When 18-Year-Old Karl Attends a Meeting with His Guidance Counselor

question 174

Multiple Choice

When 18-year-old Karl attends a meeting with his guidance counselor as part of his mandatory high school graduation requirements, the counselor asks Karl what his plans are for the next few years. Karl replies that he has no plans and no interest in his future. According to James Marcia, his identity status is:

• A) foreclosure.
• B) non-achievement oriented.
• C) moratorium.
• D) diffusion.