The Periods of Growth

There were different concepts about the growth but today psychology recognizes that there are different types of psyche and different type of mind at different periods of life .These periods are clearly distinct from one another.It is curious to say that these periods corresponds to different phase in the development of the physical body .The changes are so great ,psychically speaking ,that certain psychologists,trying to render them clear ,have exaggerated and they expressed them-selves in this fashion ;Growth is a succession of births.

Perhaps you have three: childhood, adulthood, and old age. Or maybe four: infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Developmentalists break the life span into nine stages as follows: Prenatal Development.Throughout life, there are 3 intensive periods of growth, prenatal, infancy and adolescence. Children need more food when they are growing rapidly.

 In these lessons, students become familiar with the four key periods of growth and human development: infancy (birth to 2 years old), early childhood (3 to 8 years old), middle childhood (9 to 11 years old), and adolescence (12 to 18 years old).

• Infancy: This period extends from birth to 18 months of age. …
• Early childhood: This stage ranges from 18 months to 3 years. …
• Middle childhood: This stage extends from 3-5 years. …
• Late childhood: …
• Adolescence: …
• Early adulthood: …
• Mature adulthood: …
• Old age