Question 1

The core pathology of young adulthood,according to Erikson,is

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A)  exclusivity.
B)  isolation.
C)  stagnation.
D)  selfishness.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

According to Erikson,the development of a conscience begins during

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A)  infancy.
B)  early childhood.
C)  play age.
D)  latency.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

Erikson was rescued from the life of a wandering artist by

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A)  fatherly advice from Sigmund Freud.
B)  marriage to Joan Serson.
C)  a letter from his friend Peter Blos.
D)  a personal analysis by Anna Freud.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The antithesis of Erikson's generativity is

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A)  stagnation.
B)  isolation.
C)  intimacy.
D)  wisdom.
E)  identity.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

Erikson's theory may be called "post-Freudian" because

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A)  he rejected Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality.
B)  Freud personally approved of Erikson's personality theory.
C)  he built his theory on foundations that Freud laid.
D)  he only accepted the theories of post-Freudian psychoanalysts.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

According to Erikson,the foundation for "cooperative participation in productive adult life" is

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A)  trust.
B)  purpose.
C)  will.
D)  initiative.
E)  competence.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

The psychosocial crisis of young adulthood,according to Erikson,is

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A)  identity versus identity confusion.
B)  competence versus incompetence.
C)  intimacy versus isolation.
D)  generativity versus stagnation.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

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) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Erikson's basic strength of young adulthood is

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

Question 13

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) All of the above

Question 14

Erikson's anthropological studies demonstrated

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A)  the limitations of his theories with different cultures and societies.
B)  the influence of history and culture on personality development.
C)  how the development of primitive people's psychological development differs from contemporary Americans' development.
D)  a lack of support for his theory of psychosocial stages.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

Erikson,in completing a psychohistory of Gandhi,concluded that

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A)  Gandhi was motivated primarily by an unresolved Oedipal conflict.
B)  it only took one identity crisis for Gandhi to find his true calling.
C)  Gandhi resolved multiple conflicts with authority figures when ordinary people would be debilitated.
D)  Gandhi finally succumbed to his conflicts without ever having been able to resolve his core pathology.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Erikson,unlike Jung and Adler,

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A)  never repudiated Freud's ideas.
B)  rejected Freud's idea of unconscious motivation.
C)  was personally psychoanalyzed by Sigmund Freud.
D)  married Freud's daughter,Anna.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Compare and contrast Erikson's concept of ego psychology with Freud's psychoanalytic theory.

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A.In general terms,Erikson made three ad...

Question 18

For Erikson,puberty is psychologically important because it

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A)  is the beginning of both psychosocial and psychosexual latency.
B)  signals physical changes in the body.
C)  resolves the Oedipal situation.
D)  triggers expectations of future adult roles.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Freud's anal stage of development has a parallel in Erikson's ______ stage.

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A)  infancy
B)  toddler
C)  early childhood
D)  phallic
E)  masteryF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 20

Erikson's genital-locomotor psychosexual mode accompanies the ______ stage.

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A)  infancy
B)  adolescence
C)  school age
D)  play ageE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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