Question

Jenny, an average teenager, writes in her diary: "No one understands how hard my life is and how confused I get. Why is this happening to me? Why am I so different?" A developmental psychologist would probably say that Jenny is expressing A. adolescent egocentrism. B. identity moratorium. C. postconventional moral reasoning. D. role diffusion problem

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answers is option A, adolescent ego centrism

Explanation:

Adolescent ego centrism is a common problem in the youth of present time specially the teenagers who believe that their every set of action/work is being noticed by others or they have this misconception in their mind that every one in the society is noticing their behavior and appearance. There are two major parts of an adolescent ego centrism :

a) A belief that he/she is special or unique and  

b) An imaginable set of people who always criticize him/her or  misunderstand them  

Above mentioned two things are also relevant to the case of Jenny and thus Jenny is experiencing adolescent ego centrism.

Answer 2

Hi, i think its adolescent egocentrism that is making the girls life hard.