Lesson Developmental Stages in Middle and Late Adolescence
Week 3:7 hours
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Learning Objectives:
At the end of the week, it is expected that the learners must be able to:
1) discuss developmental tasks and challenges during adolescence;
2) evaluate one’s development through the help of significant people around
him/her (peers, parents, siblings, friends, teachers, community leaders); and
3) identify ways that help one become capable and responsible adolescent
prepared for adult life.
1) Paste your picture on the following stages in your life:
Early Adolescence Middle Adolescence Late Adolescence
(Ages 10-13) (Ages 14-16) (Ages 17-19)
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2) Make a collage out of the pictures and describe briefly how the following changes
occurred:
Physical (body) ________________________________________________
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Psychological (feelings & emotions) ________________________________
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Social (interactions with significant others) ___________________________
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Behavioral (awareness & reasoning) _______________________________
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Spiritual (core values and beliefs) _________________________________
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3) Share output with your classmates and teachers during the chat and
videoconferencing session.
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Write the most important events or experiences in your middle and late
adolescence stages in your life.
MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE
LATE ADOLESCENCE
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Are you ready to learn the
different changes experienced
by an adolescent?
These changes are physical,
cognitive, emotional, social
and behavioral. You can
learn more by turning your
module to the next page
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Elements Boys Girls
Growth/ Rapid growth of bones and Rapid growth of bones and
development muscles muscles
ages 11 to 14 Ages 9 to 12
Changes Oilier skin and some acne Oilier skin and some acne
observed
Increase sweating especially Increase sweating special
underarms underarms
Growth of pubic and underarm, Growth of pubic and
facial and chest hair underarm hair
Masturbation and fantasies Masturbation and fantasies
about sexual intimacy about sexual intimacy
Enlargement of testicles, Breast budding, increased
erections, first ejaculation, wet vaginal lubrication and the
dreams, deepening of voice beginning of menstruation
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COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Elements Boys Girls
Growth/ Dramatic shift in thinking from Dramatic shift in thinking from
development concrete to abstract concrete to abstract
Appreciate hypothetical situation. Appreciate hypothetical
situation.
Ability to think about future, evaluate
alternatives, and set personal goals Ability to think about future,
evaluate alternatives, and set
personal goals
Changes Become more independent Become more independent
observed
Take on increased responsibilities Take on increased
such as babysitting, summer jobs, responsibilities such as
or household chores babysitting, summer jobs, or
household chores
Shift their focus from play-centered
activities to academics. Shift their focus from play-
centered activities to academics.
Begin to consider future careers and
occupations. Begin to consider future careers
and occupations.
Begin to develop social conscience; Begin to develop social
manifest concern about social conscience; manifest concern
issues about social issues
Develop sense of values and ethical Develop sense of values and
behavior, recognizing the ethical behavior, recognizing the
importance of traits such as importance of traits such as
honesty, helpfulness, caring for honesty, helpfulness, caring for
others others
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Elements Boys Girls
Growth/ Establish identity, new cognitive Establish identity, new
development skills, ability to reflect on who they cognitive skills, ability to
are and what makes them unique reflect on who they are and
what makes them unique
Changes different ways of appearing, different ways of appearing,
observed sounding and behaving sounding and behaving
increased social relationship
increased social relationship
recognize and manage emotions
recognize and manage
develop empathy, learn to resolve emotions
conflict constructively
develop empathy, learn to
develop cooperative spirit resolve conflict
constructively
develop cooperative spirit
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SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Social Early Adolescents Middle Adolescents Late Adolescents
Group (ages 9-13) (ages 14-16) (ages 17-19)
Peers Center of social world Peer groups series of intimate
shifts from family to gradually give way to relationships
friends one-on-one begin to develop
friendships and
Peer group tends to be romances
same-sex
Peer group tends to
Strong desire to conform be gender-mixed
to and be accepted by a
peer group Dating begins
Less conformity and
less tolerance of
individual differences
Family Increasing conflict family influence is
between adolescents in balance with
and their parents peer influence
Family closeness is
most important
protective factor against
high-risk behavior
BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
Element Observed Changes
Shaped their identities
Growth/Development
Tried out their new decision-making skills
Developed realistic assessments of them
Gained peer acceptance and respect (Ponton,
1997; Jessor, 1991)
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Give your insights on the following:
1) Why do you think it is important to know oneself more than anything else in this
world?
