DEVELOPMENT STAGES IN
MIDDLE AND LATE
ADOLESCENCE
prepared by : Louise Mariam P.
AGE DEFINITIONS OF
ADOLESCENCE
Republic Act (RA) 10354, the Responsible
Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH)
Act of 2012 uses the term adolescents for
people aged 10-19 years. This distinguishes
the term from youth for those aged 15–24
years and young people, aged 10-24 years.
In the Philippines, adolescents comprise
21.5% of the country’s population (NSO,
2010).
AGE DEFINITIONS OF
The
ADOLESCENCE
Department of Health (DOH) and the
Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) divides the
adolescence period into: Early adolescence
(10-13 years old), Middle adolescence (14-
16 years old), and Late adolescence (17-19
years old). At each stage, adolescents have
different concerns. For example, girls in
early adolescence may have just begun
menstruating and are concerned with their
menstrual hygiene.
AGE DEFINITIONS OF
ADOLESCENCE
In comparison, girls in late adolescence are
concerned with romantic relationships. Early
adolescents who are attending school have
unique concerns compared to late
adolescents who are employed.
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT
ADOLESCENTS?
Adolescence stage is one of the most rapid
and formative phases of human development.
Adolescence is rooted in the Latin verb
adolescre which denotes “to grow” or “to
grow to maturity.” This stage signifies the
period of growth: from childhood to adulthood.
Apparently, there are distinctive physical,
cognitive, social, emotional, and sexual
developmental changes that take place during
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT
ADOLESCENTS?
Adolescents undergo hormonal changes,
puberty, and significant brain development,
which affect their emotions, sensations, and
cognitive abilities. They also develop sexual
awareness and gender identity, which may
differ from their sex assigned at birth.
Additionally, adolescents become more
focused on their physical identity, which
includes their awareness of their appearance.
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT
ADOLESCENTS?
Based on Erikson’s Psychosocial
Development Stages, adolescents face the
challenge as identity versus role confusion.
They work at enhancing a sense of self by
testing roles, then combining them to create a
single identity.
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT
ADOLESCENTS?
Adolescence stage is a milestone to all
individuals since it serves as the
metamorphosis in becoming an adult. In this
stage, adolescents started to grasp various
information, engage themselves to different
groups and community, as well as explore the
ways of life. These haps, however, pose some
challenges to every adolescent such as
striving to find an answer to the question
THREE STAGES OF
ADOLESCENCE
Early adolescence Middle adolescence
(10-13 years old) (14-16 years old) is a Late adolescence
is the beginning stage where puberty (17-19 years old) is
stages of puberty is already completed. a mark of the final
where both sexes In this stage, both preparations for
experience sexes continue to adult roles. The
significant experience growing developmental
physical growth capacity for abstract demands of the late
and increased ideas. This is also adolescence extend
sexual interest. where numerous up to the period of
social and emotional young adulthood.
changes occur.
CHALLENGES OF MIDDLE
AND LATE ADOLESCENCE
MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE
(AGES 14-16)
During this stage, adolescents become morally
aware (Morality refers to the beliefs about what is
right behavior and what is wrong behavior). They
have the potential ability for abstract thinking
which is characterized by the ability to apply
concepts and to create and comprehend
generalizations. They also experience desire for
independence, which is the freedom from the
CHALLENGES OF MIDDLE
AND LATE ADOLESCENCE
LATE ADOLESCENCE
(AGES 17-19)
During this stage, adolescents attain increased
independence and emotional stability, which
enables a person to manage her emotions and life.
Adolescents also attain the ability to think about
ideas logically, make plans, and gain a firm sense of
identity (Identity refers to the set of qualities and
beliefs that make one person or group different
from others). They are also concerned with
STAGES OF HEALTHY
ADOLESCENT
DEVELOPMENT
STAGES OF HEALTHY
ADOLESCENT
DEVELOPMENT
STAGES OF HEALTHY
ADOLESCENT
DEVELOPMENT
Peer relationship Family relationship
Romantic
includes relationships involves
relationship is an
with friends, relationship with
interpersonal
neighbors, teammates, immediate family
relationship that
and classmates; it members including
involves emotional
enables an adolescent parents and
intimacy and
to have independence siblings. An
passion with the
from their parents and adolescent with a
opposite sex.
to develop his/her own good family
personal identity. relationship makes
him/her feel
In the Philippines, many
securedsocial challenges (problems that
and loved.
people are experiencing with their daily interaction with others)
and issues such as poverty, lack of education, drug or
substance abuse, sex crimes, and family problems continue to
EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL
CHALLENGES DURING MIDDLE
AND LATE ADOLESCENCE
. Youth violence refers to the intentional use of physical force
or power to threaten or harm young people. Examples are
sexual assault, kicking, and bullying.
• Bullying refers to the abuse and mistreatment of
someone vulnerable by someone stronger or more
powerful.
• Sexual assault is the illegal sexual contact that usually
involves force upon a person without consent or is
inflicted upon a person who is incapable of giving
consent because of age or physical or mental incapacity.
EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL
CHALLENGES DURING MIDDLE
AND LATE ADOLESCENCE
Substance abuse is a long-term,
pathological use of alcohol or
drugs, characterized by daily
intoxication, inability to reduce
consumption, and impairment in
social or occupational functioning;
broadly, alcohol or drug addiction.
EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL
CHALLENGES DURING MIDDLE
AND LATE ADOLESCENCE
Malnutrition refers to faulty
nutrition due to inadequate
or unbalanced intake of
nutrients or their impaired
assimilation or utilization.
EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL
CHALLENGES DURING MIDDLE
AND LATE ADOLESCENCE
Reproductive Health is a
condition in which the
reproductive functions and
processes are accomplished
in a state of complete
physical, mental and social
well-being.
EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL
CHALLENGES DURING MIDDLE
AND LATE ADOLESCENCE
Lack of education is a
condition in which a person
has a below-average level of
knowledge in basic things in
life due to little or no formal
schooling.
EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL
CHALLENGES DURING MIDDLE
AND LATE ADOLESCENCE
Family problems involve
conflict with family
members, parenting
issues, sibling rivalry,
separation of parents,
and financial problems.
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