Identity+Crisis

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Definition:
Erikson's term for the psychological state of emotional turmoil that arises when an adolescent's sense of self becomes "unglued" so that a new, more mature sense of self can be achieved.HGDChapter 12 p. 306

Erikson proposed that teens protect themselves against the emotions of the identity crisis by merging their individual identities with that of a group. (p. 342)

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