| adolescent rebellion | Pattern of emotional turmoil, characteristic of a minority of adolescents that may involve conflict with family, alienation from adult society, reckless behavior, and rejection of adult values.
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| commitment | Marcia's term for personal investment in an occupation or system of beliefs.
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| crisis | Marcia's term for period of conscious decision making related to identity formation.
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| cultural socialization | Parental practices that teach children about their racial/ethnic heritage and promote cultural practices and cultural pride.
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| emerging adulthood | Proposed transitional period between adolescence and adulthood, usually extending from the late teens through the mid-twenties.
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| foreclosure | Identity status, described by Marcia, in which a person who has not spent time considering alternatives (that is, has not been in crisis) is committed to other people's plans for his or her life.
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| identity | In Erikson's terminology, a coherent conception of the self made up of goals, values, and beliefs to which a person is solidly committed.
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| identity achievement | Identity status, described by Marcia, that is characterized by commitment to choices made following a crisis, a period spent in exploring alternatives.
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| identity diffusion | Identity status, described by Marcia, that is characterized by absence of commitment and lack of serious consideration of alternatives.
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| identity statuses | Marcia's term for states of ego development that depend on the presence or absence of crisis and commitment
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| identity versus identity confusion | Erikson's fifth crisis of psychosocial development, in which an adolescent seeks to develop a coherent sense of self, including the role she or he is to play in society. Also called identity versus role confusion.
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| individuation | Adolescent's struggle for autonomy and differentiation, or personal identity.
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| moratorium | Identity status, described by Marcia, in which a person is considering alternatives (in crisis) and seems headed for commitment.
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| sexual orientation | Gender focus of consistent sexual, romantic, and affectionate interest, either heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.
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| sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) | Diseases spread by sexual contact.
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