CHAPTERADOLESCENCE.pptVIP

CHAPTER 16: ADOLESCENCE Dr. M. Davis-Brantley Identity Status (Erikson’s identity versus role confusion) Identity achievement—attainment of identity: self-understanding in accord with past experiences and future plans willing to reconsider values and goals of parents and culture, accepting some, rejecting others Identity Foreclosure adopts values and goals of parents and culture without questioning closes out process before it begins Identity Diffusion (Video) has few commitments to goals or values, and apathetic about taking on any role Identity Moratorium (Video) experiments with alternative identities in order to try them out; not ready to make commitment to particular future goal Gender and Ethnic Identity, cont. Gender identity is often connected to ethnic identity Ethnic Identity often questioning of ethnic identity and dominant American identity As teens grow older, the need to be proud of general heritage grows greater * * The Self and Identity Who am I? Identity—consistent definition of one’s self as a unique individual in terms of roles, attitudes, beliefs. and aspirations Possible selves—various ideas of who one might be or become, each of which is typically acted out and considered as a possible identity False self—set of behaviors that is adopted by a person to combat rejection, please others, or try out as a possible self Multiple Selves Three Types of False Selves acceptable false self. Adopted to be accepted; arises from feelings of worthlessness, depression; low self-understanding pleasing false self. Arises from wish to impress or please others; medium self-understanding experimental false self. Adolescent tries out a self to see how it feels; high self-understanding Multiple Selves, cont. Developmentalists asked a series of questions to measure identity status can a person achieve identity in one domain but still be searching in another domain? answer: yes is identity formed from within or from without? answer: both Status Versus Process Ge