Developmental Stages
in Middle and Late
Adolescence
Lesson 3
1. classify various developmental tasks according to
developmental stage
Objectives: 2. evaluate one’s development in comparison with
persons of the same age group
3. list ways to become a responsible adolescent
prepared for adult life
DEVELOPMENTAL
STAGES
Human Development focuses on human growth and changes across the
lifespan, including physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual,
personality and emotional growth. The study of human development is
essential to understanding how humans learn, mature and adapt.
Throughout their lives, humans go through various stages of
development. The human being is either in a state of growth or decline,
but either condition imparts change. Some aspects of our life change very
little over time, are consistent. Other aspects change dramatically. By
understanding these changes, we can better respond and plan ahead
effectively.
1. Pre-natal
(Conception to
Birth)
Age when hereditary
endowments and sex life are
fixed and all body features, both
external and internal are
developed.
2. Infancy (Birth to 2
years)
Foundation age when basic
behavior are organized and
many ontogenetic
maturation skills are
developed.
3. Early Childhood (2
to 6 years)
Pre-gang age, exploratory,
and questioning. Language
and elementary reasoning
are acquired and initial
socialization is experienced.
4. Late Childhood (6
to 12 years)
Gang and creativity age
when self-help skills, social
skills, and school skills, and
play are developed.
5. Adolescence
(puberty to 18
years)
Transition age from childhood
to adulthood when sex
maturation and rapid physical
development occur resulting
to changes in ways of feeling,
thinking and acting.
6. Early Adulthood
(18 years to 40
years)
Age of adjustment to new
patterns of life and roles such
as spouse, parent and bread
winner.
7. Middle Age (40
years to retirement)
Transition when age
adjustments to initial
physical and mental decline
are experienced.
8. Old Age
(Retirement to
death)
Retirement age when
increasingly rapid physical
and mental decline are
experienced.
His main assertion is that development is continuous throughout the entire
lifespan, occurring in stages, where the individual moves from one stage to the
next by means of successful resolution of problems or performance of
developmental tasks.
HAVIGHURST`S
These tasks are those that are typically encountered by most people in the culture
where the individual belongs. If the person successfully accomplishes and masters
DEVELOPMENTAL the developmental task, he feels pride and satisfaction, and consequently earns his
TASKS DURING community or society’s approval. This success provides a sound foundation which
allows the individual to accomplish tasks to be encountered at later stages.
THE LIFE SPAN
Conversely, if the individual is not successful at accomplishing a task, he is
unhappy and is not accorded the desired approval by society, resulting in the
subsequent experience of difficulty when faced with succeeding developmental
tasks. This theory presents the individual as an active learner who continually
interacts with a similarly active social environment.
13-18 years old
18-40 years old
40 years old to retirement
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