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Lesson 3 Developmental Stages 2

This module focuses on understanding developmental stages from prenatal to late adulthood, emphasizing the tasks associated with each stage. It outlines the characteristics of eight developmental stages and introduces Havighurst's Developmental Tasks Theory, which highlights the continuous nature of development throughout life. The module includes activities for self-assessment and reflection on personal development as a Grade 11 student.

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Lesson 3 Developmental Stages 2

This module focuses on understanding developmental stages from prenatal to late adulthood, emphasizing the tasks associated with each stage. It outlines the characteristics of eight developmental stages and introduces Havighurst's Developmental Tasks Theory, which highlights the continuous nature of development throughout life. The module includes activities for self-assessment and reflection on personal development as a Grade 11 student.

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LESSON 3

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES

Prepared by:
Ma. Irish Joy R. Cruz
Overview

This module guides you to understand oneself during middle and late adolescence.
Various texts and activities are provided for you to strengthen your knowledge and skills
regarding the topic.

Objectives:

At the end of the module, the students are expected to:

a. classify various developmental tasks according to developmental stage


b. evaluate one’s development tasks in each developmental stages
c. recognize their strengths and limitations

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.

8 DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE CHARACTERISTICS

1. PRENATAL (CONCEPTION TO BIRTH) - Age when hereditary endowments and


sex are fixed. Rapid biological development

STAGES:
GERMINAL (0 to 2 weeks)
• creation of zygote
• continued cell división
• attachment of zygote to uterus

EMBRYONIC (2 to 8 weeks)

• zygote becomes an embryo


• life supporting system develop
• organogenesis (organ formation)
FETAL (2 months to birth)

• Growth and development continue dramatically during this period.


3 months – genital appears
4 months- prenatal reflexes
5 months – fingernails, toenails, skin
6 months – eyes, grasping reflex, irregular movements
7 months – 16 inches, 3 pounds, organs complete
8 to 9 months – 4 pounds

2. INFANCY (BIRTH TO 2 YEARS) - Intense dependence on others for the


satisfaction of their needs.
3. EARLY CHILDHOOD (2 TO 6 YEARS) – age of curiosity/exploratory age. Pre-
school age where language and elementary reasoning are acquired and initial
socialization is experienced.

4. MIDDLE AND LATE CHILDHOOD (6 TO 12 YEARS) – Mastery of fundamental

skills, school-age, gang and creativity age when self-help skills, social skills, school
skills, and play are developed.
5. ADOLESCENCE (12 TO 18 YEARS) - Transition age from childhood to adulthood
when sex maturation and rapid physical and emotional development occur
resulting to changes in ways of feeling, thinking and acting. Searching for personal
identity.
6. YOUNG ADULTHOOD (18 TO 40 YEARS) - Age of adjustment to new patterns of
life, generally consists of leaving home, completing education, beginning full-time
work, attaining and adjustments in roles by establishing a long-term intimate
relationship, and starting a family.

7. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD (40 TO 60 YEARS) – Continuation of the gradual changes

that started in early childhood. Transition age when adjustments to initial physical
and mental decline are experienced.
8. LATE ADULTHOOD (60 YEARS TO DEATH) - Transition age when adjustments
to initial physical, health and mental deterioration are experienced.

Robert J. Havighurst elaborated the


Developmental Tasks Theory in the most
systematic and extensive manner. 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. These
tasks are those that are typically encountered by
most people in the culture where the individual
belongs.

HAVIGHURST`S DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS

Infancy and Early Childhood (0-5)


• Learning to walk
• Learning to take solid foods
• Learning to talk
• Learning to control the elimination of body wastes
• Readiness for reading

Middle Childhood (6-12)

• Learning to get along with age mates


• Learning an appropriate sex role
• Developing fundamental skills in reading, writing, and calculating
• Developing conscience, morality, and a scale of values
• Achieving personal independence
• Developing concepts necessary for everyday living
• Developing acceptable attitudes toward society
Adolescence (13-18)

• Establish emotional independence of adults


• Learn skills needed for productive occupation
• Achieve gender-based social role
• Establish mature relationships with peers
• Desiring and achieving socially responsible behavior

Early Adulthood (19-30)

• Selecting a mate
• Learning to live with a partner
• Starting a family
• Rearing children
• Managing a home
• Starting an occupation
• Assuming civic responsibility

Middle Adulthood (30-60)

• Maintain a standard of living


• Perform civic and social responsibilities
• Maintain a relationship with spouse
• Adjust a physiological change

Later Maturity/Old Age (61+)

• Adjust to deteriorating health


• Adjust to retirement
• Meet social and civil obligations
• Adjust to loss of spouse
Activity #1 WORKSHEET ON DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF BEING IN GRADE 11

Using the Developmental Tasks Summary Table above, assess your own level of
development as a Grade 11 student. Use the worksheet below:

Processing Questions:

1. Being in Grade 11, what are the developmental tasks expected of you? Rate yourself
from 1-10 (10 as the highest) whether you have accomplished those expected tasks?

2. As you are in Grade 11, you are in transition from high school to college, from being
an adolescent to young adult. How do you feel about this transition? What is your turning
point?

3. Do you think you are ready in this transition which may mean more responsibilities and
greater accountability? If no, what are the expected tasks you need to work on? If yes,
what are the ways so you can better plan for the future?
Activity #2 My Personal Timeline

Think about important events that have happened in your life and that may happen in the future.
Record it the illustrations below.

Answer the following questions:

1. Is there a ‘center’ or a central theme in your timeline and life?


2. If you will give a title for your timeline, what would it be and why?
3. Identify the turning points in your timeline. What were the thoughts, feelings and
actions that you experienced?
4. Who are/were the most significant people in your life? How did they influence you?
5. How would each of these changes or additions affect your life, or even change its
present course?
6. Where do you want to be in a year, 5 years, and 10 years?

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