To Minimize Life's Confusion,adolescents Often Idolize and Over-Identify with a Teacher,a

Essay

To minimize life's confusion,adolescents often idolize and over-identify with a teacher,a television or motion picture star,an athlete,or even a friend.Was there someone in your adolescent years you idolized,or at least patterned your life after at that particular time? Why or why not? Was this over-identification helpful? Harmful? Was this relationship encouraging,sincere,and genuine; which encompasses the basic strength of fidelity,according to Erikson?