Paper Title
Two kinds of identity crisis
Keywords
- Identity Crisis
- Identity Deficit
- Motivation Crisis
- Identity Conflict
- Legitimation Crisis
- Personal Goals
- Behavioral Imperatives
- Commitment Struggles
- Psychological Conflict
- Self-Concept
- Value Formation
- Crisis Resolution
- Decision-Making Struggles
- Personal Development
- Identity Formation
- Self-Exploration
Journal
Research Impact Tools
Publication Info
Volume: 53 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 407-424
Published On
September, 1985
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Abstract
In order to outline a model of identity crisis, it is necessary to distinguish two types In an identity deficit (“motivation crisis”), the individual experiences a lack of guiding commitments but struggles to establish personal goals and values In an identity conflict (“legitimation crisis”), the person has several commitments which prescribe conflicting behavioral imperatives in some situations, such that at least one commitment may have to be betrayed The literature on identity crisis is reviewed in connection with this distinction, and an attempt is made to delineate the causes, the subjective experiences, behavioral consequences and modes of resolution of each type of crisis.
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