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The "informed and detached concern with life itself in the face of death itself" is how Erikson defined


A) mistrust.
B) detachment.
C) wisdom.
D) despair.
E) isolation.

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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According to Erikson,each stage of life is characterized by


A) an interaction of opposites.
B) a multiplication of similarities.
C) an increase in syntonic elements.
D) a decrease in dystonic elements.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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According to Erikson,during childhood,the ego


A) is dormant.
B) develops from the superego.
C) is weak and pliable.
D) has greater strength than it does during adolescence.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Tyler is sensitive to his infant daughter's needs.According to Erikson,because he meets those needs in a reliable and consistent manner,he is helping his daughter learn


A) dependence.
B) basic mistrust.
C) sensory trust.
D) hope.
E) basic trust.

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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Erikson defines identity both positively and negatively.Therefore,adolescents


A) reject parental values and embrace peer values.
B) see identity in terms of absolute right or wrong.
C) are likely to affirm some values and reject others.
D) accept positive aspects of their personality,but reject negative aspects of ego identity.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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By the end of which of Erikson's psychosocial stages should a person develop a firm sense of ego identity?


A) the play age
B) the school age
C) adolescence
D) early childhood
E) young adulthood

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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The inability to synthesize various self-images and values into a workable identity is what Erikson called


A) stagnation.
B) identity foreclosure.
C) ego idealism.
D) role repudiation.
E) psychological moratorium.

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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A person's capacity to unify experiences and actions in an adaptive manner defines Erikson's


A) ego.
B) id.
C) psychic imperative.
D) adolescent ideal.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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"A crucial period of increased vulnerability and heightened potential" is Erikson's definition of


A) an identity crisis.
B) a commitment.
C) a basic strength.
D) a core pathology.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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According to Erikson,______ is a feeling of self-consciousness,of being looked at and exposed.


A) shame
B) doubt
C) guilt
D) autonomy

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The ability to fuse one's identity with that of another without fear of losing it characterizes what Erikson called


A) identity achievement.
B) psychological moratorium.
C) intimacy.
D) sensuality.
E) cooperation.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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According to Erikson,the major expansion of the child's social world beyond family members to include peers and other adults occurs during


A) early childhood.
B) adolescence.
C) infancy.
D) the play age.
E) the school age.

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Erikson believed that the basic strength of infancy is


A) hope.
B) pleasure.
C) satisfaction.
D) dependence.
E) joy.

F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

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Erikson's additions to Freudian theory included


A) elevating social factors above biological factors.
B) discounting the ego in personality development.
C) accepting Jung's idea of the collective unconscious.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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According to Erikson,the core conflict of the play age is


A) trust versus mistrust.
B) autonomy versus shame and doubt.
C) initiative versus guilt.
D) industry versus inferiority.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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List the key concepts in Erikson's infancy stage.

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Erikson claimed that a child who learns to do a job well during the school age will develop a sense of


A) will.
B) purpose.
C) inferiority.
D) industry.
E) autonomy.

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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According to Erikson,teaching and instructing in the ways of a society or culture typically occur during


A) the play age.
B) the school age.
C) adolescence.
D) early adulthood.
E) late adulthood.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Erikson believed that sexual latency is important because it


A) permits focus on learning and social relations.
B) encourages the development of will in the child.
C) signals the resolution of the Oedipus complex.
D) allows the child to integrate his or her body ego.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Erikson believed that some degree of role repudiation is necessary for


A) formation of personal identity.
B) injection of new ideas into society.
C) injection of new vitality into the social structure.
D) none of these.
E) all of these.

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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