Analyzing Erikson's Psychosocial Crisis Of Identity

While the text clarified that puberty generally spans three to five years after the initial onset, it is important to point out that many of the other changes that youth within adolescents will encounter will also take years to developed. Berger (2016), expands on this, pointing out that, “Many more years are required to achieve psychosocial maturity” (Berger, 2016, p. 315). While this youth did exhibit a higher level of confidence that likely stems from adolescent egocentrism, it was noticeable that he was in Erikson’s fifth psychosocial crisis of identity versus role confusion, as his appearance suggested he was experimenting with his identity through this clothing and hair style, in an attempt to find himself: as his hair style and the way in which he carried himself matched neither the setting, nor what social norms would predict for what appeared to be a middle class white male. …show more content…
352). In addition to clarifying that this youth’s behavior is typical of adolescents his age, it is important to recognize that this youth is discovering who he is. During our conversations when asked what group he associated most with: Skaters, Scene kids, Jocks, and others, he reported having friends from all groups, and did not seem to hold himself to any one label. Though his appearance and self-identity did not appear to be fully formed, this youth appeared to be making progress within what Erickson, called identity achievement where the individual has resolved such crisis’s they encountered as they worked through the formation of their