FRHD 3040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Identity Formation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3040
• Professor: John Greenwood

Document Summary

Pay attention to the issues raised autonomy authority intimacy. Autonomy psychological di erential from parents shift from parents to peers as source of in uence and intimacy. Con ict changes in quality of parent child relationship renegotiation of parent child relationship in late adolescence and early adulthood. Erikson"s fth stage of psychosocial development identity versus role confusion identity achievement a clear and de nite sense of who one is and where one ts into one"s particular culture. Construction of unique identity separate from parents. Emotional autonomy freedom from excessive need for parental approval, support, and closeness. Value autonomy independence of values, attitudes and beliefs and exploration of alternatives. Research indicates that adolescents are most concerned with behavioural autonomy. Individuation in context of continuing parent child relationship. Ideal is to achieve independence with interdependence separate identity, behavioural autonomy but similar core values and emotional closeness. Domains in adolescents life are put under own jurisdictions.