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Developmental Stages Matrix Please check you syllabus to which Developmental Stage you will be work on each week. At the end of completing this matrix, you will have all stages completed. Each developmental stage will be worth 2.5 points. At the end of the assignment, you can get a total of 20 points, if you complete all seven stages. The complete Matrix will be due – Sunday, August 4, 2019 by 11:55 p.m.

Developmental Stage

Physical changes •

Infancy

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Baby’s birthweight has doubled by 5 months of age Baby’s birthweight has tripled by 1-year-old. average baby is 30 inches long by 1 year-old.

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Early Childhood (Preschool)

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Middle Childhood

Adolescence

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Rapid changes in height, weight and strength Motor development Fine motor skills

Height increase of 2-3” per year Substantial development of gross and fine motor skills Puberty Maturation

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Content & quality of knowledge increase Movement depends on physical maturation & experience with the environment. Simple reflexes First habits Primary & secondary reactions Assimilation Accommodation Verbal & reasoning abilities Data processing )speaking, reading, thinking & reasoning) Non-verbal abilities – comprehension of spatial relationships Recognizing patterns Concrete operational stage

Socioemotionaly changes • • • •

Show facial expressions Components of true emotion Stranger/separation anxiety Interpret facial and vocal expressions

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Forming a sense of self Gender identity Functional, constructive, parallel, onlooker, cooperative & associative play

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Developmental diversity – culture and subculture .Increase in intelligence

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Continued development of prefrontal cortex Increase in efficient communication with other areas of the brain Internal clock shift

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Formation of long lasting friendships Threats to well-being increase (drugs, drinking, smoking, etc.)

 Early Adulthood

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physical abilities at peak, (muscle strength, reaction time, sensory abilities, and cardiac functioning)

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Middle Adulthood

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Gradual physical changes that mark the aging process Decrease in bone density Decrease in strength Decrease of senses

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Late Adulthood

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Skin looses elasticity Reaction time slows down Muscle strength diminishes Decline in hearing and vision Further decline of senses Weakened Immune system Decline in physical abilities, walking, standing, etc.

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Information processing and egocentrism Formal Operation Stage Stabilizing of cognition Awareness of more than simplistic views of right vs. wrong. Looking at ideas and concepts from multiple angles Recognition that a question can have more than one right or wrong answer. Using logic to solve real-world problems Acceptance of contradiction, imperfection, and other issues. Enhanced problem-solving skills and creativity. Crystallized and fluid intelligence are the main focus of middle adulthood. crystallized intelligence is based on our accumulated knowledge and experience. Decline of fluid intelligence Decline in cognitive processing, including problem solving Increase in problem solving skills. Memory loss Decline in cognitive abilities

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Social interactions Continued process of building relationships Social interactions abound, from work, family, church, college, children’s school and activities Can be stressful juggling finances and family obligations

generativity vs stagnation social interactions are mainly thru family and work mid-life crisis can occur taking care of ones parents and children at the same time Worried about retirement and having funds to be comfortable

Increased dependency on others due to the decline if cognitive and physical abilities. Decline in social interactions Loneliness Integrity vs. Despair...