Exam 6: Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

According to Erikson, in the latency stage of psychosocial development the child's growing powers of deductive reasoning and the ability to play by rules lead to the deliberate refinement of the skills displayed in building things.

Erikson's depiction of emotional difficulties in middle age is similar to

Erikson divided personality growth into

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

Erikson's use of psychohistorical analysis included such figures as

Malignancies develop when

Erikson's epigenetic principle of maturation

Explain the differences between the first four stages of psychosocial development and the last four stages. Give a real-life example for each of these stages.

Basic strengths are interdependent; these strengths cannot develop until the strengths associated with the previous stages have been confirmed.

In the generativity versus isolation stage, an individual may

The basic strength associated with the final stage of development is

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

For the adolescent, excessive association with fanatical groups, cults, or obsession with popular cultural icons

A person who fails to achieve a cohesive identity will experience a confusion of their roles and thus will have an identity crisis.

From his early work and analysis with Anna Freud, Erikson was interested in

One of Erikson's most important contributions to personality theory is his concept of

Erikson identified the stage of identity cohesion versus role confusion as

Erikson's theory allows for optimism and the possibility for a positive outcome in each stage of personality development.

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

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?