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2) What memories and feelings did come up while you were doing the activities in
Lesson 2 (Developing the Whole Person)? Who are the individuals who have helped
shape who you are today?
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3) What are the different developmental stages of adolescence? Explain each briefly.
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1) Fill-in the boxes below with your strengths, weaknesses, and likes as well as
dislikes. This is to measure the extent of your understanding of who you really are.
My Strengths My Weaknesses My Likes & Dislikes
2) In a drawing below, label the three (3) major parts of the human body; the mind, the
heart, and the body by writing the persons/individuals responsible for its development.
3) Find a group you are comfortable working with. Interview at least three (3) teenagers
and ask them to describe the changes they have observed of their bodies, their beliefs
and how they think, how they socialize with peers and their major emotions.
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Answer the 10-item Simple Recall Test and write your answers on the blank provided
before the number.
__________ 1) It refers to the ultimate reason for a continued search of understanding
one’s own true and inner nature.
__________ 2) It refers to the set of beliefs about oneself, including attributes, roles,
goals, interests, values and religious or political beliefs.
__________ 3) It refers to the development stage of adolescents which takes place in
the context of all their relationships particularly with those with their peers and families.
__________ 4) It refers to the development stage of adolescents where they intensify
involvement with peer groups and gives way to more intimate relationships and
romances.
__________ 5) It refers to the dramatic shift in thinking of an adolescent from concrete
to abstract which gives them a whole new set of mental tools.
__________ 6) It refers to the biological states associated with nervous system
brought on by neurophysiological changes variously associated with thoughts,
feelings, behavioral responses and a degree of pleasure or displeasure.
__________ 7) It refers to the “holistic development of a person’s actions and
behaviors as compared to just acquisition of specific content knowledge.
__________ 8) It refers to a process which involves experimenting with different ways
of appearing, sounding and behaving.
__________ 9) It refers to the development of the adolescence in which they
experience a growth spurt, rapid growth in bones and muscles as well as sexual
maturation.
__________ 10) It refers to the development of the adolescence where they are faced
with the task of establishing a sense of identity, give them the ability to reflect on who
they are and what makes them unique.
To develop more understanding about yourself and how the environment influence
your development, do the following reflections:
1) Examine how you interact with others. Ask yourself “How did I interact with other
people?
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2) Observe how your environment affects you. Ask yourself “How did my environment
or the people affect the way I understand myself?
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3) How the people around you make or unmake you as a person?
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4) What were the greatest emotional conflicts you have experienced in your
adolescent years?
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References
1) American Psychological Association (APA), 2002 Journal
2) American Psychological Association (APA), 2014 Journal
3) Penetrante, M. (2016). Personal Development. Cronica BookHaus. Manila,
Philippines
Online references
1) https://www.slideshare.net/shahaniflores/module-1-personal-development
2) https://www.slideshare.net/bhinggonzales/self-concept-perdev
3) https://www.learning-mind.com/7-basic-personal-effectiveness-skills/
4) https://www.slideshare.net/elmievalenciacuachon/perdev-module-1-take-charge-
of-your-future
5) https://www.slideshare.net/Leelet1121/module-2-developing-the-whole-person
6) https://www.innerwisdom.com/aspect-of-the-self.htm
7) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHXwPFMvaXk
8) https://recapp.etr.org/cfm?fuseaction=pages.TheoriesDetail&PageID=336
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