Educational Psychology / Unit 3 EDP 0249 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Marcia's Identity Statuses
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The idea
Marcia built on Erikson with two dimensions, exploration and commitment, giving four statuses: diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium and achievement.
In practice
Neither explored nor committed is diffusion; committed without exploring is foreclosure.
Where people slip
Moratorium is exploring without committing yet; achievement is committing after exploring, which for many people happens in the college years.
Your place on the trail
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