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☆ identity crisis
the condition of being uncertain of one's feelings about oneself, esp. with regard to character, goals, and origins, occurring esp. in adolescence as a result of growing up under disruptive, fast-changing conditions
Etymology: coined by E. Erikson (1902-94), U.S. psychoanalyst
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