Nancy Was Not Able to Decide Whether She Should Major

question 129

Multiple Choice

Nancy was not able to decide whether she should major in music or take up an undergraduate program in engineering. After significant exploration of both options, she finally chose the latter, with a minor in music. Identify Nancy's status of identity.

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

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Definitions:

Uncertainty

A state of being unsure or having doubts about something, often due to a lack of information or knowledge.

Self-actualized

A term used in psychology to describe a person who has reached their fullest potential, as per Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualization.

Androgynous

Exhibiting both masculine and feminine characteristics, or having an ambiguous sexual identity.