PSYCH 250 Midterm: Exam 3, Part 4 Study Guide
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Chapter 12: emotional and social development in adolescence (lectures 14 and 15) Erikson"s theory: identity vs. role confusion: successful outcomes of earlier stages pave the way to its positive resolution. Identity: defining who you are, what you value and where you will go in life. Commitment: vocation, personal relationships, sexual orientation, ethnic group, political and religious ideology. Role confusion: lack of clear definition of self, restricted exploration in adolescence, earlier psychosocial conflicts not resolved. Society restricts choices: problems in identity development ala erikson. Role confusion: incoherent, disjointed, incomplete sense of self. Foreclosure: period of exploration is bypassed; premature commitment to an identity. James marcia"s identity statuses: identity achievement: commitment to values, beliefs and goals following a period of exploration. Psychologically healthier (e. g. , moral reasoning, achievement, intimacy with peers) Active, information- gathering cognitive style: moratorium: exploration without having reached commitment. Most anxious and least rigid/authoritarian, but higher self- esteem and advanced moral reasoning.
