DEP 3053 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Identity Formation, Major Depressive Disorder

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Clinical and Health Psychology
• Course: DEP 3053
• Professor: Natalie Christina Ebner

Document Summary

Adolescent influenced more by microsystems and exo-systems (e. g. , family, peers, school etc. ) than by changes in macro-system (e. g. , political upheaval) Including: vocational/career, political, cultural/ethnic, religious, sexual/gender, relationship, achievement/intellectual, interests, personality, physical. Adolescents who cope with conflicting identities emerge with a new sense of self. Adolescents who do not successfully resolve identity crisis suffer identity confusion. Marcia"s four statuses of identity: identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, identity achievement. Diffusion: whatever; lack of commitment to goals or values; no crisis yet. Foreclosure: premature identity formation; adoption of roles and values without questioning; made commitment but not yet experienced crisis. Moratorium: time-out; accepted way to postpone making identity achievement choices; in midst of crisis, absent or weak commitments. Achievement: who am i as unique individual, in accord with past experiences and future-plans; undergone crisis, made commitment. Parental monitoring parental knowledge about whereabouts, activities, companions. Psychological control threat of withdrawing love and support.