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Prenatal Development

Question 6 • CUSD Psychology (5.0)

The identity status in which an adolescent is not seeking an identity and is unconcerned abut developing one is known as identity __________.

Answer
A
moratorium
B
achievement
C
foreclosure
D
diffusion

Explanation

Identity diffusion describes an adolescent who has not committed to an identity and is not actively exploring or searching for one. This differs from moratorium, in which the adolescent is actively exploring possibilities, so the correct choice is identity diffusion.

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