James Marcia's Theory of Identity Achievement Claims That There Are

Multiple Choice

James Marcia's theory of identity achievement claims that there are two distinct parts to adolescent identity development: time of choosing (or crisis) and commitment. He proposed four identity statuses of psychological identity development based on this theory. Which of those statuses refers to someone who is in the midst of a crisis but has not made commitments?

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