ABSTRACT
Psychosocial theory poses that human development across the life span requires the resolution of a series of 'psychosocial crises' in order for the person to be able to move on to the next set of developmental tasks. In adolescence, identity development is the central task and biological, psychological, and societal factors come together to help shape and define personality. Identity and personality ultimately define who we are and how we relate to the world we live in, even how satisfied we are with our lives. Therefore, in therapeutic work with adolescents, it is of paramount importance that interventions focus on supporting the process of identity formation and challenging them to avoid the allure of negative identity formation. The group starts with a brief discussion of the masks and what they represent. Usually the author will introduce the idea of how the masks were used in ancient Greek theater to distinguish between different characters.
