Question

Jessica, 16, is in the process of deciding what she wants to study in college. She wants to be an engineer one day and a painter the next day. Erik Erikson would say Jessica is in the ________ stage of development.
A) Intimacy versus IsolationB) Identity versus identity confusionC) Initinative versus guiltD) Industry versus inferiorirty

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is B) Identity vs. Identity confusion, more accurately known as Identity vs Role confusion.

Explanation:

During this stage, the fifth according to Erikson's structure of psychosocial development, teenagers start to explore their own identity and create a sense of self. Individuals must overcome a crisis which involves commiting to a "true" identity, while coping with social pressure about their roles in the community.