Question

After considerable identity exploration, drew finally became committed to becoming a lawyer after college. after working as a legal secretary for a few years, he felt he was not interested in law anymore. after a period of soul searching, he found that his heart was in art and he wanted to become an artist. drew's experience is an example of

Answer 1

The correct answer is the moratorium achievement cycle or the MAMA cycle.  

Moratorium refers to a phenomenon in which a person is undergoing a sort of identity crisis wherein he or she is struggling to commit to one fixed identity and is seeking options for which identity truly resonates with him or her. Achievement in this context refers to when the person emerges from the moratorium state and finally commits to one identity. Since Drew is going through a cycle of changing his career and finding a new one he is experiencing the moratorium achievement cycle or MAMA cycle.