Chapter 4 - Section 2

Adolescents who seriously consider important issues but make no commitments to them

• Identity crisis

• Identity foreclosure adolescents

• Rationalization

• Identity moratorium adolescents

Process whereby an individual seeks to explain an unpleasant emotion or behavior in a way that will preserve self-esteem

• Identity crisis

• Social learning theory

• Rationalization

• Identity foreclosure adolescents

Period of inner conflict during which adolescents worry intensely about who they are

• Identity crisis

• Social learning theory

• Rationalization

• Identity foreclosure adolescents

View of human development that emphasizes interaction

• Identity crisis

• Social learning theory

• Rationalization

• Identity moratorium adolescents

Adolescents who make firm commitments on issues based on the suggestions of others

• Identity crisis

• Social learning theory

• Rationalization

• Identity foreclosure adolescents

During adolescence, the ______ cognitive stage is typically reached.

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete operations

• Formal operations

If adolescents develop a "messiah complex, " they think they can

• Convert others to their religion

• Save the world from evil

• Excel in every way

• None of the above

The identity category in which adolescents have considered many possible identities and freely committed themselves to occupations and other important life matters is

• Identity moratorium

• Identity foreclosure

• Identity diffusion

• Identity achievment