Discuss Child and Adolescent Psychology.

Identity ResolutionsMarcia (1980) expanded on Erikson’s description of the conflicts encountered at the identity versus identity confusion stage. Four types of resolution are described: identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, and identity achievement. The resolutions vary on two dimensions: the presence or absence of a crisis and the presence or absence of a sense of commitment to an identity. Using the descriptions below, identify the status of the adolescent in the scenario. Briefly explain why you selected that resolution. • Seventeen-year-old Suzanne is questioning the tenets of the religion in which she was brought up. She is, for the first time, examining her beliefs and considering other belief systems. At the end of the period, she chooses to follow the same religion as her parents. • After Bill graduates from high school, he plans to go into his father’s business. He has been talking this over with his parents since he was a preschooler and is eager to fulfill his parents’ expectations. • Richard was asked to debate issues concerning premarital sex in his health class. His parents always taught him that premarital sex was wrong and that they would be very disappointed if they discovered that he had participated. After thoroughly investigating the consequences of premarital sex, Richard came out against it. • Marsha is a 14-year-old who, when asked what she wants to do when she graduates from high school, replies, “Maybe I will get married and have some children, or maybe I will be a neurosurgeon, or a fashion designer.” • Lorraine is 16 years old, and when asked what she wants to do when she graduates from high school, replies, “I never really thought about it. I guess I will decide when the time comes.”