How do you Summarize the paragraph The emotional upheaval provoked by this mandate is called the identity crisis . In order to resolve this crisis and achieve a sense of identity , it is necessary to synthesize psychological development and societal directives . The adolescent must find an orientation to life ( a way of living life ) that not only fulfills the attributes of the self but at the same time is consistent with what society expects ; that is , a role cannot be self - destructive ( e.g. , sustained fasting ) or socially disapproved ( e.g. , criminal behavior ) . In the search for an identity , the adolescent must discover what he believes in and what his attitudes and ideals are , for commitment to a role entails commitment to a set of values