Question 1

Erikson argued that we are not entirely governed by innate biological factors at work in the stages of development,although they are relatively important.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Erikson divided personality growth into

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 3

Give a real-life example of a person who is having an identity crisis.What kind of role confusion would this person have? What would this person need to do to have a positive identity,rather than a negative identity?

Accepted Answer

Mary is unsure what major she should cho

Question 4

Erikson would most likely link ego integrity versus despair to the stage of

Accepted Answer

A)  generativity versus stagnation. 
B)  intimacy versus isolation. 
C)  industriousness versus inferiority. 
D)  trust versus mistrust. 
A)  generativity versus stagnation. 
B)  intimacy versus isolation. 
C)  industriousness versus inferiority. 
D)  trust versus mistrust.

Question 5

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

Question 6

Erikson placed more emphasis on the ____ than Freud did.

Accepted Answer

A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  superego 
D)  unconscious 
A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  superego 
D)  unconscious

Question 7

The basic strength called purpose should be realized during the muscular-anal stage,which is characterized by Autonomy versus Doubt and Shame.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If a conflict at one stage cannot be resolved,then a person will

Accepted Answer

A)  resolve these conflicts in later stages. 
B)  be much better equipped for the next stage of development. 
C)  have much difficulty to continue normal development in the next stage. 
D)  more likely resolve problems and conflicts sooner and more quickly in later stages. 
A)  resolve these conflicts in later stages. 
B)  be much better equipped for the next stage of development. 
C)  have much difficulty to continue normal development in the next stage. 
D)  more likely resolve problems and conflicts sooner and more quickly in later stages.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  casual social contact 
B)  unconscious desires 
C)  intimacy 
D)  conflict 
A)  casual social contact 
B)  unconscious desires 
C)  intimacy 
D)  conflict

Question 11

Erikson included all of the following in his theory of personality except

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A)  the eight stages of life. 
B)  social and environmental forces. 
C)  personal and situational variables. 
D)  the importance of unconscious forces 
A)  the eight stages of life. 
B)  social and environmental forces. 
C)  personal and situational variables. 
D)  the importance of unconscious forces

Question 12

The developmental stage of maturity covering the most years is the

Accepted Answer

A)  muscular-anal stage. 
B)  locomotor-genital stage. 
C)  adulthood stage. 
D)  latency stage. 
A)  muscular-anal stage. 
B)  locomotor-genital stage. 
C)  adulthood stage. 
D)  latency stage.

Question 13

Women college students who are career oriented are likely to

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A)  marry at a later time in life. 
B)  marry at a younger age. 
C)  experience identity achievement. 
D)  date more in college than those women who are not career oriented. 
A)  marry at a later time in life. 
B)  marry at a younger age. 
C)  experience identity achievement. 
D)  date more in college than those women who are not career oriented.

Question 14

Rather than just reflecting on the past,Erikson believed older people must remain active,be vital participants in life,while seeking challenges and stimulation from their environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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?

Accepted Answer

This happens during the Identity Cohesio

Question 16

According to the epigenetic principle of maturation,the stages of development are

Accepted Answer

A)  subject to change when there are only family conflicts. 
B)  determined by genetic factors. 
C)  determined solely by social forces. 
D)  delayed until maturity. 
A)  subject to change when there are only family conflicts. 
B)  determined by genetic factors. 
C)  determined solely by social forces. 
D)  delayed until maturity.

Question 17

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

Question 18

The locomotor-genital conflict (age 3-5)involves

Accepted Answer

A)  initiative versus guilt. 
B)  identity versus role confusion. 
C)  autonomy versus doubt and shame. 
D)  trust versus mistrust. 
A)  initiative versus guilt. 
B)  identity versus role confusion. 
C)  autonomy versus doubt and shame. 
D)  trust versus mistrust.

Question 19

The basic strength associated with the generativity versus stagnation stage is

Accepted Answer

A)  wisdom. 
B)  love. 
C)  purpose. 
D)  care. 
A)  wisdom. 
B)  love. 
C)  purpose. 
D)  care.

Question 20

Erikson's epigenetic principle of maturation

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Erikson argued that we are not entirely governed by innate biological factors at work in the stages of development,although they are relatively important.

Erikson divided personality growth into

Give a real-life example of a person who is having an identity crisis.What kind of role confusion would this person have? What would this person need to do to have a positive identity,rather than a negative identity?

Erikson would most likely link ego integrity versus despair to the stage of

Erikson's use of psychohistorical analysis included such figures as

Erikson placed more emphasis on the ____ than Freud did.

The basic strength called purpose should be realized during the muscular-anal stage,which is characterized by Autonomy versus Doubt and Shame.

If a conflict at one stage cannot be resolved,then a person will

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

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

Erikson included all of the following in his theory of personality except

The developmental stage of maturity covering the most years is the

Women college students who are career oriented are likely to

Rather than just reflecting on the past,Erikson believed older people must remain active,be vital participants in life,while seeking challenges and stimulation from their environment.

According to the epigenetic principle of maturation,the stages of development are

Malignancies develop when

The locomotor-genital conflict (age 3-5)involves

The basic strength associated with the generativity versus stagnation stage is

Erikson's epigenetic principle of maturation

Studying Personality: Assessment, research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

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Exam 6: Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Erikson argued that we are not entirely governed by innate biological factors at work in the stages of development,although they are relatively important.

Erikson divided personality growth into

Give a real-life example of a person who is having an identity crisis.What kind of role confusion would this person have? What would this person need to do to have a positive identity,rather than a negative identity?

Erikson would most likely link ego integrity versus despair to the stage of

Erikson's use of psychohistorical analysis included such figures as

Erikson placed more emphasis on the ____ than Freud did.

The basic strength called purpose should be realized during the muscular-anal stage,which is characterized by Autonomy versus Doubt and Shame.

If a conflict at one stage cannot be resolved,then a person will

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

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

Erikson included all of the following in his theory of personality except

The developmental stage of maturity covering the most years is the

Women college students who are career oriented are likely to

Rather than just reflecting on the past,Erikson believed older people must remain active,be vital participants in life,while seeking challenges and stimulation from their environment.

According to the epigenetic principle of maturation,the stages of development are

Malignancies develop when

The locomotor-genital conflict (age 3-5)involves

The basic strength associated with the generativity versus stagnation stage is

Erikson's epigenetic principle of maturation

Studying Personality: Assessment, research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, sensation Seeking, learned Helplessness, optimismpessimism, positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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