Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Erikson,_____ are motivating characteristics that derive from the unsatisfactory resolution of developmental crises.

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary traits 
B)  instinctoid needs 
C)  free associations 
D)  basic weaknesses 
A)  secondary traits 
B)  instinctoid needs 
C)  free associations 
D)  basic weaknesses

Question 3

Ego integrity involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  making unconscious desires conscious. 
B)  allowing the superego and the id to be more balanced. 
C)  experiencing a sense of frustration with one's past. 
D)  accepting one's place and one's past. 
A)  making unconscious desires conscious. 
B)  allowing the superego and the id to be more balanced. 
C)  experiencing a sense of frustration with one's past. 
D)  accepting one's place and one's past.

Question 4

Erikson's most unusual assessment technique is:

Accepted Answer

A)  dream analysis. 
B)  psychohistorical analysis. 
C)  free association. 
D)  birth order characterization. 
A)  dream analysis. 
B)  psychohistorical analysis. 
C)  free association. 
D)  birth order characterization.

Question 5

According to Erikson,a person in the adulthood stage experiences _____ versus _____ and needs to be involved in teaching and guiding the next generation.

Accepted Answer

A)  generativity; stagnation 
B)  ego integrity; despair 
C)  intimacy; isolation 
D)  industriousness; inferiority 
A)  generativity; stagnation 
B)  ego integrity; despair 
C)  intimacy; isolation 
D)  industriousness; inferiority

Question 6

Which of the following statuses of the adolescent stage of development does not represent a successful resolution of the identity problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identity diffusion 
B)  Alienated achievement 
C)  Foreclosure 
D)  Moratorium 
A)  Identity diffusion 
B)  Alienated achievement 
C)  Foreclosure 
D)  Moratorium

Question 7

In the context of Erikson's psychosocial stages of development,identify a true statement about the personal conflicts in the developmental stages.

Accepted Answer

A)  The potential for these personal conflicts exists at birth. 
B)  Each conflict or crisis can be overcome in one of two ways. 
C)  The personal crises involve a shift in perspective. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  The potential for these personal conflicts exists at birth. 
B)  Each conflict or crisis can be overcome in one of two ways. 
C)  The personal crises involve a shift in perspective. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 8

Identify a true statement about people who are unable to develop positive relationships during young adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  They prefer to live in isolation. 
B)  They avoid social contacts and reject other people. 
C)  They fear intimacy. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  They prefer to live in isolation. 
B)  They avoid social contacts and reject other people. 
C)  They fear intimacy. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 9

According to Erikson,a(n)_____ identity is preferable to no identity during the adolescent stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive 
B)  confusing 
C)  incongruent 
D)  negative 
A)  positive 
B)  confusing 
C)  incongruent 
D)  negative

Question 10

On the free will-determinism dimension,Erikson's theory of human nature:

Accepted Answer

A)  is only partially deterministic. 
B)  rejects determinism in favor of free will. 
C)  proposes no ultimate life goal. 
D)  focuses mainly on free will and innate tendencies. 
A)  is only partially deterministic. 
B)  rejects determinism in favor of free will. 
C)  proposes no ultimate life goal. 
D)  focuses mainly on free will and innate tendencies.

Question 11

In response to charges that his concepts are ambiguous and poorly defined,Erikson cited:

Accepted Answer

A)  numerous supporters who refuted these charges. 
B)  his growing influence and fame. 
C)  the basic impossibility of trying to define personality. 
D)  his artistic temperament and lack of formal training in science. 
A)  numerous supporters who refuted these charges. 
B)  his growing influence and fame. 
C)  the basic impossibility of trying to define personality. 
D)  his artistic temperament and lack of formal training in science.

Question 12

Which of the following did Erikson consider to be a positive outcome in the young adulthood stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person establishes intimate relationships. 
B)  Individuals establish their dependence on their parents. 
C)  A person acquires the skill of competence. 
D)  Individuals focus on understanding the purpose of their lives. 
A)  A person establishes intimate relationships. 
B)  Individuals establish their dependence on their parents. 
C)  A person acquires the skill of competence. 
D)  Individuals focus on understanding the purpose of their lives.

Question 13

Erikson extended Freud's theory by placing greater emphasis on the _____ than on the _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The basic strength called purpose should be realized during the muscular-anal stage,which is characterized by initiative versus guilt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Erikson believed that for adolescents,excessive association with fanatical groups and cults or obsession with popular cultural icons could:

Accepted Answer

A)  restrict the developing ego. 
B)  increase their positive well-being. 
C)  lead them to develop their superego. 
D)  help them overcome issues of fidelity. 
A)  restrict the developing ego. 
B)  increase their positive well-being. 
C)  lead them to develop their superego. 
D)  help them overcome issues of fidelity.

