James Marcia developed a system by which adolescents can be classified into one of four identity statuses, according to whether they have (1) made a thorough exploration (and/or experienced a "crisis") or (2) made a "commitment" in life. The identity status which would best be described as "no conflict, no crisis, no clue" would be: the identity diffusion status.
Which of the following factors makes the formation of identity a smoother process?
Authoritarian parenting.
Belonging to a group that is devalued by society.
Exposure to a variety of role models and cultures.
Concrete operations.
Although adolescents have an enhanced ability to reflect on their own as well as other's thoughts and emotions, nevertheless, young adolescents may have some difficulty separating their own thoughts and feelings from those of other people. This can lead to two types of adolescent egocentrism:
reliance on intuitive and coincidental reasoning, rather than scientific reasoning.
the imaginary audience and the personal fable.
schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders.