Read the following excerpt. Using the context of the paragraph, select the letter below that best completes the sentence. 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 ___________. This latter option is called negative identity formation and is often associated with delinquent behavior.

a. ideology
b. friendship
c. opportunity
d. performance

Identity formation, also known as individuation, is the development of the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity (known as personal continuity) in a particular stage of life in which individual characteristics are possessed and by which a person is recognized or known (such as the establishment of a reputation).

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Still others resolve their crises by adopting an available but socially disapproved ideology. The latter option is called negative formation and is often associated with delinquent behavior.

An ideology is a set of values and beliefs that someone adheres to. Some ideologies are based on negative and anti-social or even discriminatory values and certain adolescent types will be drawn to these ideologies, especially when faced with an identity crisis. This can lead to unhealthy, socially unaccepted and even criminal or violent behaviors.