Question

"Melanie has decided to go to law school because she comes from a long line of lawyers and her family expects her to go to law school. According to Marcia's identity status theory, which identity statuses best describes Melanie?"

Answer 1

The answer is identity foreclosure

Step-by-step explanation:

Identity foreclosure is a psychological term that describes one of the key steps young people experience in the process of finding a sense of self. For instance, Melanie has decided to go to law school because she comes from a long line of lawyers and her family expects her to go to law school. At this stage, Melanie is in her adolescent stage and adopted the traits and qualities from her family to study law but have not yet settled on her own.

Answer 2

Identity foreclosure

Step-by-step explanation:

Identity foreclosure is a psychological term that describes one of the key steps young people experience in the process of self identity discovery. At this stage, adolescents may adopt different traits and qualities from friends and relatives, but hasn't explored other options or ideas.

Identity foreclosure occurs when people think they know who they are, but they have not even explored their options yet. Identity foreclosure mimics identity achievement, which occurs when a person has explored their values, beliefs, career interests, sexual orientation, political leanings etc. to reach an identity that feels uniquely their own. Identity foreclosure, however, isn't actually a true identity.