People who fail to achieve a cohesive identity will experience a confusion of their roles and thus will have an identity crisis

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: T
FEEDBACK: Those who fail to achieve a cohesive identity—who experience what Erikson called an identity crisis—will exhibit a confusion of roles. They do not know who or what they are, where they belong, or where they want to go.

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