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LESSON 3

Developmental Stages
in Middle and Late
Adolescence
Human development refers to the changes
that individuals undergo through the life span.
It involves processes that involve
physiological, biological, cognitive and social
development that we experience during our
journey from babyhood to adulthood.
Adolescents face the major task of creating
stable identities and becoming complete and
productive adults (Perkins, 2001). They take on
this task in small steps along the way as they
adapt to the changes they experience.
Developmental Task in Adolescence

• Early Adolescence

This is the first stage of adolescence that occurs from ages 10


to 14. It is at this point that puberty becomes evident. They
experience rapid growth and various changes. Your primary
developmental task involves adapting to biological and mental
development. At this stage, they start to feel being shy and
conscious at the mere presence of the opposite sex. Furthermore
they start to demand for privacy like texting in private or being
alone in their rooms.
Developmental Task in Adolescence

• Middle adolescence

This occurs from ages 15 to 17. Puberty has taken place at


this stage. Remarkably, teens in this developmental stage
become extremely conscious of their physical looks and how
others see them. Their primary task are achieving new and
more mature relations with age mates of both sexes, achieving
a masculine or feminine social role, and achieving emotional
independence from parents and other adults.
Developmental Task in Adolescence

• Middle adolescence

Further, another task during the middle adolescence stage


is becoming more adept in social settings and more capable of
establishing intimate relationships. You now enjoy going to
school more because of your friends. However, at this stage,
rejection and peer pressure may be inevitable. Hence you
should learn to conform to social demands without sacrificing
your own identity.
Developmental Task in Adolescence

• Late adolescence

Late adolescence generally happens during


high school years starts from being a freshmen who
feels anxious about the bigger school with a bigger
crowd while feeling excited and enthusiastic about
the new world of possibilities.
Developmental Task in Adolescence

• Late adolescence

This stage is when you are roughly 17 years old.


This continues until you have shown a sense of
consistency in your personal identity in relation to the
people around you, and you have begun to form some
fairly definite social roles, value systems, and life goals
(Kimmel and Weiner, 1995)
Now that you are more aware of the
developmental tasks of the stages in
adolescence, you are guided on how people
expect you to think, feel, and behave. Taking
charge or assuming responsibility is the ability
to choose your own responses (Covey, 2004) to
encountered circumstances.
Now, heed this call for responsibility! Start looking into yourself and work on these
building blocks of responsibility (Feiden, 1991). We want to see you successful
someday.
 1. A strong sense of self-esteem. According to Feiden, (1991), the most important
building block of responsibility is high self-esteem, which should be a positive
belief in oneself.
 2. The capacity for empathy. It is the ability to put oneself in another’s shoes so
that you understand what he or she is going through.
 3. Knowing right from wrong. Being responsible means abiding with what is
right and avoiding what is wrong.
 4. Developing good judgment. Your ability to make good decisions make you
rooted to integrity and strong personal values.

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