PSYC 6 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Psych, Dysphoria, Dsm-5
15 May 2020
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Consistent definition of one"s self as a unique individual, in terms of roles, attitudes, beliefs, and aspirations. Erikson"s term for the 5th stage of development in which the person tries to figure out who am i? but is confused as to which of many possible roles to adopt. Erikson"s term for the attainment of identity or the point at which a person understands who he/she is as a unique individual, in accord with past experiences and future plans. Role confusion (identity diffusion) situation in which an adolescent does not seem to know or care what his/her identity is. Foreclosure erikson"s term for premature identity formation, which occurs when an adolescent adopts parents" or society"s roles values wholesale, without questioning or analysis. Moratorium an adolescent"s choice of a socially acceptable way to postpone making identity-achievement decision ex: going/not going to college. Marcia described and measured 4 specific ways in which young people cope with adolescence:
