DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES

IN MIDDLE AND LATE

ADOLESCENCE
 “The desire for self improvement is vital.
There is no point in pushing children; they
need to be the ones who want to learn new
skills.”
-Tony Buzan-
INTRODUCTION:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• Classify various developmental tasks according to developmental stage

• Evaluate one’s development in comparison with persons of the same age

group

• List ways to become responsible adolescent prepared for adult life

MOTIVATION:
• “What are the 20 things you want
to do before you turn 20?
• They will share their output to
their seatmate (by pair)
THE DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS IN
ADOLESCENCE
• Growing up is never easy. You need to
master various developmental tasks to
cope with challenges to prepare
yourself for the next developmental
stage.
• Developmental tasks is specific
knowledge, skills, attitudes or functions
that a person needs to acquire and
demonstrate at a particular periods in
life.
• According to Havighurst, a developmental tasks
arises at or about a certain period in the life of
the individual; successful achievement of which
lead to happiness and success with later tasks;
while failure lead to unhappiness and difficulty
with later tasks.
• These tasks are arises as a result of physical
maturation (e.g. learning to walk/talk), cultural
pressures of society (e.g. learning to read), and
personal values and aspirations (e.g. preparing
for an economic career).
DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS
ACHIEVING NEW AND MORE MATURE
RELATIONS WITH AGE MATES OF BOTH
SEXES
• Teens begin to
mature sexually and
develop strong
interests in
themselves in relation
to the opposite sex.
• Deeply occupied with
social activities and
experimentation.
ACHIEVING A MASCULINE OF
FEMININE SOCIAL ROLE
• Each adolescent • Most adolescents
develops his or her conform to the sex
own definition of roles of our cultural
what it means to be view of male
male or female. (assertive) and
female (passive)
characteristics.
• develop their
masculine and
feminine social roles.
• Begin to understand
and develop an
acceptable adult
 ACCEPTING ONE’S PHYSIQUE AND
USING ONE’S BODY EFFECTIVELY

• Begin to learn what the body will be like as

an adult: short, tall, wide, narrow, etc.
• Begin to develop pride and tolerance for one’s
body.
• Develop the ability to use and protect the
body satisfactorily.
 ACHIEVING EMOTIONAL
INDEPENDENCE FROM PARENTS
AND OTHER ADULTS

• Find the balance between the

security of childhood and the
independence of adulthood
PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE
AND FAMILY LIFE
• Develop strong attractions between
sexes.
• Begin to entertain the possibility of
marriage and family.
PREPARING FOR AN
ECONOMIC CAREER
• Preparing for a Career Begin to see the
need for economic independence.
• Understand financial concerns and the
need to make a living and find a career.
AN ETHICAL SYSTEM AS A GUIDE
TO BEHAVIOR-DEVELOPING
IDEOLOGY
• Acquiring a Personal Ideology Develop a
value system to guide ethical decisions.
• Begin to sample worldviews, religions,
politics, and philosophical perspectives.
DESIRING, ACCEPTING, AND
ACHIEVING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
BEHAVIOR
• Achieving Social Responsibility
• Discover one’s role in relation to social
groups and participate as a member of
the community.
• Discover that one’s personal beliefs,
desires and behaviors can affect groups
beyond one’s own family.
DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF
A FILIPINO ADOLESCENT
DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF A
FILIPINO ADOLESCENT
• Developing occupational skills
• Self-reliance
• Ability to manage finances
• Social responsibility
• Mature work orientation
• Personal responsible
• Positive attitude toward work
 "GANITO
KAMI NOON,
PAANO KAYO
NGAYON?"
• Think of your parent(s) or perhaps an older
family member.
• Identify how this person is different from
you. You can ask how they communicated
with their partners when they were your
age, what they did when they went out with
friends and family members, and where
they have fun, among other things.
• Try to identify as many differences as you
can. Write your answer on the call-out
signs provided below: