Question

Twenty-eight-year-old Mary has worked at the same bookstore since she was 19 and has now begun to question both her choice of occupation and the direction of her life. According to Erikson, this appears to be a manifestation of _______.

Answer 1

Answer: Identity confusion

Explanation: According to Erikson, Identity confusion is a phenomenon where an individual becomes confused about defining who they really are or what they really want from life, they are confused about their religious and sexual orientations, what interest them in life etc. It is the fifth stage of ego. What marry is going through is a manifestation of identity confusion.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Twenty-eight-year-old Mary has worked at the same bookstore since she was 19 and has now begun to question both her choice of occupation and the direction of her life. According to Erikson, this appears to be a manifestation of identity diffusion.                                                                                                  

Explanation:

• Inside any society there are a number of individuals and not all of them posses the same ability to think or perform various tasks, as there can be huge differences between there perceptions and ideas that each posses about certain things or actions.
• And to understand things and ideas really well we have to know more about our selves, as there must be not a minute amount of confusion about self abilities and the capacity that one has, as it will create issue like that of an identity diffusion.