Educational Psychology / Unit 3 EDP 0245 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Identity Versus Role Confusion
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The idea
Erikson saw adolescence as the crisis of identity versus role confusion, in which young people try on roles and values to build a coherent sense of self.
In practice
A teenager tries drama, then debate, then coding, testing who they might become.
Where people slip
Trying on roles is normal identity work, not indecision to be corrected.
Your place on the trail
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