Development Stages in Adolescence
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Which of the following is the most accurate description of the primary focus of Module 1 in the course pack?

  • Acquiring techniques for enhancing self-confidence, assertiveness, and projecting professionalism. (correct)
  • Analyzing historical events that have shaped personal development theories.
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of different career paths for personal fulfillment.
  • Understanding the complexities of interpersonal relationships in the workplace.

How does understanding oneself contribute to personal development, according to the module?

  • It ensures the ability to manipulate situations to one's advantage.
  • It leads to increased competitiveness in professional environments.
  • It helps in accepting one's strengths and weaknesses and developing the capacity to interact with others better. (correct)
  • It guarantees financial success and stability.

Which activity directly helps improve learning, according to the module?

  • Understanding the functions of the left and right brain and using mind-mapping activities. (correct)
  • Relying solely on left-brain thinking to solve problems.
  • Ignoring personal vulnerabilities to project confidence.
  • Avoiding stressful situations at all costs.

What is the significance of classifying tasks according to each stage of development?

<p>It allows for a better understanding of personal capabilities and limitations at different life stages. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can adolescents achieve psychological well-being according to the module?

<p>By creating a mind map of ways to achieve psychological well-being. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Robert Havighurst, what role do developmental tasks play during the adolescent transition?

<p>They each play a significant factor in the overall sense of self as adolescents move toward young adulthood. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does cognitive development evolve during adolescence compared to childhood?

<p>Adolescents begin to recognize and understand abstract concepts, moving beyond what is physically present. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of increased cognitive demands at school during high school on adolescents?

<p>It prepares them for more mature functions and responsibilities. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it crucial for adolescents to develop expanded verbal skills?

<p>To adapt to more complex concepts and tasks and articulate themselves meaningfully. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the sense of identity evolve during adolescence?

<p>Adolescents begin to acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses, realizing they are unique and different from their parents. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is establishing adult vocational goals essential during adolescence?

<p>To set a direction for the future, making it easier to achieve goals. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does developing emotional and psychological independence from parents entail during adolescence?

<p>Developing a sense of autonomy while managing the need for parental support. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to develop stable and productive peer relationships during adolescence?

<p>To have an accepting group indicating successful social and psychological adjustment. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does learning to manage one's sexuality involve during adolescence?

<p>Understanding what it means to be male or female and developing values pertaining to sexual behavior. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does adopting a personal value system evolve during adolescence?

<p>Adolescents evaluate values from early life and reconcile differences with those from the environment, forming a personal philosophy. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is developing increased impulse control and behavioral maturity important during adolescence?

<p>To learn the value of self-control and evaluate acceptable behaviors as one moves towards adulthood. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In early adolescence, what primarily influences an individual's self-concept?

<p>Their physical acceptability and conformity with friends. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During middle adolescence, what becomes more significant in an individual's life?

<p>Focus on adult roles, making decisions about goals, and a growing interest in the opposite sex. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes late adolescence?

<p>Final preparations for adult roles, clearer career goals, and independence. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the module suggest about Mark Elliot Zuckerberg's success with Facebook at a young age?

<p>It shows the importance of having a game plan for one's life and looking into one's life and dreams early on. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the module, what is essential in order to get meaning into one's life?

<p>Devoting yourself to loving others, your community, and creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of making affirmations as an adolescent, according to the module?

<p>To enable them to become more lovable and capable. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a personal way of coping with stress for healthful living, as suggested in the module?

<p>Demonstrating personal ways of coping with stress for healthful living. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the module, how does society impact adolescents adopting their personal value system?

<p>Adolescents will be faced with conflicting values as expressed by the people and other factors around them. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does expanding your oral communication skills allow you to improve?

<p>Your competence and ability to articulate yourself meaningfully. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following explains the need of becoming independent of your parents as an adolescent?

<p>You may still desire to stay in your comfort zone- that safe, secure, supportive and dependent relationship with your parents. But remember, to be an adult, you have to develop a sense of autonomy. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements explains what happens to your peer relationships during adolescence?

<p>Adolescents at this stage are interacting individuals whose friends are the most important people in their lives. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What qualities you need to improve on in order to move to late adolescence from early adolescence?

<p>Self-discipline. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In early adolescence, what is conformity?

<p>A period of strong conformity to friends. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary desire of being an adolescent in middle stage?

<p>Your desire to become independent of your parents is much greater during this stage. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the module 1, what is the key take away in Mark Elliot Zuckerberg success?

<p>Having a game plan for your life is important. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a purpose of knowing oneself?

<p>To know your strengths and weaknesses. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the module, how does society impact adolescents as they grow?

<p>Society can offer conflicting values. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Robert Harvinghurst mentioned that developmental tasks affect the following?

