Question

On monday, jacques announces to his parents that he wants to be called jack. on wednesday, he says he wants to drop out of school. on friday, he says he wants to get a tattoo and become an architect. erikson would say that jacques is struggling with the challenge of identity versus _____.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Role confusion

Identity vs role confusion occurs when and individual is at the period of time when he/she is trying to find what is the purpose of their life. People commonly reach this stage when we are transitioning from childhood (when our roles are fully determined by our parents) to adolescent.