The document discusses developmental tasks and challenges faced during adolescence. It presents two situations - Erica develops an eating disorder and becomes self-conscious after failing to meet academic standards to impress her crush, while John faces rumors about his sexual orientation which hurts him deeply. Some key challenges adolescents face are biological changes due to puberty, developing abstract thinking skills, stress and anxiety in self-discovery, and issues like eating disorders, depression, substance abuse, and learning disabilities. The document also outlines developmental tasks in adolescence like forming relationships with both sexes, becoming independent, accepting one's body, making decisions about the future, and developing values.

1. Developmental
Task and
Challenges of
Adolescence

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▪ Discuss developmental
tasks and challenges
being experienced
during adolescence.
Lesson Objective

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Situation 1
▪ Erica is a Grade 11 student. Although she is
quite plump, she is undeniably pretty. Since
she is sociable, she became popular and
gained a lot of friends in school. She is just an
average student but having a crush on her Top
one classmate urged her to spend late nights
studying to keep up with him. However, all her
efforts still fell short and she did not make it
to the cut of students with honors. Because of
this, she developed an eating disorder that
caused her to lose huge weight. She also
started to have breakouts. With these, the
then friendly Erica became aloof and self-
conscious
Situation 2
▪ John is an active member of school
organizations. He has a lot of talents
to share and ideas to contribute to
their club. Aside from that, he is
known for his good looks, neatness,
and tidiness. However, these
seemingly likeable characteristics
became the very reasons for rumors
and gossips-- that he is a member of
the LGBTQ+I community. This hurt
him so much that he almost wanted
to drop from schooling.
Read and Express your thoughts and feelings
and ideas on the following situations.

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▪ 1. What kind of
adolescent did
the two students
portray in the two
situations?
▪ 3. What challenges
do Filipino
adolescents face
most
▪ 2. What
challenges did
John and Erica
experience?
Processing Questions:

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B_OL_ _I_AL
Most Common Challenges of Adolescence

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BIOLOGICAL
CHALLENGES
Most Common Challenges of Adolescence

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C_GN_T_ _E
Most Common Challenges of Adolescence

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COGNITIVE
CHALLENGES
Most Common Challenges of Adolescence

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P_Y_OL_ _ICA_
Most Common Challenges of Adolescence

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PSYCHOLOGICAL
CHALLENGES
Most Common Challenges of Adolescence

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BIOLOGICAL CHALLENGES
Most Common Challenges of Adolescence
Adolescence begins with the first well-defined
maturation event called puberty.
Included in the biological challenges are the
changes that occur due to the release of the sexual
hormones that affect emotions.
Mood changes can increase which can have an
impact on relationships both at home with parents
and siblings and peers at school.

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COGNITIVE CHALLENGES
Most Common Challenges of Adolescence
Theory of Social Development (Piaget)
Adolescence is the time when young people develop
cognitively from “concrete operations” to “formal
operations”, so they are able to deal with ideas, concepts,
and abstract theories.
Adolescents are egocentric. They can become self-
conscious thinking they are being watched by others, and at
other times they behave as if they were on a center stage
and perform for a non-existent audience.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES
Most Common Challenges of Adolescence
As adolescents continue their journey of self-
discovery, they continually adjust to new
experiences, even biologically and socially. This can
be both stressful and anxiety-provoking.
It, therefore, is not surprising that adolescents can
have a decreased tolerance for change; hence, it
becomes increasingly more difficult for them to
modulate their behaviors which are sometimes
displayed by inappropriate mood swings and angry
outbursts.

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▪ illness that are characterized by irregular
eating habits and severe distress or concern
about body weight or shape. Eating
disturbances may include inadequate or
excessive food intake which can ultimately
damage an individual’s well-being.
Health Issues
of Adolescence
EATING DISORDERS

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▪ ANOREXIA NERVOSA
Types of Eating Disorders
Teenagers with anorexia may take
extreme measures to avoid eating and
to control the quantity and quality of
the foods they eat. They may become
abnormally thin and still talk about
feeling fat. They typically continue to
strict diet even at very unhealthy
weights because they have a distorted
image of their body.

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▪ BULIMIA NERVOSA
Types of Eating Disorders
Teenagers with bulimia nervosa typically
‘binge and purge’ by engaging in
uncontrollable episodes of overeating
(bingeing) usually followed by compensatory
behavior such as: purging through vomiting,
use of laxatives, enemas, fasting, or
excessive exercise. Eating binges may occur
as often as several times a day but are
most common in the evening and night
hours.

