Jason is serving a two-year mission for his church at the age of 18. When he returns home from his mission assignment, he will decide whether or not to attend college and will make decisions about career and family. According to Marcia's theory, Jason's current status is identity:

Moratorium

Explanation: Moratorium according to Marcia is one of the four main categories of identity development including identity diffusion, identity foreclosure status and identity achievement. During the Moratorium phase, individuals could be defined as being in an explorative or discovery phase, in search of an identity best suited for him or her among the various identity options available. This is the stage which preceeds the identity achievement stage. Jason in the scenario above, could be said to be in the Moratorium or exploratory phase after which he'll make a decision on his identity of choice, that is what to do about career and family.