Exam 5: Erikson: Psychosocial Development

Technological elements in culture support a person's sense of

In old age, people develop the ego strength of

Erikson's theory ignores cultural factors.

What cultural support legitimizes and provides boundaries for the development of autonomy?

Children do not benefit from psychoanalysis.

Research generally finds that people score higher on measures of Erikson's stages as they get older.

According to Erikson, personality develops

Individuals may adjust to a new culture by doing the following

"Identity confusion" and "identity diffusion" both refer to inadequate resolution of the identity crisis.

Culture's "ideal prototypes" support the ego strength of

List Erikson's eight psychosexual stages. Describe the crisis of each stage. What ego strength is developed at each stage?

Which term refers to the mature resolution of the identity crisis?

Cultural rituals threaten ego strengths.

Describe Erikson's proposed ninth stage of psychosocial development. How does this stage impact very old adults?

At each stage of development, according to Erikson, there is a __________.

Describe a healthy resolution of the identity crisis. Name and explain two types of unhealthy resolution.

In Erikson's theory, each stage of development has a characteristic crisis.

Explain Erikson's "epigenetic principle."

To commit to an identity to early in adolescence risked poor choice according to Erikson

Erikson uses to term "stagnation" to refer to those who can't adequately take care of others, including their own children.