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Developmental Tasks in Adolescence

The document discusses 8 developmental tasks of middle to late adolescence such as achieving new peer relations, adopting adult gender roles, and developing attitudes towards marriage. It also provides ways for adolescents to become responsible such as focusing on studies, maintaining health, communicating with parents, and being accountable for actions. The document concludes with a quiz to test the reader's understanding of the material.

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Developmental Tasks in Adolescence

The document discusses 8 developmental tasks of middle to late adolescence such as achieving new peer relations, adopting adult gender roles, and developing attitudes towards marriage. It also provides ways for adolescents to become responsible such as focusing on studies, maintaining health, communicating with parents, and being accountable for actions. The document concludes with a quiz to test the reader's understanding of the material.

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DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES IN MIDDLE

LATE ADOLESCENCE
CHAPTER 3
ROBERT JAMES HAVIGHURST
professor, physicist, educator, and aging
expert
He defined developmental task as that
which is learned at a specific point and
which makes achievement of succeeding
tasks possible.
EIGHT DEVELOPMENTAL
TASKS
TASK 1: To achieve new and more mature relations
with peers of both sexes.
TASK 2: To adopt socially approved maculine or
feminine adult roles.
TASK 3: To accept your physical self and to use
your body effectively.
TASK 4: To achieve emotional independence.
EIGHT DEVELOPMENTAL
TASKS
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.
TASK 8: To accept and adopt socially resposible
behavior.
ACTIVITY 1 SHARING AND
ADOLESCENCE TASK REFLECTION
BECOMING RESPONSIBLE AND
PREPARED FOR ADULT LIFE
WAYS TO BECOME A RESPONSIBLE ADOLESCENT

Focus on your studies and do well in all


of your endeavors. There is time for
everything.
Take care of your health and hygiene.
Healthy body and mind are important as
you journey through adolescence
BECOMING RESPONSIBLE AND
PREPARED FOR ADULT LIFE
WAYS TO BECOME A RESPONSIBLE ADOLESCENT

Establish good communication and relation


with your parents or guardians. Listen to
them.
Think a lot before doing something. Evaluate
probable consequences before acting. Practice
self-control and self-discipline.
BECOMING RESPONSIBLE AND
PREPARED FOR ADULT LIFE
WAYS TO BECOME A RESPONSIBLE ADOLESCENT

Choose to do the right thing. There are


plenty of situations in which it is better
to use your mind rather than your heart.
Do your best to resist temptations, bad
acts, and earthly pleasures, and commit to
being a responsible adolescent.
BECOMING RESPONSIBLE AND
PREPARED FOR ADULT LIFE
WAYS TO BECOME A RESPONSIBLE ADOLESCENT

Respect yourself. You are an adult in the


making. Do not let your teenage hormones
get you. If you respect yourself, others
will respect you, too.
Be prepared to be answerable or
accountable for your actions and behavior.
QUIZ TIME!

WRI T E TR UE IF WRITE F AL SE IF
E MEN T 1/4 SHEET OF N T
TH E S TA T THE STA TE ME
IS TRUE
YELLOW PAPER
IS FALSE

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