Developmental Tasks - Havighurst

Lesson in Developmental Psychology and General Psychology

1. Prepared by: Orlando A. Pistan, MAEd -GC Psychology Instructor Robert J. Havighurst’s Developmental tasks

2. Robert James Havighurst was a professor, physicist, educator, and expert on aging. Both his father, Freeman Alfred Havighurst , and mother, Winifred Weter Havighurst , had been educators at Lawrence University. Born :  5 June 1900, De Pere, Wisconsin, United States Died :  31 January 1991, Richmond, Indiana, United States Books :  Developmental tasks and education , Education :  Ohio State University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Harvard University Robert J. Havighurst

3. A  developmental task  is an undertaking or responsibility that arises at or about a certain period in life, unsuccessful achievement of which leads to inability to perform tasks associated with the next period or stage in life. Developmental tasks

4. Learning to take food Learning to walk Learning to talk Learning to control the elimination of body wastes Learning sex differences and sexual modesty Getting ready to read Learning to distinguish right and wrong BABYHOOD & EARLY CHILDHOOD (2-6 years)

5. Learning physical skills necessary for ordinary games Building a wholesome attitude Learning to get along with age-mates Beginning to develop appropriate masculine and feminine social roles Developing fundamental skills in reading, writing and calculating Developing concepts necessary for everyday living Developing a scale of values Achieving personal independence LATE CHILDHOOD (7-10 or 12 years)

6. Achieving new and more mature relations with age-mates or both sexes Achieving a masculine or feminine social role Accepting one’s physique and using one’s body effectively Achieving emotional independence from parents Preparing for economic career Puberty & ADOLESCENCE (10 or 12 – 17 years)

7. Getting started in an occupation Selecting a mate Learning to live with a marriage partner Starting a family Raising children Managing a home EARLY ADULTHOOD (18-35 years)

8. Assisting teenage children to become responsible and happy adults Developing adult leisure time activities Accepting and adjusting to the physiological changes of middle age Reaching and maintaining satisfactory performance in one’s occupation MIDDLE ADULTHOOD (36-65 years)

9. Adjusting to decreasing physical strength and health Adjusting to retirement and reduced income Adjusting to death of spouse LATE ADULTHOOD (66-death)

10. They are guidelines to enable individuals to know what the society expects of them; They motivate individuals to do what the society expects; and They show individuals what lies ahead. PURPOSES OF Developmental tasks

11. Thank you for paying attention. Robert J. Havighurst’s Developmental tasks