Learning Competencies + Discuss developmental tasks and challenges being experienced during adolescence + Evaluate one's development through the help of significant people araund him/her (peers, parents, siblings, friends, teachers, community leaders) + Identify ways that help one become capable and responsible adolescent prepared for adult lifeHAVIGHURST DEVELOPMENTALTASK THEORY ‘3 exit it?ts Havighurst identified Six Major Stages in human life covering birth to old age. + Infancy & early childhood (Birth till 6 years old) + Middle childhood (6-42 years old) + Adolescence (1318 years old) + Early Adulthood (1930 years old) + Middle Age (30-60 years old) + Later maturity (60 years old and over)Havighurst recognized that each human has three sources for developmental tasks. They are + Tasks that arise from physical maturation: Learning to walk, talk, control of bowel and urine, behaving in an acceptable manner to opposite sex, adjusting to menopause. Tasks that arise from personal values: Choosing an occupation, figuring out ones philosophical outlook. Tasks that have their source in the pressures of society: Leaming to read, learning to be responsible citizen. Developmental Tasks: Adolescence (118 years old) > Achieving new and more mature relations with age mates of both sexes. + Achieving a masculine or feminine social role > Accepting one’s physique and using the body effectively. > Achieving emotional independence of parents and other adults Preparing for marriage and family life. > Acquiring a set of values and an ethical system as a guide to behavior > Desiring and achieving socially responsible behavior.Robert James Havighurst identified eight (8) developmental tasks that adolescents need to accomplish in order to be happy and well- adjusted. They are the following TASK 1: To achieve new and more mature relations with peers of both sexes. TASK 2: To adopt socially approved masculine or feminine adult roles. ttn ith pokeTASK 3: To accept your physical self and to use your body effectively. ts le é.x SAL ee De ue worn (se I) 666600 TASK 4: eee ®& 6 @ To achieve emotional e =) @ 9S owe independence. SGeSSOS SOSTASK 5: To develop your personal attitude toward marriage and family living. TASK 6: To select and prepare for an occupation.TASK 7: To acquire a set of standards as a guide to behavior. Ky TASK 8: To accept and adopt socially responsible behaviorWays to become a responsible adolescent 1. Focus on your studies and do well in all of your endeavors. There is time for everything 2. Take care of your health and hygiene. Healthy bady and mind are important ‘as you journey thraugh adolescence. 3. Establish good communication and relation with your parents or guardians, Listen to them. This may be easier said than done at this stage, but creating a good relationship with them will do you good as they are the ones you can lean on especially in times of trouble 4, Think ‘a lot before doing something. Evaluate probable consequences before acting, Practice self-control and self-discipline. 5. Choose to do the right thing. There are plenty of situations:in which it is better to use your mind rather than your heart. 6. Do your best to resist temptations, bad acts, and earthly pleasures, and commit. to being a responsible adolescent. ACTIVITY 3: ADOLESCENCE TASK Objective: This activity aims to enable you to reflect on yourselves and to figure whether or not you have already accomplished the developmental tasks associated to adolescence. Procedure: Based on your selfassessment, check the appropriate column relative to the eight (8) developmental tasks discussed above.Developmental Tasks by R. Havighurst Not | In the Yet |Process Yes 1, To achieve new and more mature relations with peers of both sexes. Can you interact with fellow adolescents of both sexes inmore matured ways? 2. To adopt socially approved masculine or feminine adult roles. Have you adopt ed an approved gender role for yourself? 3..To accept your physical self and to use your body effectively. Have you accepted the bodity changes that go ]withadolescence? Are you at ease with yaur new body physique? /4. To achieve emotional independence Hove you already achieved emot ional self -reliance? Do you carefully analyze options and consequences, before exhibit ing ‘an emotion or coming up with a decision? Developmental Tasks by R. Havighurst Not | In the Yet | Process Yes 5. Te develop your personal attitude toward morris living. Have you accepted that sooner or later you shall enter a married life land have children? Have you acquired basic know ledge about entering married life, building a family. and child rearing? ‘ond family 6. Te select and prepare for an eccupation. Are career goals part of your personal goals? Are you preparing fora career in the future? 7. To ccquire a set of stonderds a: a guide te behavior Have you identified some principles in life to live by or selected models to imitate? Have. you set your priorities in life and clarified your hierarchy of personal priorities? 8. To accept ond odept socially resp. havior. /Are you aware of the socially accepted behaviors in your society? Have you adopted 2