Question

Nineteen-year-old Chad is serving a 2-year mission in Nicaragua for his church. When he returns home, he will decide whether to attend college and will make decisions about career and family. Chad's current status is identity _____.

A) foreclosure
B) moratorium
C) diffusion
D) achievement

Answer 1

Answer:

B) moratorium

Explanation:

There are four types of identity statuses including:

1. Identity diffusion.

2. Foreclosure.

3. Identity moratorium.

4. Identity achievement.

Identity moratorium: The term identity moratorium refers to the process in which an individual tries to find a sense of self. An individual experiencing moratorium searches actively for his or her religious, occupational, ethnic aspects to describe who the person is. It is referred to as an individual's stage of an identity crisis in which the teens try to find oneself because the teen hasn't yet defined his or her commitment.

In the question above, Chad's current status is identity moratorium.