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stage theory

any hypothetical construct used to describe phases or steps in a process that occurs over time, such as a theory that development involves discontinuous phases marked by changes in functioning. Examples include Sigmund Freud’s stages of psychosexual development and Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development (see Piagetian theory). See also stages of change; stages of grief.

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