PER DEV | Havighurst's Developmental Stages

Who proposed the Developmental Task Theory?

Robert Havighurst

Developmental Task

a task that arises at or about a certain time in one’s life

Developmental Task Theory

everyone undergoes a sequential stage from infancy to old age

Factors Affecting Developmental Tasks

Biological, Social, Psychosocial

Biological

some tasks have biological requirements

Social

culture & norms affect tasks

Psychosocial

personality and psyche affect priority

Order of Developmental Task Stages

1. Infancy and Early Childhood

2. Middle Childhood

3. Adolescence

4. Early Adulthood

5. Middle Adulthood

6. Later Maturity

Infancy and Early Childhood | Ages

0-5 yeas old

Infancy and Early Childhood | Tasks

• Walking

• Talk & Pray

• Eating

• Learn Right vs Wrong

• Potty Train

Middle Childhood | Ages

6-12 years old

Middle Childhood | Tasks

• Get along with others

• Build positive self-concept

• conform with society

• develop superego (ethics)

• learn important skills

• achieve independence

Adolescence | Ages

13-18 years

Adolescence | Tasks

• Mature sexually and with relationships

• Emotional Independence

• Prep for career

• Acquire Values & ethics

• Desire and achieve social responsibility

Early Adulthood | Ages

19 - 30 years old

Early Adulthood | Tasks

• Vocation & Career Discernment

• Start Career/Family

• Selecting & Living with Partner

• Assuming civic responsibility

Middle Adulthood | Ages

30-60 years old

Middle Adulthood | Tasks

• Help & Mentor Teens

• Achieve social and civic responsibility

• Satisfactory Career Achievement

• Accepting Physiological Change

• Adjusting to Aging Parents

Later Maturity | Ages

60+ years old

Later Maturity | Tasks

• Adjusting to retirement and decrease in health

• Establish relatives with age group