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identity
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refers to the model one creates of who one is in ones life. often suggests a specifically social emphasis, concerning in particular how one fits into or plans to fit into, the surrounding world.
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identity crisis
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a stage or period of time during which a person experiences frustration, concern, and worry about who he or she is in the social world and seeks to better understand how to fit in with the world.
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identity exploration
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a process during which an individual explores different identities, searching for the one that best fits his or her own being and outlook.
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identity commmitment
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a process by which an individual gradually entrusts himself or herself to a particular social self concept for fitting into society and the world more generally.
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identity status
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a classification of how a person views her or his occupational and social roles based on whether the person has sufficiently explored those roles and commited to one.
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foreclosure status
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and identity status that involves committing oneself fo a social and occupational role without having explored its alternatives.
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diffused identity status
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an identity status that involves not recognizing that one needs to develop a coherent model of who one is. the individual experiencing this conditions will often employ a series of partial or contradictory models of who he or she is.
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