The Adolescent Who Has Arrived at a Sense of Self

question 85

Multiple Choice

The adolescent who has arrived at a sense of self and direction after some consideration of alternative possibilities is in the identity phase called

• A) foreclosure.
• B) moratorium.
• C) identity diffusion.
• D) identity achievement.

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Definitions:

Formal Treatment

Structured medical or therapeutic intervention designed to treat a specific condition or disorder.

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique involving the conditioning of an unwanted behavior or response to a stimulus into a desired behavior by association with a positive or negative stimulus.

Joseph Wolpe

A South African psychiatrist known for developing systematic desensitization, a method used to reduce phobias and anxieties.

Anxiety Responses

Physical and psychological reactions that occur in response to perceived threats or stressful situations, including feelings of fear, apprehension, and increased physiological arousal.