Adolescents who have not experienced an identity crisis but are committed to an occupation are in the:
a. foreclosure status.
c. identity competence status.
b. moratorium status.
d. identity achievement status.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Foreclosure describes adolescents who have not yet experienced an identity crisis but who express commitment to an occupation and an ideology. However, these commitments often have been determined for them by their parents and do not result from the adolescents' deliberate choice.
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