Adolescents Identity
Moral reasoning
Moral reasoning allow us to reason between what is right and what is wrong
Allows us to focus on making the right decisions and how we feel and understand about certain circumstances
moral dilemmas can be very challenging
Adolescents is impacted by the interactions between or with individuals and their environments
At the age of three children can recognise the difference
between moral issues for example they know what is right and wrong and what is safe or not.
Ethnic Racial Identity
the relationship between one another because you have the similar characters that you can connect with
Peers that have the same background have stronger ethnic identities because they are able to connect with certain beliefs and values
Parents have a impact on the child or youth's ethnic racial identity
Allow teens adolescents how to express themselves in their own unique ways
Identity Crisis
A person that struggles with the sense of their identity for example they are confused on who they are and who they want to be.
A person may struggle with a mental disorder, like bi polar, depression, and schizophrenia
A person's sense of identity becomes insecure and they become embarrassed when having to ask others for help
Identity crisis usually happens when someone having certain stressful situations or when a big change has happened for example parents splitting, and school.
They focus on their self image to help them with the ego
Identity Status
Identity status focuses on foreclosure, Identity diffusion, identity, and moratorium
Allows children and youth to be able to explore new experiences
children and youth have commitment with values and beliefs as well as their goals
Identity status focuses on foreclosure, Identity diffusion, identity achievement , and moratorium