Exam 6: Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

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

Failure to adapt at one developmental stage

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

College may delay the resolution of the ____.

Erikson's most unusual assessment technique is

The basic strength described by Erikson in the identity cohesion versus role confusion stage is

Personality development is affected by both biological and social factors, or both personal and situational variables.

Erikson's childhood and youth was characterized by

Fidelity means

Erikson noted identity confusion in his study of

Erikson believes that basic strengths are

Erikson included all of the following in his theory of personality except

Care is the basic strength that emerges from generativity in adulthood.

Adulthood is considered by Erikson to be a _________ stage than the previous stage of identity cohesion versus role confusion.

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

Erikson argued that we are not entirely governed by innate biological factors at work in the stages of development, although they are relatively important.

The basic strength that emerges from intimacy of the young adult years is love.

Identity cohesion or role confusion appears at ages

Older people should seek

Research on the identity crisis has shown that