Question 1

According to Erikson, each stage of life is characterized by

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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)

Question 2

Erikson's basic strength of young adulthood is

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A)  caring.
B)  love.
C)  trust.
D)  confidence.
E)  competence.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

A willingness and readiness to be a part of society and to transmit cultural values to the next generation best describes Erikson's notion of

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A)  procreativity.
B)  intimacy.
C)  competence.
D)  wisdom.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Freud's phallic stage of psychosexual development parallels Erikson's ____________ stage.

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A)  play age
B)  early childhood
C)  adolescence
D)  infancyE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Erikson saw which stage as a time of psychosocial latency?

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A)  infancy
B)  adolescence
C)  play age
D)  school age
E)  old ageF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Erikson claimed that procreativity encompasses

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A)  caring for one's offspring.
B)  productive work.
C)  perpetuation of society.
D)  All of these are correct.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Erikson, believed that ego identity is shaped

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A)  by our recollections of past events.
B)  by our anticipation of future events.
C)  by past, present, and future events.
D)  mostly by biology rather than events.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Erikson suggested that the basic strength of the play age is

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A)  trust.
B)  autonomy.
C)  initiative.
D)  purpose.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Erikson believed that the Oedipus and castration complexes are

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A)  successfully resolved during adolescence.
B)  not always to be taken literally.
C)  a result of the phylogenetically inherited endowment.
D)  the same for males and females.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Erikson's theory rates high on ______, and moderate to low on ______.

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A)  biology as an influence; optimism for humanity.
B)  organizing knowledge; generating research.
C)  internal consistency; parsimony and falsifiability.
D)  parsimony and falsifiability; internal consistency .E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The core pathology of adolescence, according to Erikson, is

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A)  withdrawal.
B)  isolation.
C)  inferiority.
D)  incompetence.
E)  role repudiation.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Erikson believed that an author of psychohistory should

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A)  be totally objective and dispassionate.
B)  reject countertransference towards one's subject.
C)  objectively analyze and eliminate one's bias toward one's subject.
D)  be emotionally involved in one's subject.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The resolution of the crisis of early childhood results in Erikson's basic strength of

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A)  trust.
B)  love.
C)  will.
D)  purposefulness.
E)  competence.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

"A widening commitment to take care of the persons, the products, and the ideas one has learned to care for" is what Erikson called

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A)  love.
B)  care.
C)  procreativity.
D)  generativity.
E)  generalized sensuality.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 15

List the key concepts in Erikson's infancy stage.

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Question 16

For Erikson, infancy is a time of

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A)  exclusion.
B)  active exploration.
C)  incorporation.
D)  exclusivity.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

For Erikson, integrity involves

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A)  feeling whole and coherent.
B)  being physically and intellectually strong.
C)  being honest and truthful.
D)  never despairing.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Erikson's additions to Freudian theory included

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

Question 19

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

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

Question 20

Erikson's core pathology of old age is

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A)  disdain.
B)  rejection.
C)  rage.
D)  impotence.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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