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The document outlines the stages of human development and associated developmental tasks as defined by Robert Havighurst. It describes eight key stages from prenatal to late adulthood, highlighting the expected achievements and challenges at each stage. Successful completion of these tasks is linked to future happiness and social acceptance, while failure can lead to difficulties in later life stages.

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The document outlines the stages of human development and associated developmental tasks as defined by Robert Havighurst. It describes eight key stages from prenatal to late adulthood, highlighting the expected achievements and challenges at each stage. Successful completion of these tasks is linked to future happiness and social acceptance, while failure can lead to difficulties in later life stages.

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THE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL TASK

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At theend of this module, you should be able to:


● Define developmental tasks jn your own words
● Describe the developmental tasks in each developmental stage
● Came up with research abstracts/summaries pf researches on developmental tasks

CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS

In stage of development a certain task or tasks are expected of every individual. Robert
Havighurst defines developmental task as one that “arises at a certain period in our life, the
successful achievement of which leads to happiness and success with later tasks while failure
leads to unhappiness, social disapproval, and difficulty with later tasks.” (Havighurst,1972)

THE DEVELOPMENTAL (Santrock,2002)

1. Prenatal period (from conception to birth) - it involves tremendous growth from a single
cell to an organism complete with brain and behavioral capabilities.
2. Infancy (from birth to 18-24 months) - a time of extreme dependence on adults. Many
psychological activities are just beginning language, symbolic thought, sensorimotor
coordination and social learning.
3. Early childhood (end of infancy to 5-6 years (Grade 1) - these are preschool years.
Young children learn to become more self-sufficient and to care for themeselves,
develop school readiness skills and spend mang hours in play with peers.
4. Middle and late childhood (6-11 yearsof age, the elementary school years) - the
fundamental skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic are mastered. The child is formally
exposed to the larger world and it’s culture.
5. The adolescence(10-12 years of age ending up to 18-22 years of age) - begins with
rapid physical changes dramatic gains in height and weight, charges in body contour,
and the development of sexual characteristics such as enlargement of the breasts,
development of pubic and facial hair, and deepening of the voice.
6. Early Adulthood (from late teens of early 20s lasting through the 30s) - it is a time of
establishing, career development, selecting a mate, learning to live with someone in an
intimate way, staring a family and rearing children.
7. Middle Adulthood (40-60 years of age) - it is a time of expanding Personal and social,
involvement and responsibility of assisting the next generation in becoming competent
and mature individuals and og reaching and maintainning satisfaction in a career.
8. Late Adulthood (60s and above) - it is a time for adjustment to decreasing strength and
health, life review, retirement, and adjustment to new social roles.

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