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Developmental Stages

Human development focuses on how humans grow and change physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally across the lifespan. There are various developmental stages from pre-natal to old age, each with distinct characteristics. During childhood, humans progress from infancy to early childhood to late childhood, developing basic behaviors, language skills, social skills, and play. Adolescence is a transition period marked by sexual maturation and rapid physical changes. Adulthood involves adjusting to new roles like spouse and parent in early adulthood and experiencing initial physical and mental decline in middle age. Old age is a time of increasingly rapid physical and mental decline until death.

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Developmental Stages

Human development focuses on how humans grow and change physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally across the lifespan. There are various developmental stages from pre-natal to old age, each with distinct characteristics. During childhood, humans progress from infancy to early childhood to late childhood, developing basic behaviors, language skills, social skills, and play. Adolescence is a transition period marked by sexual maturation and rapid physical changes. Adulthood involves adjusting to new roles like spouse and parent in early adulthood and experiencing initial physical and mental decline in middle age. Old age is a time of increasingly rapid physical and mental decline until death.

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DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES

Human Development focuses on human growth and changes across the


lifespan, including physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual, personality and
emotional growth.
The study of human developmental stages is essential to understanding how
humans learn, mature and adapt. Throughout their lives, humans go through various
stages of development.
The human being is either in a state of growth or decline, but either condition
imparts change. Some aspects of our life change very little over time, are consistent.
Other aspects change dramatically. By understanding these changes, we can better
respond and plan ahead effectively.

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE CHARCTERISTICS


Age when hereditary endowments and sex are
PRE NATAL (CONCEPTION TO BIRTH) fixed and all body features, both external and
internal are developed.
Foundation age when basic behavior are
INFANCY (BIRTH TO 2 YEARS) organized and many ontogenetic maturation
skills are developed
Pre - gang age, exploratory, and questioning.
Language and Elementary reasoning are
EARLY CHILDHOOD (2 TO 6 YEARS)
acquired and initial socialization is
experienced.
Gang and creativity age when self - help skills,
LATE CHILDHOOD (6 TO 12 YEARS) social skills, school skills, and play are
developed.
Transition age from childhood to adulthood
ADOLESCENCE when sex maturation and rapid physical
(PUBERTY TO 18 YEARS) development occur resulting to changes in
ways of feeling, thinking and acting.
Age of adjustment to new patterns of life and
EARLY ADULTHOOD
roles such as spouse, parent and bread
(18 TO 40 YEARS)
winner.
MIDDLE AGE Transition age when adjustments to initial
(40 YEARS TO RETIREMENT) physical and mental decline are experienced.
OLD AGE Retirement age when increasingly rapid
(RETIREMENT TO DEATH) physical and mental decline are experienced.
GROUP IV

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