Lesson 3

• Developmental Stage refers to the physical, mental, and emotional stages as child goes through as he or she grows and matures.
• Developmental stages is where any concern which hinders compliance or accomplishment of three tasks may lead to inability to perform task associated to the next stage
• Developmental Task refers to the task that arise during a certain period in your life
• Adjust to new physical changes - since puberty involves physiological changes, the discomfort associated might affect self-esteem
• Adjust to new intellectual abilities - Transition in cognitive skills from concrete to abstract
• Adjusting to higher cognitive demands in school - Educational curriculum is designed to match with the developmental tasks at all levels
• Adjust to higher demand for verbal communication skills- Adolescents are expected to learn proper expressions and tactfulness in communication
• Develop a personal sense of identity - Establish sense of identity apart from their parents. Must recognize uniqueness and capabilities
• Establish Vocational Goals - Adolescents must consider which career or vocational goals to take and how they achieve them
• Establish stable peer relationship - Establish relationships starts with stable individuals. One should learn to accept oneself before they can genuinely accept others.
• Manage Sexuality - with physical maturation come raging hormones that may sometimes confues adolescents. They have to manage their sexuality, that is being male or female and live to expectations and norms set by family, culture, society, and spirituality.
• Adopt PERSONAL VALUE SYSTEM - Desire to become independent may lead them to reconsider parental values especially when these are in conflict with those of their peers and society.
• Manage speech properly - adolescents must manage their behaviors in preparation for adults responsibilities
• Transition from childhood to adolescence stage include: Early Adolescence, Middle adolescence and late adolescence
• Early Adolescence - marked by rapid physical growth and maturation
• Early adolescence - focus of the adolescences' self-concept is often on their physicality and acceptability.
• Early Adolescence - Focus of the adolescents' self-concept is often on their physicality and accpetability.
• Early Adolescence - Intense conformity to peers
• Early Adolescence - strives to get along well with their peers
• Middle Adolescence - marked by the emergebce of new thinking skills
• Middle Adolescence - concerns are more directed toward their peers while their desire for psychological independence from their parents intensifies
• Middle Adolescence - Psychological energies are directed toward preparing for adult roles
• Middle Adolescence - oriented toward what is right proper and develop a sense of behavioral maturity, and learn to control their impulsiveness
• Middle Adolescence- Achieving either new or mature relations with peers
• Middle adolescence- strive to become independence from their parents
• Middle adolescence - self relience
• Middle adolescence - attraction to other people having crushes, engage in group dates and explore exclusive dating
• Middle adolescence - insecurities may also set in
• Late Adolescence - marked with final preparation for adult roles
• Late adolescence- attempt to crystallize vocational goals and establish a sense of personal identity
• Late Adolescence - need for peer approval lessened
• Late Adolescence - largely psychologically independent form their parents
• Late adolescence - level of confidence and sense of identity of young adults are more established and secure
• Late adolescence - identified a definite social role and more mature