This document outlines the developmental tasks faced by adolescents as they transition from childhood to adulthood, emphasizing the importance of adjusting to physical and cognitive changes, establishing a sense of identity, and building emotional independence. It highlights the need for adolescents to manage their relationships, sexuality, and personal values within the context of societal expectations. Various developmental tasks are discussed, along with objectives for students to evaluate their own growth in comparison to peers.

2. UNIT 1
Chapter
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Chapter
02
Chapter
03
Chapter
04
Knowing The Self Developing the
Whole Program
Developmental
Stages in Middle
and Late
Adolescence
The Challenge of
Middle and Late
Adolescence

3. CHAPTER 3
Developmental
Stages in Middle
and Late
Adolescence

4. OBJECTIVES
01
02
at the end of the chapter, students are expected to:
classify various developmental tasks according to developmental
stage;
evaluate their development in comparison to person in the
same age group
03
list ways to become a responsible adolescent prepared for adult life;
and
03 maintain a journal.

5. INTRODUCTION
This chapter will lead the to identify
developmental tasks of adolescents that will
serve as a foundation for responsibilities
during adulthood. They will trace the
transition process from childhood to
adolescence and evaluate their own
developmental in comparison to that of other
adolescents. Furthermore, they will learn how
to become a responsible individual and
commit to be one.

6. refer to tasks that arise during
certain periods in your life
(Encyclopedia of Aging, 2002). Any
concern that hinders compliance
with or accomplishment of these
tasks may lead to an inability to
perform tasks in the next period
or stage of development in life.
Developmental Tasks

7. Developmental
Tasks of
Adolescence

8. Adjust to new Physical Changes
Puberty bring many physiological changes and the
discomforts that these changes may affect self-
esteem. Thus, it has to be explained well to an
adolescent tat it is part of the natural maturation
process during that stage.

9. Adjust to new Intellectual Abilities
With the transition in cognitive
skills from concrete to abstract
thinking during adolescence,
one has to adjust within
oneself. Some adolescents
may be going overboard in
expressing themselves without
censorship and tact or without
considering the consequences
of their words.

10. The educational curriculum is
designed to match with developmental
tasks at all levels. Thus, cognitive
demands and challenges are greater
in junior high school than in
elementary level. Some adolescents
may find the academic demands
frustrating. However, the fact remains
that they need to adjust to the
cognitive demands in school.
Adjust to Higher Cognitive Demands in School

11. Adolescents are expected to learn
proper expressions and tactfulness in
communication, which they will use
more when they become adults.
Furthermore the complexities of the
school curriculum may require higher
level verbal skills compared to their
limited language during childhood.
Adjust to Higher Demand for Verbal
Communication Skills

12. Adolescents have to establish a sense
of identity apart from that of their
parents. They have to recognize their
uniqueness and capabilities to do
things and slowly establish their own
name. Answering questions “What does
it mean to be me?” or “Who am I?” can
be their clue to developing a personal
sense of identity.
Develop a Personal Sense of Identity

13. it is at this stage when adolescents
consider which career or vocational
goals to take and how they may
achieve them. They are now able to
answer the question “What do you
want to be when you grow up?”
Adolescents cannot pursue adulthood
without any plans for their future
career.
Establish Vocational Goals

14. Adolescents need to establish
independence and move away from
childhood attachments and the
security and safety of having their
parents with them.
Establish Emotional and Psychological
Independence from Parents

15. Stable peer relationship start with stable individuals. In this
stage, encounters with peers may lead to intense emotional
experiences. Thus, adolescents need to learn the art of
controlling emotions and being tactful in expression. It is
healthy for them to have an accepting peer group. however,
they should learn to accept themselves frist before they can
genuinely accept others.
Develop Stable Peer Relatioship

16. With physical maturation come raging
hormones that may sometimes confuse
adolescents. They need to manage their
sexuality, that is being male or female,
and live up to the expectations and
norms set by family, culture, society,
and spirituality. With the tendency to
express themselves at random, they
could be at the same time inhibited due
to fear that they might send wrong
signals and be judged by others.
Manage Sexuality

17. Parents provide their children
guidance in identifying right and
wrong. Eventually, the
adolescents’ desire to become
independent may lead them to
reconsider parental values
especially when these are in
conflict with those of peers and
society.
Adopt a Personal Value System

18. As adolescents aspire for
independence and individuality,
they tend to use intense
emotional expressions, which
can be reckless at times, to tell
how they feel and what they
want. They should also manage
their behaviors in preparation for
adult responsibilities.
Manage Speech Properly

19. ACTIVITY 3.1
Awareness of One’s
Developmental Task
and Progress

20. Transition from
Childhood to
Adolescence

21. Adolescents do not progress through
these multiple developmental tasks
separately. At any given time,
adolescents may be dealing with
several tasks. Further, the centrality
of specific developmental tasks
varies with early, middle, and late
adolescence.
Transition from Childhood to
Adolescence Stage

22. During the early adolescent
years, young people make
their first attempts to leave
the dependent, secure role
of a child to establish
themselves as unique
individuals independent
from their parents.

23. is characterized by rapid physical
growth and maturation. Adolescents
are often focused on their physicality
and acceptability to their peers. Thus,
adolescence is marked by intense
conformity to one’s peers and the
adolescent exerts effort to get along
with friends and avoid being
considered as “different” by them.
Early Adolescence (12-13 years old)

30. ACTIVITY 3.2
Commitment to
Becoming a
Responsible

31. What do you think is
your main responsibility
as an adolescent?

32. Chapter 3
Assessment