Question 16

Erikson believes that basic strengths:

Accepted Answer

A)  are goals to strive for but not reach. 
B)  are potentially achievable by everyone. 
C)  cannot be fully expressed because of id interference. 
D)  are biologically determined and inevitable. 
A)  are goals to strive for but not reach. 
B)  are potentially achievable by everyone. 
C)  cannot be fully expressed because of id interference. 
D)  are biologically determined and inevitable.

Question 17

Adolescents who have not experienced an identity crisis but are committed to an occupation are in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  foreclosure status. 
B)  moratorium status. 
C)  identity competence status. 
D)  identity achievement status. 
A)  foreclosure status. 
B)  moratorium status. 
C)  identity competence status. 
D)  identity achievement status.

Question 18

According to Erikson,when middle-aged people cannot or will not find an outlet for generativity,they:

Accepted Answer

A)  lose their strengths of competence,purpose,and fidelity. 
B)  may become overwhelmed by stagnation and regress to a stage of pseudo-intimacy. 
C)  adopt the behaviors of older,and more mature,adults. 
D)  may join as many organizations as possible to satisfy their ego. 
A)  lose their strengths of competence,purpose,and fidelity. 
B)  may become overwhelmed by stagnation and regress to a stage of pseudo-intimacy. 
C)  adopt the behaviors of older,and more mature,adults. 
D)  may join as many organizations as possible to satisfy their ego.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Erikson,_____ involves a determination to exercise freedom of choice and self-restraint in the face of society's demands.

Accepted Answer

A)  competence 
B)  will 
C)  purpose 
D)  fidelity 
A)  competence 
B)  will 
C)  purpose 
D)  fidelity

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

According to Erikson,_____ are motivating characteristics that derive from the unsatisfactory resolution of developmental crises.

Ego integrity involves:

Erikson's most unusual assessment technique is:

According to Erikson,a person in the adulthood stage experiences _ versus _ and needs to be involved in teaching and guiding the next generation.

Which of the following statuses of the adolescent stage of development does not represent a successful resolution of the identity problem?

In the context of Erikson's psychosocial stages of development,identify a true statement about the personal conflicts in the developmental stages.

Identify a true statement about people who are unable to develop positive relationships during young adulthood.

According to Erikson,a(n)_____ identity is preferable to no identity during the adolescent stage.

On the free will-determinism dimension,Erikson's theory of human nature:

In response to charges that his concepts are ambiguous and poorly defined,Erikson cited:

Which of the following did Erikson consider to be a positive outcome in the young adulthood stage?

Erikson extended Freud's theory by placing greater emphasis on the _ than on the _.

The basic strength called purpose should be realized during the muscular-anal stage,which is characterized by initiative versus guilt.

Erikson believed that for adolescents,excessive association with fanatical groups and cults or obsession with popular cultural icons could:

Erikson believes that basic strengths:

Adolescents who have not experienced an identity crisis but are committed to an occupation are in the:

According to Erikson,when middle-aged people cannot or will not find an outlet for generativity,they:

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

According to Erikson,_____ involves a determination to exercise freedom of choice and self-restraint in the face of society's demands.

Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care

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, The Five-Factor Theory, Hexaco, and the Dark Triad

Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Facets of Personality: Taking Control, Taking Chances, and Finding Happiness

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Exam 6: Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

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

According to Erikson,_____ are motivating characteristics that derive from the unsatisfactory resolution of developmental crises.

Ego integrity involves:

Erikson's most unusual assessment technique is:

According to Erikson,a person in the adulthood stage experiences _____ versus _____ and needs to be involved in teaching and guiding the next generation.

Which of the following statuses of the adolescent stage of development does not represent a successful resolution of the identity problem?

In the context of Erikson's psychosocial stages of development,identify a true statement about the personal conflicts in the developmental stages.

Identify a true statement about people who are unable to develop positive relationships during young adulthood.

According to Erikson,a(n)_____ identity is preferable to no identity during the adolescent stage.

On the free will-determinism dimension,Erikson's theory of human nature:

In response to charges that his concepts are ambiguous and poorly defined,Erikson cited:

Which of the following did Erikson consider to be a positive outcome in the young adulthood stage?

Erikson extended Freud's theory by placing greater emphasis on the _____ than on the _____.

The basic strength called purpose should be realized during the muscular-anal stage,which is characterized by initiative versus guilt.

Erikson believed that for adolescents,excessive association with fanatical groups and cults or obsession with popular cultural icons could:

Erikson believes that basic strengths:

Adolescents who have not experienced an identity crisis but are committed to an occupation are in the:

According to Erikson,when middle-aged people cannot or will not find an outlet for generativity,they:

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

According to Erikson,_____ involves a determination to exercise freedom of choice and self-restraint in the face of society's demands.

Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care

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, The Five-Factor Theory, Hexaco, and the Dark Triad

Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Facets of Personality: Taking Control, Taking Chances, and Finding Happiness

Personality in Perspective

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According to Erikson,a person in the adulthood stage experiences _ versus _ and needs to be involved in teaching and guiding the next generation.

Erikson extended Freud's theory by placing greater emphasis on the _ than on the _.