Nine developmental tasks are fundamental to adolescence. These are important in the process of growth and development that you go through to develop to a person that you want to become. These tasks are the following: 1. Accept your body and its characteristics. 2. Gain a masculine or feminine view of yourself. 3. Become more independent of parents and other adults. 4. Develop an interest and concern for your community. 5. Form a more mature relationship with both sexes. 6. Learn more about who you are. 7. Get ready for marriage and family life as an adult. 8. Develop a set of own values. 9. Learn to solve problems in an adult way.