Deck 61: The Search for Identity

Question 1

Adolescents experiencing __________ lack a cohesive, consistent whole; they simply do not have a genuine identity of their own.

A) identity foreclosure
B) identity diffusion
C) identity moratorium
D) identity achievement

Answer 1

B

Question 2

__________ is/are a complex way of constructing the self as a result of experience across domains that incorporate evaluation of the self by self and others.

A) Self esteem
B) Self-schemas
C) Self-evaluation
D) Self-regulating

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The ability to commit oneself to choices about identity and maintaining that commitment under all conditions is referred to as __________.

A) identity achievement
B) identity confusion
C) identity foreclosure
D) identify moratorium

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The desire to make a choice at some time in the future but being unable to do so is referred to as __________.

A) identity foreclosure
B) identity diffusion
C) identity moratorium
D) identity confusion

Question 5

__________ refers broadly to one's evaluation of oneself.

A) Self esteem
B) Self-schemas
C) Self-evaluation
D) Self-regulating

Question 6

According to Erikson, the development of an adult identity requires all of the following EXCEPT __________.

A) inhibiting or modifying behaviors to avoid negative future consequences
B) initiating, persisting, and sequencing steps toward goals
C) navigating simple social situations
D) self-regulating affect and complex behavior to serve long-term goals

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a strategy that adults can adopt to help adolescents acquire psychological maturity?

A) Remember that they are still children and treat them as such.
B) Challenge and affirm their choices.
C) Help them to develop competence in a variety of life skills and activities.
D) Support communication between teens and their parents.

Question 8

Identity moratorium refers to making a commitment only because someone else has prescribed a particular choice-being outer-directed.

Question 9

The adolescent years, from about ages 12 to 18, have come to be identified with Erikson's description of them as the time of "identity versus identity confusion."

Question 10

Upset and turmoil are the defining characteristics of adolescence.

Question 11

Probably the most important strategy to remember in working with teenagers is to treat them as "almost adults."