Havighurst Theory

3. Sees development as more abrupt-a succession of changes that produce different behaviors in different age-specific life periods called stages.
5. He has identified the critical developmental tasks that occur throughout the life span.
7. Refers to the process of biological maturation inheritance and maturation.
9. Is the true foundation age.
12. Can be defined as the period that extends from conception to death.
15. This is the period of slow and uniform growth
16. Says that change is gradual.
17. It is explained in terms of a gradual decline in one’s physical abilities, physical health,stamina etc.,but the decline is gradual in nature.
18. throughout the lifespan.

1. It is a period of rapid-physical, mental,emotional,social and language development of a child.
2. It is more hazardous-it certainly is a time when environment or psychological hazards can have a marked effect on the pattern of later development or may even bring development to an end.
4. It refers to period of development before birth.
6. Refers to the impact of the environment, which involves the process of learning through experiences.
8. present during infancy
10. At this period of life adults take many important decisions of life like choice of career, type of friends,residence, etc.Independently and accept responsibility and consequences for their own decisions.
11. Implies personality
12. is rightly equivalent to old age. This is the final stage of physical change.
13. It is the period of several years in which rapid physical growth and psychological changes occur,culminating in sexual maturity.
14. It is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends at emerging adulthood.