Answer to Question #208041 in Psychology for Katlego

Question

Refer to Eeickson's ego psychological theory and explain why adolesceent learners who portray delinquent behaviours, may have an identity crisis may affect their sellfmage.

Answer 1

The growth of the ego Identity refers to the conscious sense of self that we create via social contact and that is continually evolving as a result of new experiences and knowledge we gain from our everyday interactions with others.

The experiences, connections, ideas, values, and memories that make up a person's subjective sense of self are all part of identity. This aids in the development of a consistent self-image that remains relatively constant throughout time when new parts of the self are created or enhanced.

People with delinquent behaviors lack such characteristics thus ending up having identity crisis.