A big part of growing into productive adults is to
experience who we are as youth. This Nakkula brings up the many identity crisis
that youth have growing up and connects it to Erickson’s model of youth. This
reading is focused on a young man by the name of Julian who is dealing with
identity crisis and figuring out who he really is. His counselor Mitch asks him
to identify the different groups that he belongs to within his life and how
they affect him and who he is within each of those individual circles. The
different groups that Julian list is similar to the groups those ourselves
identify with as we were growing up and even now within our adult lives.
Nakkula gives us four different identity groups and they are
as thus:
1.
Forclosed Identity
a.
Choosing a way of direction in life w/o full
exploration of it or alternatives
b.
Something that is pushed upon a person or simply
accepted
c.
Accepting belief systems because of family,
peers or parents
i.
Sports
ii.
Religion
iii.
Education/career
iv.
Music
v.
Style
vi.
Hobbies
2.
Diffused identity
a.
Not stable in any sense of who they are
b.
Easily swayed and likely to rapidly to change
opinions and p.o.v’s
c.
Usually impulsive and sensitive
3.
Identity Moratorium
a.
Actively exploring roles, beliefs, and
behaviors, but not commiting
b.
The BIG Q ????? “Who am I really?”
c.
Struggle to maintain relationships
d.
Conflict and disappointment often occurs
e.
Tug-a-War
4.
Achieved identity
a.
Commitment is made to some circles of identity
b.
Self acceptance
c.
Decreased anxiety
d.
More accepting of criticism
e.
Sense of purpose and belonging
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