Havighurst's Developmental Stage and Tasks

Question 1

Developmental Tasks:

1. eat solid foods
2. walk
3. talk
4. control elimination of wastes
5. relate emotionally to others
6. distinguish right from wrong through development of conscience
7. learn sex differences and sexual modesty
8. achieve personal independence
9. form simple concepts of social and physical reality

Answer 1

Infancy vs. Early Childhood (0-3 years old)

Question 2

Development Tasks:

1. establish more mature relationships with same age individuals of both sexes
2. achieve masculine or feminine social role
3. accept own body
4. establish emotional independence from parents
5. prepare for an occupation
6. prepare for marriage and building of family
7. acquire skills necessary to fulfill civic responsibilities
8. develop a set of values that guides behavior

Answer 2

Adolescence (13-17 years old)

Question 3

Development Tasks:

1. civic and social responsibilities
2. maintain an economic standard of living
3. relate one’s partner
4. adjust to physiological changes
5. adjust to aging parents

Answer 3

Middle Adulthood (36-60 y.o.)

Question 4

Developmental Tasks:

1. physical skills required for games
2. build healthy attitudes towards oneself
3. learn to socialize with peers
4. learn appropriate masculine or feminine role
5. gain basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills
6. formulate a conscience based on a value system
7. achieve personal independence
8. develop attitudes toward social groups and institutions

Answer 4

Middle Childhood (6-12 years old)

Question 5

Developmental Tasks:

1. select a partner
2. learn to live with a partner
3. start a family
4. manage a home
5. establish self in a career/occupation
6. assume civic responsibilities
7. become part of a social group

Answer 5

Early Adulthood (18-35)

Question 6

1. adjust to physiological changes and alterations in health status
2. adjust to retirement and altered income
3. adjust to death of spouse
4. develop affiliation with one’s age group
5. meet civic and social responsibilities
6. establish satisfactory living arrangements

Answer 6

Later Maturity