Question

Foreclosure, Diffusion, Achievement, Moratorium or Commitment?

Please choose the answer that best completes the sentence (letters can be used more than once)

A. B. C. D. E.    1._______ is personal investment in identity. A. B. C. D. E.    2._______ is a period of identity development in which the individual is exploring alternatives. A. B. C. D. E.    3.The status of someone who has made a commitment but hasn't experienced a crisis is _________. A. B. C. D. E.    4. The status of someone who hasn't experienced a crisis or made any commitments is _______. A. B. C. D. E.    5. The status of someone who is having a crisis but whose commitments are absent or vaguely defined is ________. A. B. C. D. E.    6.The status of someone who has had a crisis and made a commitment is _______. A. B. C. D. E.    7. Emory doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, and doesn't think about it much. Her status is ________. A. B C. D. E.    8. Elena wants to be a doctor because her father says it is the only acceptable career. Her status is _________. A. B. C. D. E.    9. John grew up in a very religious household, but he is starting to question his own religious values and isn't sure what faith he is. His status is _______. A B. C. D. E.    10. Elena didn't like being a pre-med major. After considering several majors, she switched to Marketing, and has found her calling. Her status is _______.

Choices for repeated use: A. Foreclosure B. Diffusion C. Achievement D. Moratorium E. Commitment

Answer 1

keys to first four

1.Commitment : Marcia's term for the part of identity development in which adolescents show a personal investment in forming an identity. Refers to the making of voluntary choices about life directions from the many available options. By making these choices ,adolescents become invested in their identity decisions.

2.'Crisis' : termed as a period of identity development in which the individual is 'exploring alternatives'

3.Identity Forescolsure: Marcia's term for adolescents who have made a commitment but have not experienced a crisis.

4.Diffusion :Marcia's term for adolescents who have not yet experienced a crisis or made any commitments.The status in which the adolescent does not have a sense of having choices,he or she has not yet made a commitment

Achievement: the status in which adolescent has gone through an identity crisis and has made a commitment to a sense of identity (i.e certain role or value) that he or she has taken

Moratorum:the status in which the adolescent is currently in a crisis ,exploring various commitments and is ready to make choices, but has not made commitment to these choices yet.