Question

Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by A. adopting whatever values and expectations their parents recommend. B. seeking a lifelong romantic relationship. C. investigating the personal suitability of various occupational and social roles. D. severing the emotional ties between themselves and their childhood friends.

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

Erick Erick-son was a Neo-Freudian who focus on the social development of the child. Adolescence is the stage of crisis and struggle. The crisis is a term that is given by Erick-son that describes the con-flict in a life span that is related to the development stages of a human being. Erick-son describes that the person who is much better in resolving their crisis will determine future personality traits. The crisis occurs with a person is in their adolescence age that called role confusion versus self identity. This is the crisis where an individual is confused about own self identity that is being accepted and fitted in the society. Thus adolescents want to know who they are and what they want from society. When an adolescent finds the answer of these question then they identify themselves and represent self to others.