Question 1

Erikson divided personality growth into

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A)   eight stages leading to adolescence.
B)   four stages of psychosexual development.
C)   eight stages from birth to death.
D)   four eras marked by biological changes.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C) C

Question 2

A person may prefer to be alone because they fear ___________ as a threat to their ego identity during the intimacy versus isolation stage.

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A)   casual social contact
B)   unconscious desires
C)   intimacy
D)   conflictE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Basic strengths are interdependent; these strengths cannot develop until the strengths associated with the previous stages have been confirmed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

From his early work and analysis with Anna Freud, Erikson was interested in

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A)   psychoanalytic work with children.
B)   feminine psychology.
C)   understanding the biological influences of personality development.
D)   the unconscious and subconscious thoughts of his patients.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

In the generativity versus isolation stage, an individual may

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A)   revert to repressed unconscious desires.
B)   become physical or psychological invalids.
C)   deplete their psychic energy.
D)   join as many organizations as possible to satisfy their ego-state.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

For the adolescent, excessive association with fanatical groups, cults, or obsession with popular cultural icons

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A)   could restrict the developing ego.
B)   has no lasting effect on later development.
C)   provides a reason for adolescents to be in prison as an adult.
D)   has no lasting or enduring effect in the future.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Explain the differences between the first four stages of psychosocial development and the last four stages. Give a real-life example for each of these stages.

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Question 8

Erikson's depiction of emotional difficulties in middle age is similar to

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A)   Freud's description of ego development.
B)   Jung's description of identity crisis.
C)   Adler's description of individual psychology.
D)   Horney's description of basic anxiety.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B) B

Question 9

One of Erikson's most important contributions to personality theory is his concept of

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A)   organ inferiority.
B)   traits as the building blocks of personality.
C)   archetypes of the unconscious.
D)   personality development across the lifespan.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

A person who fails to achieve a cohesive identity will experience a confusion of their roles and thus will have an identity crisis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Erikson's theory allows for optimism and the possibility for a positive outcome in each stage of personality development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Malignancies develop when

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A)   only the maladaptive tendency is present.
B)   only the adaptive tendency is present.
C)   psychoses predominate.
D)   adulthood is reached.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The basic strength associated with the final stage of development is

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A)   hope.
B)   faith.
C)   purpose.
D)   wisdom.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Erikson identified the stage of identity cohesion versus role confusion as

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A)   a time when a person has a strong sense of their own identity.
B)   a confusing turmoil of irresolvable conflicts and situations.
C)   a moratorium to give a person time and energy to play different roles and live with different images.
D)   a period of consistency, hope, and resolution of conflicts.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Erikson's use of psychohistorical analysis included such figures as

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A)   Hitler and Hannibal.
B)   Moses and Noah.
C)   Castro and Stalin.
D)   Gandhi and Martin Luther.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Erikson's epigenetic principle of maturation

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A)   concerns how quickly a child will grow in the maturation process to become an adult.
B)   states that personality is determined entirely by genetics.
C)   asserts that development is determined by a combination of biological and social factors.
D)   suggests only social and environmental factors determine our personality.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

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? Was this relationship encouraging, sincere, and genuine; which encompasses the basic strength of fidelity, according to Erikson?

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Question 18

The basic strength associated with the final stage of maturity and old age is hope.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Autonomy versus shame is associated with the locomotor-genital stage, which occurs between the ages of three to five.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Erikson, in the latency stage of psychosocial development the child's growing powers of deductive reasoning and the ability to play by rules lead to the deliberate refinement of the skills displayed in building things.

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A) True 
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