Developmental Stage Characteristics

Age when hereditary endowments and sex are fixed

1. Prenatal
and all body features, both external and internal are
(Conception to birth)
developed.
2. Infancy Foundation age when basic behavior is organized and
(Birth to 2 years) many onto-genetic maturation skills are developed.
Pre-gang age, exploratory, and questioning. Language
3. Early Childhood
and Elementary reasoning are acquired and initial
(2 to 6 years)
socialization is experienced.
4. Late Childhood Gang and creativity age when self-help skills, social
(6 to 12 years) skills, school skills, and play are developed.
Transition age from childhood to adulthood when sex
5. Adolescence (puberty maturation and rapid physical development occur
to 18 years) resulting to changes in ways of feeling, thinking and
acting.
6. Early Adulthood Age of adjustment to new patterns of life and roles
(18 to 40 years) such as spouse, parent and bread winner.
7. Middle Age Transition age when adjustments to initial physical
(40 years to retirement) and mental decline are experienced.
8. Old Age Retirement age when increasingly rapid physical and
(Retirement to death) mental decline are experienced
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES