“Every day in every way, I am getting better and better.”
- Emile Coue
ASPECTS
Ø Physical
Middle Adolescence
Females have almost completed the physical development while the Males are still in the process of maturity. There is the desire to look good and to impress others. Other issues of concern are fashion, hygiene, and weight.
Late Adolescence
Females are fully physically developed while males continue to develop.
Ø Identity/Self-concept
Middle Adolescence
Sense of identity has not yet been established. Identity crisis is prevalent party because of confusion brought about by the diverse changes in their bodies. Have low-self-esteem and poor self-concept but have high expectations for oneself.
Late Adolescence
Adolescents have firmer sense of identity though they continue to explore about the self. The process of discovery continues in areas such as family, relationships, education, and career.
Ø Emotional Behavior
Middle Adolescence
Most of the adolescents are moody, sensitive, rebellious, stubborn and inconsistent. They rebel against requirements or policies. Some tend to be rude in speech and quite often talk back to their parents or elders. Some are prone in using bad words.
Late Adolescence
They slowly possess the ability to delay gratification. There is an increased emotional stability.
Ø Social Attitude
Middle Adolescence
There is desire to be recognized, be liked and gain success and greatness in their endeavors. They love to compete with other people even with the sibling in the family. Some are eager to explore and experience.
Late Adolescence
They have increased and deeper capacity for caring for others. There is an emerging social autonomy among them.
Ø Peer Relationships
Middle Adolescence
Eager to make new friends and “friendship” is everything to them. They are very much loyal to their peers. The influence if peers is quite strong which sometimes leads them to risky behaviors.
Late Adolescence
The peer group fades in importance and is replaced by a few good and trusted friends.
Ø Family Relationships
Middle Adolescence
As adolescents develop closed ties with their peer groups, the relationship with their family deteriorates. Conflicts may arise due to adolescents’ assertion to freedom and other concerns.
Late Adolescence
Conflict with parents often decrease with age. Family is becoming influential again.
Ø Romantic Relationships
Middle Adolescence
Slowly, adolescents begin to be interested in romantic relationships and in physical or emotional affection. Early romantic relationships tend to be short duration, usually just a few months (or weeks).
Late Adolescence
There is development of more serious relationships. Serious intimate relationships begin to develop. Majority regards love, fidelity, and lifelong commitment as essential to a successful relationship.
Ø Decision Making/Independence
Middle Adolescence
They are prone in making poor decisions. This can be a problem especially when poor decisions lead adolescents to risky behaviors such as use of alcohol or drugs. Immature adolescents are especially likely to choose less responsible options and may even
Late Adolescence
They manifest increased independence and self-reliance. There is a rapid emerging ability to make independent decisions and to compromise.
Ø Cognitive Development
Middle Adolescence
They develop abstract reasoning skills includes having logical thinking skills, expansion of verbal abilities and ability to grasp conventional morality. Ability to adjust to increased school demands, reason effectively, solve problems, think reflectively and plan for the future.
Late Adolescence
There is development of abstract, complex thinking which assists them in developing an ability to comprehend things such as how current behaviors affect long-term health status. They begin to mature cognitively and intellectually and improved ability to think about themselves and the world around them.
Ø Values/Morality
Middle Adolescence
They start to develop a sense of values and begin to be concerned about exhibiting ethical behaviors. They begin to develop moral reasoning, honesty, and pro-social attitudes such as helping altruism, volunteerism and caring for others.
Late Adolescence
Adolescents develop to more matured understanding of morality and justice. They question and assess the beliefs they acquired during childhood and restructure these beliefs into personal ideologies.
Ø Career Goals
Middle Adolescence
Many of them remain to be risk takers as they feel that they are invincible. Many are still hungry for happiness and freedom and are carefree and irresponsible. The dominant desire to fit in with peers make it difficult for them to make wise and future-oriented choices and decision.
Late Adolescence
They have greater capacity for setting goals. Adolescents become concerned with their future. There is less participation in risky activities. They make efforts to gather information or trainings related to the career they wish to pursue.
Challenges in the Middle and Late Adolescence
1. Creation of a stable identity
2. Emotional maturity
3. Establishment of some form of autonomy from parents or family
4. Establishment to a healthy romantic relationship
6. Control of impulsive emotions establishment of good behaviors
7. Improvement of decision-making skills
8. Improvement of personal ethical and value system
9. Establishment of regard for one’s safety via avoidance of participation in risky behaviors.
10. Consideration of career and future goals.
Challenges in the Late Adolescence
1. Finishing studies
2. Entry to the workforce
3. Finding significant role in society or niche in world
4. Entering responsible romantic partnership
5. Preparing o build one’s own family
Significant Others
Significant other is synonymous with the term “relevant other”. In that guides and take care of a child during primariy socialization.
Nowadays the term “significant others” is used to refer all people who are of sufficient importance in a person’s life to affect his or her emotion.
Ø Parents
It refers to a father or mother. One who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child. A relative who plays the role of guardian.
Roles of Parents
1. Provide secure, safe and living home for family;
2. Create an atmosphere of truthgulness, godliness mutual trust and respect;
3. Open Communication
> Teacher
A person who delivers and educational program, assesses students participation in an educational program or administers, provides consistent and substantial leadership.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP – It can be an individual or a group leadership voluntary or paid.
Ø Friends
o A person who knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual ro family relation. Someone who knows you well.
On Friendships
- Look for a best friend
- Care for a friend by sharing his or her pain
- Don’t walk away from your friend
- Be yourself with a true friend
- Be selective and wise in making friends
- Keep in mind that friendship is sharing
- Don’t betray a friend
- Keep the friendship of childhood that survives into adult
- Don’t allow distance to separate you from friends
- Turn an enemy into a friend
- Be cautious in friendship
On Affirmation
Affirmation are declarations or courageous statements aimed at creating a change in the person stating them. Intended to help individuals in forming positive beliefs about themselves projected towards a
In the 1920’s, a French psychologist by the name of Emile Coue first popularized the term.
“Only I could console myself, not nobody else. It’s okay to shed tears, but don’t you tear yourself.” - RM
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