Lorant Is an Adolescent in His Last Year of High

question 17

Multiple Choice

Lorant is an adolescent in his last year of high school. He is trying to decide where to attend university next year. He knows that Carleton University has an amazing basketball team, and he loves playing basketball. He also knows that his parents want him to attend Queen's University because that is where they went to school. Both Carleton University and Queen's University have excellent engineering programs, which is what he wants to study, so he is having trouble making a decision.
-Lorant's aunt is visiting and asks him if he has decided where he will attend university in the fall.If Lorant ___________,then this is an example of identity status diffusion.

• A) shrugs and says he does not know yet because both choices are great
• B) says his parents are pressuring him more every day to pick Queen's
• C) says he thinks it would probably be best to just side with his parents
• D) says he is pretty sure where he wants to go, he just has to talk to his brother first

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Definitions:

Gustatory Region

The area of the brain responsible for the perception of taste, located primarily in the insular cortex and the frontal operculum.

Primary Somatosensory Cortex

The region of the brain responsible for processing sensory information from the body, including touch, temperature, and pain.

Tactile Stimulation

The application of touch or physical contact to stimulate sensory receptors in the skin, promoting emotional and physical health.