Karen Enjoys Looking at Websites That Describe Various Professions and the Personal

question 72

Multiple Choice

Karen enjoys looking at websites that describe various professions and the personal qualities associated with those occupations. She spends time considering which profession might be the best fit for her. According to Erikson, what term refers to this form of adolescent experimentation?

• A) social development
• B) self-experimentation
• C) psychological moratorium
• D) adolescent self-assessment

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Definitions:

Present Time

The current moment or period in which events are actually happening, often focused on in mindfulness practices.

Posttraumatic Growth

Enhanced personal strength, realization of what is truly important in life, and increased appreciation for life, friends, and family following trauma.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed.

Mindfulness

A cultivated perspective in which people are sensitive to context and focused on the present.