a. early childhood
Separation anxiety can occur when a child enters a new day care facility or school.
Gross motor, fine motor, and language skills develop rapidly; changes in family schedule or child-care professional can create anxiety
b. middle childhood
The child may cry, claim to be sick, or beg to go home.
Children who have developed their physical, intellectual, and social skills are able to adjust to new situations, but children who lack basic skills can be threatened by school pressures and conflicts with others
c. adolescence
Young people establish an identity separate from that of their parents and turn to peers for support and acceptance; rejection by peers poses a major threat to adjustment.
d. young adulthood
New experiences and responsibilities include beginning college or a job, establishing a home, marrying, and starting a family.
e. middle adulthood
Some common threats to adjustment include children leaving home, physical changes that require one to slow down, and failure to meet earlier goals
f. senescence
Those who are financially secure and reasonably healthy may enjoy retirement, travel, and socializing; others may find the loss of friends, a job, and financial instability frightening.
