Four Identity Statuses
When young adults hit the stage where they have to figure out their sense of identity, they may struggle with the task. When Jane turned 20, she figured that since she had graduated from high school, she had to find out who she wanted to become. It wasn’t an easy task, and she had some struggles along the way, but figuring out what she wanted to do with her life would also be a wonderful experience.
According to a psychologist James E. Marcia, there are four different identity statuses. These identity statuses consist of identity achievement, foreclosure, moratorium, and identity diffusion. Marcia states that the four identity statuses differ according to the presence or absence of crisis and commitment. He defined crisis as a period of conscious …show more content…
When Joe turned 13 years old he was swimming all of the time. He wanted to learn how to dive off of the diving board at the pool. His father decided to teach him how to dive off of the diving board. Joe’s father showed him in steps on how to dive off of the diving board correctly. The steps seems pretty easy to do, but Joe knew not everything was as easy as it seems. It was time for Joe to take his first leap.
First his father showed him that he need to stand straight up with his arms raised straight up over his head. Secondly Joe needed to bend his knees and jump himself off the board, when he was ready to jump. Thirdly, after he kicked off of the board, he had to keep his arms straight above his head. Fourthly, when he had done all of the first three steps, he would be in the air and bend his body and dive right in to the water off of the diving board. For the longest time Joe had to use nose plugs, due to the fact he kept getting water up his …show more content…
This eventually became second nature to him. Joe went through adaption, which is where he took his old way of jumping and adjusted it to accomplish his new way of diving. Then, he experienced disequilibrium because he was not comfortable with what he was about to attempt. Not only was his father watching him but also being watch by others at the swimming pool. With everything going on around him he became nervous and jumpy. Joe had to clear his mind to think about all the steps for diving. Finally, Joe had to show himself that he could accomplish this new skill that has been set in front of
According to a psychologist James E. Marcia, there are four different identity statuses. These identity statuses consist of identity achievement, foreclosure, moratorium, and identity diffusion. Marcia states that the four identity statuses differ according to the presence or absence of crisis and commitment. He defined crisis as a period of conscious …show more content…
When Joe turned 13 years old he was swimming all of the time. He wanted to learn how to dive off of the diving board at the pool. His father decided to teach him how to dive off of the diving board. Joe’s father showed him in steps on how to dive off of the diving board correctly. The steps seems pretty easy to do, but Joe knew not everything was as easy as it seems. It was time for Joe to take his first leap.
First his father showed him that he need to stand straight up with his arms raised straight up over his head. Secondly Joe needed to bend his knees and jump himself off the board, when he was ready to jump. Thirdly, after he kicked off of the board, he had to keep his arms straight above his head. Fourthly, when he had done all of the first three steps, he would be in the air and bend his body and dive right in to the water off of the diving board. For the longest time Joe had to use nose plugs, due to the fact he kept getting water up his …show more content…
This eventually became second nature to him. Joe went through adaption, which is where he took his old way of jumping and adjusted it to accomplish his new way of diving. Then, he experienced disequilibrium because he was not comfortable with what he was about to attempt. Not only was his father watching him but also being watch by others at the swimming pool. With everything going on around him he became nervous and jumpy. Joe had to clear his mind to think about all the steps for diving. Finally, Joe had to show himself that he could accomplish this new skill that has been set in front of