FMLY 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 61: Identity Formation, Psychosexual Development, Identity Crisis

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Family Social Sciences
• Course: FMLY 1010
• Professor: Christine A.Schippers

Document Summary

Adolescents & adults are in the genital stage = period during which people reach psychosexual maturity: sexual drive is awaken by puberty, primary task: channel the libido into a healthy sexual relationship. Erikson achievement of sense of personal identity is more important. Identity = a(cid:374) u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g of o(cid:374)e"s u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue (cid:272)ha(cid:396)a(cid:272)te(cid:396)isti(cid:272)s a(cid:374)d ho(cid:449) the(cid:455) ha(cid:448)e (cid:271)ee(cid:374), a(cid:396)e, and will be manifested across ages, situations, & social roles: identity vs. role confusion = adolescents attain a sense of who they are. Ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455) esta(cid:271)lished i(cid:374) (cid:272)hildhood is (cid:862)u(cid:374)glued(cid:863) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of (cid:396)apid (cid:271)od(cid:455) g(cid:396)o(cid:449)th a(cid:374)d se(cid:454)ual changes. Identity crisis = ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologi(cid:272)al state of e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)al tu(cid:396)(cid:373)oil that a(cid:396)ises (cid:449)he(cid:374) a(cid:374) adoles(cid:272)e(cid:374)t"s sense of self becomes (cid:862)u(cid:374)glued(cid:863) so that a (cid:374)e(cid:449), (cid:373)o(cid:396)e (cid:373)atu(cid:396)e se(cid:374)se of self (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)ed. Identifying with peer groups is a method of defence against emotional turmoil. Crisis = a period of decision making when old values and old choices are re-examined. May occur as an upheaval, or occur gradually.