Lesson 3 Developmental stage Flashcards
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Rooted in the Latin verb adolescere which denotes “to grow” or “to grow to maturity.”
Adolescence
Refers to a person’s internal sense of gender, which may or may not match with the sex assigned at birth.
Gender identity
Three Stages of Adolescence
EARLY ADOLESCENCE (10-13 years old)
MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE (14-16 years old)
LATE ADOLESCENCE (17-19 years old)
Is the beginning stages
of puberty where both sexes
experience significant physical
growth and increased sexual
interest.
EARLY ADOLESCENCE (10-13 years old)
is a stage where puberty is
already completed. In this stage,
both sexes continue to experience
growing capacity for abstract
ideas. This is also where numerous
social and emotional changes occur.
MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE (14-16 years old)
Is a mark of the final
preparations for adult roles.
The developmental demands
of the late adolescence extend
up to the period of young
adulthood.
LATE ADOLESCENCE (17-19 years old)
Different Principles of Development
SEQUENTIAL
INDIVIDUALIZED
GRADUAL
HOLISTIC
Consequences of Change
Storm and Stress
Identity vs. Identity Confusion
Imaginary Audience and Personal Fable
Developmental Tasks
These are the projected responsibilities that must be accomplished, as well as internal conflicts brought about by the complex changes in life that must be resolved.
The following tasks are adapted from Robert Havighurst’s Developmental Tasks for Adolescents
- Accept, care and protect one’s physical body.
- Manage one’s sexuality and the roles that go with it.
- Select and prepare for a job or career.
- Adopt a personal set of values to guide behavior.
Interpersonal Developmental Tasks
It refers to the challenges and responsibilities individuals face as they develop the skills and abilities necessary to interact effectively with others throughout their lives.
Peers
Is defined as an equal of a person - someone of the same rank, or status or background as an individual.
Roles of Peers In Adolescence
- Peers Provide Emotional Support
- Peers Help Develop Skills
- Peers Help Mold Behaviors and Beliefs
Social Comparison Theory
Upward Comparison
Downward Comparison
Effects of Peer Social Comparison
Body Image
Outlook in life
Social Media
Managing Peer Social Comparison
Gratitude is key.
Be inspired.
Compete with yourself.
Responsibility
It refers to the duty or obligation to perform or complete a task, act in a certain way, or take care of something or someone.
Types of Responsibilities
Legal Responsibility
Moral Responsibility
Social Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
3 Elements Of Moral Responsibility
Knowledge
Freedom
Involvement or Causality
Implications of Responsibility
Functioning of Society
Taking Control of Life
Nature of Responsibility
It is a choice.
Take more to be more.
Maturity follows.
Ways that will establish a sense of responsibility in adolescents:
Think before you act.
Face the consequences of your actions.
Get to know yourself.
Put yourself in another’s shoes.
“Obligations upheld by law”
These are obligations that are upheld by laws made by man. Not being able to fulfill them would lead to consequences that are punishable by law. Legal responsibilities may vary for each country, but the concept that individuals of that society must adhere to is universal.
Legal Responsibility
“Obligations to do what is right”
this refers to man’s obligations to do the right
thing because to ignore it would be wrong.
Moral Responsibility