Researchers Believe That Key Changes in Identity Are More Likely

question 38

Multiple Choice

Researchers believe that key changes in identity are more likely to happen in emerging adulthood rather than during adolescence because:

• A)adolescents have not achieved the mental development required to achieve an identity.
• B)college juniors and seniors are more likely to have completed identity achievement than younger people because of complex reasoning skills.
• C)sexual orientation is not fully established until the late adolescent or early adult years.
• D)identity development appears to follow the MAMA cycle.

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Definitions:

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A psychological disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities in a single individual, with changes in behavior and thinking.

Distinct Personalities

Refers to different and unique sets of characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes that make one person different from another.

Cognitive Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes mental processes in perception, memory, language, problem-solving, and other areas of behavior.

Overgeneralizing

A cognitive distortion where an individual applies a general rule too broadly, based on a single event or a limited number of events.