Question

From the time she was old enough to talk, Rachel was told by her parents how wonderful it would be for her to become a teacher. Rachel got a teaching degree because it had always been expected of her, but she has never explored any other career options. Rachel's identity status would be described by Marcia as: a.identity achievement. b.identity diffusion. c.moratorium. d.foreclosure.

Answer 1

d.foreclosure.

Step-by-step explanation:

Identity foreclosure: In psychology, the term "identity foreclosure" is described as one of the different identity stages and is referred as "self-identity discovery" stage whereby a person possesses an identity yet hasn't explored some other ideas or options. Identity foreclosure is most commonly found in "young adolescents" and they have adopted only qualities and traits of friends and parents.

In the question above, the given statement represents that Rachel's identity status would be described by Marcia as a foreclosure.