<p>Overall sense of self. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the module, you can get more meaning to your life by?

<p>Devote yourself to loving others and your community. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect an individual focuses on in the stage of early adolescence?

<p>Physical self. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the module, which of the following best describe emotional and psychological independence?

<p>Striking the perfect balance between reliance and complete self-sufficiency. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

As you mature as an adolescent, what should you focus on?

<p>What do you plan to be when you grow up? (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Adjust to a new physical sense of self

Adolescents must adapt as their bodies change during puberty.

Adjust to new intellectual abilities

Adolescents experience heightened intellectual abilities, thinking more abstractly.

Adjust to increased cognitive demands at school

Adolescents face increased academic expectations in high school.

Develop expanded verbal skills

Adolescents must expand their verbal skills to communicate effectively.

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Develop a personal sense of identity

Adolescents need to develop a sense of self, distinct from their parents.

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Establish adult vocational goals

Adolescents should consider future educational and career paths.

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Establish emotional independence

Adolescents need to become emotionally independent from parents.

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Develop stable peer relationships

Adolescents develop friendships, that are important for development.

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Learn to manage sexuality

Adolescents integrate sexuality into their self-image and values.

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Adopt a personal value system

Adolescents develop a personal values system that guides them.

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Increased impulse control

Adolescents learn self-control and make responsible decisions.

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Early Adolescence Focus

Early adolescents focus on physical self-concept and peer acceptance.

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Middle Adolescence Focus

Middle adolescents develop new thinking skills and are more directed toward the opposite sex.

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Late Adolescence Focus

Late adolescence involves final career preparations; there is less concern with peer approval.

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Study Notes

Module 1: Self-Development

  • The module focuses on enhancing self-confidence through self-motivation, assertiveness, and projecting professionalism.
  • Knowing oneself helps in accepting strengths and weaknesses.
  • Understanding oneself helps in developing the capacity to interact with others better.
  • Assess thoughts, behaviors, and feelings.
  • Classify tasks according to the stage of development.
  • Develop skills for becoming a responsible adolescent equipped for adult life.
  • Articulate feelings on the expectations of significant loved ones.
  • Make affirmations that enable becoming more lovable and capable.
  • Demonstrate ways of coping with stress for healthful living.
  • Understanding the left and right brain may help in improving one's learning.
  • Identify vulnerabilities.
  • Make a mind map on ways of achieving psychological well-being.

Lesson 3: Development Stages in Middle and Late Adolescence

  • Classify different types of tasks based on the development stage
  • Evaluate development in relation to other adolescents of the same age group
  • Devise ways on being a responsible adolescent equipped for adult life

Developmental Stages

  • Professor Robert Havighurst (1948) of the University of Chicago identified on developmental tasks associated with the adolescent transition.
  • Each task plays a significant role in the adolescent's overall sense of self.
  • Adolescents must adjust to a new physical sense of self, which involves profound physical changes and the emergence of physical traits that define them as male or female.
  • Adolescents experience a sudden increase in their ability to think about the world around them and understand abstract concepts, unlike before when they relied on concrete examples.
  • High school demands more adult roles and responsibilities, requiring adolescents to develop new verbal skills to adapt to more complex concepts and tasks.
  • Adolescents need to develop a personal sense of identity, distinct from their parents, by acknowledging their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Identifying one's goals in life is important for adolescents, as well as setting a direction to achieve those goals.
  • Develop autonomy by becoming their own self Adolecents are often caught between depending on their parents and desiring freedom
  • Adolescents are expected to develop stable and productive peer relationships with people who are important in their lives.
  • It is important for adolescents to understand what it means to be male or female and incorporate this into their self-image.
  • Adolescents also adopt a set of values and morals and learn to evaluate and reconcile the values instilled in them with those coming from the environment.
  • Moving towards adulthood requires adolescents to develop self-control and behavioral maturity

Adolescence transition periods

  • During early adolescence, individuals attempt to establish a unique self, liberated from their parents, and focus more on building a self-concept about their physical self.
  • During middle adolescence, individuals experience new thinking skills and are more directed toward the opposite sex, while their desire to become independent of their parents increases.
  • Late adolescence is the stage where the final preparations for adult roles take place, and individuals are no longer concerned about whether or not their friends approve of what they do.

Morrie (1997)

  • This character in the novel "Tuesdays with Morrie", was a college professor who was terminally ill
  • He said that the way to get meaning into life is to devote oneself to loving others, to community, and to creating something that gives a person purpose and meaning.

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Explore middle and late adolescence development stages. This lesson covers classifying tasks, evaluating development, and building skills for responsible adulthood. Learn to articulate feelings and cope with stress, understand cognitive functions, identify vulnerabilities, and promote psychological well-being.

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