Question

If the adolescent fails to resolve the identity crisis by the time of entry into adulthood, he will feel a sense of role confusion or identity diffusion. Others seem to avoid the crisis altogether and settle easily on an available, socially approved identity. Still others resolve their crises by adopting an available but socially disapproved ideology. This latter option is called negative identity formation and is often associated with _____________ behavior. Resolution of the adolescent identity crisis has a profound influence on development during later adulthood.