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Lesson 4:
The Challenges of Middle and Late Adolescence
Part I. Learning Module Information
the concepts about mental health and wellbeing particularly stress and coping
Content strategies in middle and late adolescence
Standards
Performance identify his/her own vulnerabilities and plan on how to stay mentally
Standards healthy while coping with stress
Most Essential Identify ways that help one become capable and responsible adolescent
Learning prepared for adult life
Competencies
(MELC) Discuss understanding of mental health and psychological well-being to identify
ways to cope with stress during adolescence
Duration Q1 Week 4-5
Objectives:
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
1. Discuss how facing the challenges during adolescence, you may able to clarify and manage the demands
of teen years,
2. Express your feelings on the expectations of the significant people around you, such as your parents,
siblings, friends, teachers, community leaders, and
3. Make affirmations that help you become more lovable and capable as an adolescent.
Part II. Learning Explorations
THE PASSAGE TO ADULTHOOD: CHALLENGES OF LATE ADOLESCENCE
Physical Development
• Most girls have completed the physical changes related to puberty by age 15.
• Boys are still maturing and gaining strength, muscle mass and height and are completing the development of
sexual traits.
Emotional Development
• May stress over school and test scores.
• Is self-involved (may have high expectations and low self-concept).
• Seeks privacy and time alone.
• Is concerned about physical and sexual attractiveness.
• May complain that parents prevent him or her from doing things independently.
• Starts to want both physical and emotional intimacy in relationships.
• The experience of intimate partnerships
Social Development
• Shifts in relationship with parents from dependency and subordination to one that reflects the adolescent’s
increasing maturity and responsibilities in the family and the community,
• Is more and more aware of social behaviors of friends.
• Seeks friends that share the same beliefs, values, and interests.
• Friends become more important.
• Starts to have more intellectual interests.
• Explores romantic and sexual behaviors with others.
• May be influenced by peers to try risky behaviors (alcohol, tobacco, sex).
Mental Development
• Becomes better able to set goals and think in terms of the future.
• Has a better understanding of complex problems and issues.
• Starts to develop moral ideals and to select role models.
Part III. Assessment Task
Activity #1: Slogan or Personal Declaration on Being Happy
1. Read the essay on “Being Happy”.
2. Choose a phrase, sentence, or paragraph that strikes you.
3. Make a slogan or personal declaration on how you can be committed to your self-development.
4. Explain your thoughts and feelings about it. Include specific ways in which you will develop yourself further.
Activity #2: STRESS BINGO
Copy the bingo card in your journal. Find someone who regularly participates in one of these activities. Ask
him/her to sign his/her name in the appropriate box. Find a different person for each box. Wait for your
teacher to call out the type of BINGO activity.
Listens to music Keeps a Plays a Makes “to do” Has hiked to the
journal or a musical lists top of a
diary instrument mountain
Eats Enjoys Plays with an Likes to laugh and Has a fish
Breakfast baking electronic does so a tank /
cookies device lot aquarium
Plays outside after Talks to Your favorite Enjoys nature Sleeps 9-11
school family about activity hours a night
problems
Goes for walks / Volunteers Practices a Daydreams Does yoga or
bike martial art pilates
riding
Enjoys going for a Goes window Works out at a Skis, Rented a movie
drive shopping gym/ at Skateboards on the
home weekend
Part III. Internet Link
Gazzingan, Leslie B., Francisco, Joseph C., Aglubat, Linofe R., Parentela, Ferdinand O., Tuason, Vevian T.
(2013). Psychology: Dimensions of the Human Mind. Mutya Publishing House, Inc.
Moving up, A Guide to Personal and Career Development, Maricel Ilag-Ramos; Unit 4, Career Development,
pp.113-127
