EPSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sexual Identity, Normative Social Influence, Identity Formation
14 Feb 2020
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Knowing others are dependable or thinking the world is unpredictable and dangerous. Being capable to satisfy their own needs or having shame & doubt about their inability to do things. Trying something new on their own or thinking that what they want to do is always wrong! . Mastering new skills & reaching goals or feeling incomplete: identity vs. role confusion (adolescence: 10-20yo, figuring out who they are or feeling confused about how they are, intimacy vs. Isolation (young adulthood: 20s-30s: making a permanent commitment to a partner or failing to connect with others, generativity vs. stagnation (middle adulthood: 40s-50s/60s, making contributions to society or feeling aimless in life, integrity vs. Despair (retirement years: 70s+: feeling satisfied & no regrets! Identity: identity: who a person is, self-determined, others should not challenge or dismiss one"s identity, types of identity, racial identity, ethnic identity, gender identity, sexual identity, career identity.
