PSY 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: James Marcia, Identity Crisis, Puberty
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Identity: a sense of an integrated, coherent, and goal-directed self. But adolescence is on the whole more challenging than other developmental periods. In nonindustrialized cultures, transition to adult roles begins much earlier. In some traditional cultures, the transition is more abrupt. People in our society expect young people to start acting like adults quite abruptly, but the timing of this transition is ambiguous. Puberty rites/rites of passage: ceremonies that mark the transition from childhood to adulthood. Forming a personal identity involves integrating these into a whole: past experiences ongoing changes society"s expectations for the future. Identity crisis: erikson"s term for the struggle adolescents experience when trying to establish their personal identities. Making choices about life directions is an active process of searching among alternatives. Making voluntary choices about life directions from many options. Foreclosure: have not explored alternatives but have a definite commitment (prematurely). Lack confidence what others want them to be rather than themselves considering options.
