Jennifer, a 35-year-old successful businesswoman and a mother, is offered a senior role at work. The role comes with a hefty paycheck, but it also requires her to move to a new city for five years. She would have to leave her family behind, especially her 2-year-old daughter, and miss out on her daughter's early childhood years. Jennifer loves her job as well as her family and finds it extremely difficult to make this important decision. In the context of Roy Baumeister's concept of identity crises, Jennifer is most likely experiencing ________ in this scenario.
A. an identity conflict
B. an identity deficit
C. the third variable problem
D. the directionality problem
Answer: A
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