periods of development Flashcards
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2) infancy
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- birth - 24 months
- extreme dependance on adults
- emergence of language
- symbolic thought
- sensorimotor coordination
- social learning
1
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1) prenatal development
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- goes from conception - birth
- tremendous growth occurs
2
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3) early childhood
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- 2-5 years
- preschool years: self sufficiency skills, school readiness
3
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4) middle and late childhood
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- 6-11 years
- elementary school years
- reading, writing, arithmetic
- achievement, self-control, culture
4
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5) adolescence
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- 10-12 & 18-21
- transition from childhood to early adulthood
5
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6) early adulthood
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- 20s-30s
- personal and economic independence
- career development
- mate selection
- family and children
6
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7) middle adulthood
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- 40s-50s
- personal and social involvement and responsibility
- assisting the next generation
- career satisfaction
7
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8) late adulthood
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- 60s-70s-death
- adjusting to decreasing strength and health
- life review
- retirement
- adjusting to new social roles