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▪ ANXIETY DISORDERS
Mental Health Disorders
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental
disorders characterized by significant
feelings of anxiety and fear. Anxiety is a
worry about future events, and fear is a
reaction to current events. These
feelings may cause physical symptoms,
such as a fast heart rate and shakiness.

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▪ MOOD DISORDERS
Mental Health Disorders
The development of emotional or
behavioral symptoms in response to
identifiable stressors that occur within 3
months of the onset of the stressors.
Here, low mood, tearfulness, or feelings
of hopelessness are predominant.

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▪ MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
Mental Health Disorders
A period of at least 2 weeks during
which there is either depressed mood
or the loss of interest or pleasure in
nearly all activities. In children and
adolescents, the mood may be irritable
rather than sad.

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▪ BIPOLAR DISORDER
Mental Health Disorders
A period of abnormally and persistently
elevated, expansive, or irritable mood
and abnormally and persistency
increased activity or energy, lasting at
least 4consecutive days and present
most of the day, nearly every day, or
that requires
hospitalization..

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▪ ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Mental Health Disorders
Definitions of the symptom complex
known as attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) differ, but severe
problems with concentration or
attention and/or hyperactivity are
estimated to affect adolescents. Six
times as many boys as girls are affected.

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▪ SCHOOL PHOBIA
Mental Health Disorders
-school refusal
-defined as a persistent and irrational fear of going to school.
It must be distinguished from a mere dislike of school that is related to
issues such as a new teacher, a difficult examination, the class bully, lack
of confidence, or having to undress for a gym class.

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▪ LEARNING DISABILITIES
Mental Health Disorders
• Learning abilities encompasses disorders that
affect the way individuals with normal or above
normal intelligence receive, store, organize,
retrieve, and use information.
• Problems included dyslexia and other specific
learning problems involving reading, spelling,
writing, reasoning, and mathematics.
• Undiagnosed learning disabilities are a common
but manageable cause of young people deciding to
leave school at the earliest opportunity.

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▪ SEXUAL ABUSE
Social Issues
• A sexual act forced upon a woman, man, or child
without their consent.
• Sexual abuse in childhood may result in problems of
depression and low self-esteem, as well as in sexual
difficulties, either avoidance of sexual contact or, on
the other hand, promiscuity or prostitution.
• Sexual abuse in children is regarded by the World
Health Organization (WHO) as one of the major public
health problems.

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▪ SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Social Issues
Our youth suffer from substance
abuse in familiar ways: diminished
health, compromised school
performance, and reduced
opportunities for development. Our
communities also bear a heavy
burden for adolescent substance
abuse.

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▪ INFLUENCE OF MASS MEDIA
Social Issues
Adolescents spend a significant amount of time in viewing and
interacting with electronic devices in the form of TV, radio, cellphone,
and computers. Mass media activate and reinforce attitude and
contribute significantly in the formation of new attitudes and will
continue to affect children's cognitive and social development.
dolescent substance abuse.

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▪ IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Issues
This constant noise is associated
with negative mental health
outcomes in younger generations
who have grown up with the
chatter. This constant noise is
associated with negative mental
health outcomes in younger
generations who have grown up
with the chatter.

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▪ IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Issues
In an article by Dr. Shamard Charles (2012), he summarized that
“recent studies have shown that more social media use is associated
with increased reported symptoms of social anxiety, social isolation,
and feelings of loneliness.”

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▪ IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Issues
Another effect of social media is an
intense feeling of isolation. It is
easy to think that checking on
what friends are posting on
Facebook will lead to a greater
sense of connectedness, but
studies have shown that it’s
actually the opposite.

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A developmental task is a task that
arises at or about a certain period in
life, unsuccessful achievement of
which leads to inability to perform
tasks associated with the next period
or stage in life.

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1. Learning to get along with friends of
both sexes
3. Becoming more self-sufficient
2. Accepting one's physical body and
keeping it healthy.
4. Making decisions about marriage
and family life.
6. Acquiring a set of values to guide
behavior.
5. Preparing for a job or career
DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF ADOLESCENCE
7. Becoming socially
responsible

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Let’s reflect!
Write an essay about the topic: “What Kind
of Adolescent I am?”

33. Ma’am Elaine
Thank you
for
listening!