2. Adolsescents strive to find their own personalities that's why they are often observed to imitate the attitutdes and actions of whim them admire. (Tan, pg. 136) Perhaps instead, Jeremy has Identity DIffusion, not Identity Foreclosure, as he is not adapting the identity of any authority figure close to him. To attain Identity Achievement, see below in purple . Jeremy aniticipates recognition from his parents, however, they are do not give him that inner assuredness. Identity vs Confusion (Tan, pg. 135) Low Teacher expectancy (Tan, pg. 342) Jeremy's parents make him believe that internally he is a failure (attribution theory, Tan, pg. 337), he becomes failure-accepting, then he exihibits all the problems of sleeping in class etc., affects his friends and teachers and Miss Low, then Miss Low gives him low teacher expectancy (Tan, pg. 342) makes him further believe he is a failure internally and he re-exhibits all the problems. To break this cycle, his teachers have to give him oppostunities to develop his identity (Tan, pg. 140) . Thus, Identity achievement is the solution, it is not part of this failure-acceptying cycle. Adolescent Egocentrism (Tan, pg. 94) (Tan pg. 140 is to substitute negative self-statements with positive self-statements): His thoughts began to wander:”Why is my life filled with endless tasks? Why can’t I have some free time to do the things that I enjoy like my friends? Why must my life be so different from others?” Solution (Tan pg. 140): Teach Jeremy to listen to others effectively so that he lears that his problems and concerns are not unique. Then when Jeremy is ablke to increase his social contact, he is able to try on various identities till he arrives at one which he feels comfortable, thus, attains Identity Achievement.

3. Jeremy's parents make him believe that internally he is a failure (attribution theory, Tan, pg. 337), he becomes failure-accepting, then he exihibits all the problems of sleeping in class etc., affects his friends and teachers and Miss Low, then Miss Low gives him low teacher expectancy (Tan, pg. 342) makes him further believe he is a failure internally and he re-exhibits all the problems. To break this cycle, his teachers have to give him oppostunities to develop his identity (Tan, pg. 140) . Thus, Identity achievement is the solution, it is not part of this failure-acceptying cycle.