Is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood Physical Development Cognitive Development Social Development Cognitive development is the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. Physical development refers to the physical and biological changes that occur in humans between birth and adolescence Social development refers to the process by which a child learns to interact with others around them.

1. D E V E L O P M E N TA L S TA G E S
I N M I D D L E A N D L AT E
A D O L E S C E N C E

2. WHAT IS
ADOLESCENCE?

3. ADOLESCENCE
Came from the Latin word “adolescere”
meaning “to grow up”

4. ADOLESCENCE
Is a transitional stage of physical and
psychological development that generally
occurs during the period from puberty to
legal adulthood

5. DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Social Development

6. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Physical development refers to the
physical and biological changes that
occur in humans between birth and
adolescence

7. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Cognitive development is the
construction of thought processes,
including remembering, problem solving,
and decision-making, from childhood
through adolescence to adulthood.

8. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Social development refers to the
process by which a child learns to
interact with others around them.

9. ROBERT J. HAVIGHURST
was an avid researcher, a prolific
writer, and a civil rights activist.
 developed the developmental tasks

10. DEVELOPMENTAL TASK
A development task is a task which
arises at or about a certain period in
the life of the individual.

11. HAVIGHURST’S
DEVELOPMENTAL
TASKS
DURING ADOLESCENCE
PERIOD

12. 1. Achieving new and more mature
relations with age mates of both
sexes
2. Achieving a masculine or feminine
social role
3.Accepting one’s physique and using
one’s body effectively

13. 4. Achieving emotional independence
from parents and other adults
5. Preparing for marriage and family
life
6. Preparing for an economic career

14. 7. Acquiring a set of values and an
ethical system as a guide to
behavior-developing ideology
8. Desiring, accepting, and achieving
socially responsible behavior

15. 3 STAGES IN ADOLESCENCE
Early Adolescence
Middle Adolescence
Late Adolescence

16. EARLY
ADOLESCENCE
12-13 YEARS OLD

17. EARLY ADOLESCENCE
Early adolescence happens when you
are 12-13 years old. At this age, you
experience rapid growth and various
changes.

18. EARLY ADOLESCENCE
Your primary developmental task at this
stage involves adapting to biological
and mental development.

19. EARLY ADOLESCENCE
Also at this age, you have to accept the
fact that you are already sexually
capable of reproduction.

20. EARLY ADOLESCENCE
Developmental task:
Accepting one’s physique and using
one’s body effectively.

21. MIDDLE
ADOLESCENCE
14-16 YEARS OLD

22. MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE
Middle adolescence is around 14-16 years
old.
Many middle adolescents have more
arguments with their parents as they
struggle for more independence.

23. MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE
During the middle adolescence stage,
puberty is completed for males and females.
Physical growth slows for females but
continues for males.

24. MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE
Developmental tasks:
Achieving new and more mature relations
with age mates of both sexes
Achieving a masculine or feminine social
role
Achieving emotional independence from
parents and other adults

25. LATE
ADOLESCENCE
17 YEARS OLD

26. LATE ADOLESCENCE
The third stage (during adolescence) is
late adolescence, which is roughly 17 years
old. This continues until you have shown a
sense of consistency in your personal
identity.

27. LATE ADOLESCENCE
At this stage, you should have already
formed attitudes, learned skills, and
established relationships that will give you
bases of ascertaining what kind of a person
you are.

28. LATE ADOLESCENCE
Developmental Tasks:
preparing for marriage and family life
preparing for an economic career
Desiring and achieving socially
responsible behavior.

29. LATE ADOLESCENCE
Acquiring a set of values and an ethical
system as a guide to behavior or ideology