Definitions for identity crisis
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
iden′tity cri`sis(n.)
a state or period of psychological distress, occurring esp. in adolescence, when a person seeks a clearer sense of self and an acceptable role in society.
Category: Common Vocabulary
confusion as to goals and priorities:
The company is undergoing an identity crisis.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of identity crisis:
1950–55
Princeton's WordNet
identity crisis(noun)
distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society
Wiktionary
identity crisis(Noun)
A crisis of personal identity as defined by Erik Erikson.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Identity Crisis
Chaotic concept of self wherein one's role in life appears to be an insoluble dilemma often expressed by isolation, withdrawal, rebellion and extremism.
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"identity crisis." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/identity crisis>.