Question

Emily has not been able to successfully resolve her identity crisis. She has withdrawn, isolating herself from peers and

family. Erik Erikson would say that Emily is suffering from identity:
O foreclosure.
O confusion.
moratorium.
diffusion.

Answer 1

In Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, Emily's situation falls under the stage of identity versus role confusion, specifically identity foreclosure.

Therefore, the correct answer is: option 'foreclosure.'

Step-by-step explanation:

During this stage, adolescents struggle with questions of identity and may experience confusion or uncertainty. Based on Emily's withdrawal and isolation from others, Erik Erikson would say that she is suffering from identity foreclosure.

Erik Erikson, a German psychoanalyst heavily influenced by Sigmund Freud, explored three aspects of identity: the ego identity (self), personal identity (the personal idiosyncrasies that distinguish a person from another, social/cultural identity (the collection of social roles a person might play).

Erikson's stage theory characterizes an individual advancing through the eight life stages as a function of negotiating their biological and sociocultural forces. The two conflicting forces each have a psychosocial crisis which characterizes the eight stages.

The stage that relates to Emily's situation is the stage of identity versus role confusion, which occurs during adolescence (ages 12-18).