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I pretty much understand who I am and my beliefs. I know that theater is a huge part of my life and so is music. I also understand that lacrosse will always be part of it too. I know who my friends are and understand my interests.

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In this stage I was involved in theater a lot and was less involved with lacrosse. Most people considered me more of a theater kid than an athlete. I don't know that I necessarily did, I just was around those people more than my teammates.

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When I was younger I didn't go outside my comfort zone and so I didn't have any challenges that would make me question myself. I stayed with my particular group of friends who I had known for a while. My friends and family were those who influenced me.

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During this stage my parents strongly encouraged good grades and made sure that I was doing well in all aspects of school. They also pushed healthy eating and exercising. They introduced me to lacrosse after my sister tried and enjoyed it.

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The person understands who they are. They have developed their identity. They have thought about and explored different choices and now know who they are.

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Child has a low commitment to things that are part of their identity but are trying new things that can influence and add to their identity

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There is no exploration or commitment of identity. The child hasn't experienced anything to make them look into their identity.

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When the child has a high commitment to a choice in their identity but little exploration of other choices that could impact it.

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Similarities between Erickson and Marcia

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Similarities between Erickson and Marcia

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Similarities:
1. Both Erickson and Marcia focus on the struggles we face when trying to form our identities
2. Our identities are formed through factors and people around us.

Differences:
1.  Marcia focused on our internal crises and how those form and shape our indentities
2. Marcia used exploration and commitment to different things as the bases for the forming of different stages to our identities.