To minimize life’s confusion, adolescents often idolize and over-identify with a
To minimize life’s confusion, adolescents often idolize and over-identify with a teacher, a television or motion picture star, an athlete, or even a friend. Was there someone in your adolescent years you idolized; or at least, patterned your life after at that particular time? Why or why not? Was this over-identification helpful? Harmful? Explain your answer.