identity crisis

identity crisis
identity crisis n personal psychosocial conflict esp. in adolescence that involves confusion about one's social role and often a sense of loss of continuity to one's personality

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a period in the psychosocial development of an individual, generally occurring during adolescence, usually manifested by a loss of the sense of the sameness and historical continuity of one's self, confusion over values, or an inability to accept the role the individual perceives as being expected of him by society.

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