Module 3

At the end of this module, I can

 1. Classify various developmental tasks
according to the developmental stage.
 2. Evaluate one’s developmental tasks
according to developmental stage.
 3. List ways on how to become responsible
adolescents prepared for life
 ROBERT HAVIGHURST- One of the pioneers in
human development studies.
 identified eight developmental tasks that adolescents need
to accomplish in
order to be happy and well adjusted
 Developmental tasks are individual accomplishments
that are predictable changes on the way to maturity. They
may be physical, biological, cognitive, social, or
emotional in nature.
 These developmental tasks are refer to the specific
knowledge, skills, attitudes and functions that a person
needs to acquire and, in turn, to be able to demonstrate at
particular periods in his life.
 THE DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS IN
ADOLESCENCE

Growing up is not easy. You need

to master various developmental
tasks to cope with challenges and
to prepare yourself for the next
developmental stage.
 EIGHT (8)
DEVELOPMENTAL
TASKS DURING
ADOLESCENCE
• TASK 1: Achieving new and more mature
relations with age mates of both sexes.
• It is necessary for an adolescent to learn to
have a smooth inter – personal relationship
with others regardless of their sex/gender.
Behavioral maturity is thus a necessity in your
dealing with others.
• TASK 2: Achieving a masculine or
feminine social role
• BECOMING RESPONSIBLE AND PREPARED
FOR ADULT LIFE
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 body and
mind are important as you journey through adolescence.
3. Establish good communication and relation with your
parents or guardians. Listen to them.
4. Think a lot before doing something. Evaluate probable
consequences before acting. Practice self-control and
self-discipline
5. Choose 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(to stop) temptations, bad acts, and
earthly pleasures, and commit being a responsible
adolescent.
7. Respect yourself. If you respect yourself others will
respect you, too.
8. Be prepared to be answerable or accountable for actions
and behavior. It is part of growing up and becoming an
adult.
TASK 3: accepting one’s physique and
using one’s body effectively
The onset of adolescence is marked by physical and/or
physiological changes. These may cause changes in your
attitudes, emotions, and outlook. Hence, it is essential that
you recognize these transformations in your body and strive
to take good care of yourselves. You must take into
consideration good nutrition, exercise, and healthy living.
You must be on guard against diseases and keep away from
bad vices such taking drugs, drinking alcohol, and smoking
cigarettes.
TASK 4: achieving emotional independence form
parents and other adults
Prior to adolescence, an individual is dependent on their
guardians or parents. In almost everything they do, children seek their
parents’ opinions before making decisions. However, part of the
developmental task of an adolescent is to achieve emotional
independence.
TASK 5: preparing for marriage and family life
In the future, you, shall establish your own family and raise
children. Hence, you have to acquire knowledge about entering marriage
life, building a family, and child rearing. Being married is not an easy
thing, that is why it is essential that as early as adolescence, you have to
be aware of such matters.
SOME RULES FOR A HAPPY
MARRIAGE
1.Never be angry at the same time.
2.Never yell(to say something very loudly) at
each other unless the house is on fire.
3.If one of you has to win an argument, let it
be your partner.
4.If you love to criticize, do it lovingly.
5.Never bring up mistakes of the past.
6. Neglect (to fail to take care/disregard) the whole
world rather than each other.
7. At least once every day, try to say one kind or
complimentary word to your loved one.
8. When you have done something wrong, be ready to
admit and ask for forgiveness.
9. Never go to bed with an argument unsettled.
10. Always have love, care, and understanding every
day of the year.
TASK 6: preparing for an economic career
Ideally, one of the milestones in being an adolescent
is finishing studies. Throughout one’s adolescence, a person is
supposedly studying, preparing for the future, and improving
his abilities, skills, and expertise. You, therefore, have to make
sure that you are getting the correct training in relation to the
kind of occupation or career you are longing for. You also have
to decide whether to work immediately after high school or
pursue further studies in college.
TASK 7: acquiring a set of values and an ethical
system as a guide to behavior-developing
ideology.

