthood developmental stage.

Answer 9

Normative: retirement planning, grandparent.

Non normative: pregnancy.

Question 10

Outline a normative and non normative factor for the late adulthood developmental stage.

Answer 10

Normative: death of parents, retirement.

Non normative: no health conditions.

Question 11

Outline a normative and non normative factor for the older late adulthood developmental stage.

Answer 11

Normative: death, increase in health conditions.

Non normative: no health conditions.