Birth-1

2-3

4-6

7-12

13-18

19-26

26-40

40-55

55-65

65-75

75-84

85+

Infant

Toddler

Early Childhood

Late Childhood

Adolescence

Adult Transition "Emerging Adulthood"

Early Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Later Adulthood

Young Old

Old

Old Old

Freud's Psycho- sexual Stages

Oral

Anal

Phallic

Latency

Genital

Freud's psychosexual stages do not extend beyond adolescence.

Erikson's Psycho- social Stages

Trust v. Mistrust Is the world safe?

Autonomy v. Shame-Doubt Can I do things myself?

Initiative v. Guilt Am I good or bad?

Industry v. Inferiority Am I competent?

Ego Identity v. Role Confusion Who am I?

Intimacy v. Isolation Can I share my life with another?

Generativity v. Self-Absorption Can I contribute to the future?

Integrity v. Despair Wisdom Has my life been worthwhile?

Piaget's Cognitive Stages

Sensori-Motor

Preoperational

Concrete Operational

Formal Operational

Piaget's cognitive stages do not extend beyond adolescence

Family & Inter- personal

Basic attachment to caregivers "Stranger Anxiety" (9-20 mo.)

Quasi-social play

Same-Sex "Chums"

Dating

Leaving Family Home

Marriage Parenthood

"Empty Nest"

Loss of spouse

Work

Preschool?

Going to School

Going to School

Career Prep-Entry

Building a Career

Peak Earnings

Early Retirement

Physical

Puberty

Menopause

Language - Literacy

Babbling 6 mo "Mama" 12 mo 3-50 words by 18 mo.

Simple sentences 900 words by 24 mo.

More complex sentences 10,000 words by 6 yo

Reading ~ 40,000 words by 10-11 yo

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