This developmental task involves identifying principles in life

to live by or selecting models to imitate. It also entails the
setting of priorities in your life. You thus have to clarify your
hierarchy of personal priorities. Commonly, the things that
are included in this hierarchy are God, family, education,
work, significant other, peers, and hobbies. This hierarchy
will serve as a guiding tool especially in making decisions.
TASK 8: desiring, accepting and achieving
socially responsible behavior.
In a civilized society(well-organized and developed society),
there are socially acceptable and unacceptable behaviors.
The unacceptable ones are the so-called TABOOS. You have
to be aware of these things and be responsible and
accountable for the consequences of your actions. Socially
responsible behaviors are commonly those which are in
accordance with the socially accepted set of values, morals,
or religious beliefs.
 Stages in the adolescence period
 EARLY ADOLESCENCE
 Happens when the ages 11
through 14 years are often
referred to as early adolescence.
These years are an exciting time
of many varied and rapid
changes. Your child grows taller
and stronger and also starts to
feel and think in more mature
ways. You may feel amazed as
you watch your child begin to
turn into an adult.
 MIDDLE ADOLECENCE
 Around 14-16 years old, the
primary tasks of a teenager
are achieving new and more
mature relations with age mates
of both sexes, achieving
masculine and feminine social
role, and achieving emotional
independence fro parents
and other adults. Your mastery
of these tasks suggests that you
need to be physically self-reliant
and psychologically independent
from your parents, which is not
easy. Still you need to put away
your childish ways and start doing
things by yourself.
 LATE ADOLESCENCE
 Which is when you roughly 17 years old. This continues until
you have shown a sense of consistency in your personal identity
in relation to people around you, and you have begun form some
fairly definite social roles, value systems, and life goals.
 At this stage, you have already formed attitudes, learned skills,
and established relationships that will you bases of ascertaining
what kind of a person you are or what kind of life to lead.
 YES,GROWING UP HAS NEVER BEEN
EASY, YES, ADOLESCENCE IS FULL OF
CHALLENGES BECAUSE IT IS A STAGE OF
BECOMING, “RATHER THAN OF “BEING”.
SO YOU NEED TO WORK HARD TO
MASTER THESE DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS
BY MAINTAINING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
TOWARD THE CHALLENGES YOU GO
THROUGH.
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Being responsible means being
dependable, keeping promises and
honoring our commitments. It is
accepting the consequences for what we
say and do. It also means developing
our potential. People who are
responsible don't make excuses for their
actions or blame others when things go
wrong
 Start looking into yourself and work on these building
blocks of responsibility. We want to see you successful
someday.
 1. A strong sense of self-esteem- According to Feiden (1991),
the most important building block of responsibility is high
self-esteem, which should be a positive belief in oneself.
 2. The capacity for empathy- it is the ability to put oneself in
another’s shoes so that you understand what he or she is going
through. It is an ingredient in being responsible because it is a
foundation of your concept of what is right and wrong, your
understanding of how your actions affects others, and a basis
of your awareness of the consequences of your actions.
 3. Knowing right from wrong. Being responsible means
abiding with what is right and avoiding what is wrong.
Taking accountability for your actions means facing the
consequences of your actions.
 4. Developing good judgment- Your ability to make good
decision make you rooted to integrity and strong personal
values. Hence, you are not easily swayed to do things that
you do not like doing. Even when your peers tease you as
being a “square” or “KJ” when you say that you do not
smoke, you still hold your ground because you know the
effects of your actions.
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 PERFORMANCE TASKS
1.Cut/paste pictures of yourself in your
journal showing you experienced the early
and middle stage of adolescence. Write
something about the pictures
RUBRICS
content................................25%
presentation........................25%
organization.........................25%
creativty/apperance.........25%
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2. Make a reflection on the
developmental stages in middle and late
adolescence
RUBRICS
content...............25%
relevance..........25%
clarity..................25%
Structure............25%