Ch 10 Flashcards
Identity development does not happen _______, and it does not happen ________.
A. Neatly, cataclysmically
B. Quickly, structured
A. Neatly, cataclysmically (destructive)
Today as a result of Erickson’s masterful thinking and analysis, identity is considered _____
A. Unimportant to adolescence
B. A key aspect of adolescent development
C. A key aspect in early adulthood
B. A key aspect of adolescent development
Recall that in Erickson’s theory, his 5th developmental stage, which individuals experience during adolescence, is ______ versus ______
Identity vs Identity confusion
During the identity versus identity confusion stage Erickson said adolescents are faced with deciding what?
Who they are
What they are all about
Where they are going in life
The search for an identity during adolescence is aided by a _______ _______
Psychosocial moratorium
Erickson’s term for the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy
Psychosocial moratorium
Marcia classifies individuals based on the existence or extent of their ______ or _____
Crisis or commitment
A period of identity development during which the individual is exploring alternatives
Crisis
Personal investment in identity
Commitment
James Marcia’s term for adolescents who have not yet experienced a crisis or made any commitments
Identity diffusion
James Marcia’s term for adolescents who have made a commitment but have not experienced a crisis
Identity for closure
James Marcia’s term for adolescents who are in the midst of a crisis, but their commitments are either absent or vaguely defined
Identity moratorium
James Marcia’s term for adolescents who have undergone a crisis and have made a commitment
Identity achievement
Some critics argue that the identity status approach does not provide enough depth and understanding ______ ______
Identity development
The newer dual cycle identity model separates identity development into 2 processes, those are
- Formation cycle
- Maintenence cycle
The cycle of the newer dual cycle identity model that relies on exploration in breath and identification with commitment
Formation cycle
The cycle in the newer dual cycle identity model that involves exploration in depth as well as reconsideration of commitments
Maintenance cycle
This approach is one way that researchers are now examining identity changes in depth
Narrative approach
This approach involves asking individuals to tell their life stories and evaluate the extent to which their stories are meaningful and integrated
Narrative approach
This term refers to the stories people construct and tell about themselves to define who they are for themselves and others. Beginning in adolescence and young adulthood, these are the stories we live by.
Narrative identity
Researchers are developing a consensus that the key changes in identity are most likely to take place in
Emerging adulthood, the period from about 18 to 25 years of age
From the years proceeding high school through the last few years of college, the number of individuals who are identity achieved ________, whereas the number of individuals who are identity diffused _________
A. Increases, increases
B. Decreases, increases
C. Increases, decreases
C. Increases, decreases
Many young adolescents are part of which 4 statuses of identity
Identity diffusion
Marcio points out that the 1st identity is
Not, and should not be regarded as, the final product