Stages of Human Development Flashcards
1
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Prenatal Stage
A
- fertilization - birth
* physical changes through human bioreproductove mechanism
2
Q
Infancy Stage
A
- birth - end of 2nd week
- period of radical adjustment
- shortest stage of human development (plateau in development)
3
Q
babyhood stage
A
- end of 2nd week - 2nd year
* true foundation
4
Q
childhood stage
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- end of 2nd year - sexual maturity
* honing age
5
Q
early childhood
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- 2nd year - 6 year old
* problem age
6
Q
late childhood
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- end of 6 years - sexual maturity
* conformity age
7
Q
puberty stage
A
- GIRLS 10-14 y/o
- BOYS 12-16 y/o
- onset of sexual development
8
Q
adolescence
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- 13 - age of legal maturity
* period of storm and stress
9
Q
early adolescence
A
- 13 - 17 y/o
* period of storm and stress
10
Q
late adolescence
A
- 17 years - legal maturity
* period of storm and stress
11
Q
adulthood stage
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• 18 years - death
12
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early adulthood
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- 18 - 40 y/o
* reproductive age
13
Q
middle adulthood
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- 40 - 60 y/o
* period of isolation and empty nest
14
Q
late adulthood
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- 60 - death
- period of decline
- closing curtain of the lifespan
