Exam 3: The Self, Identity, and Values

Gerean is participating in Dr. Murphy's volunteer project for general psychology. If she is like the majority of students in the research study mentioned in your textbook,

Although he had earlier embraced the dominant society, Frederico has now completely rejected this group and feels guilty for "selling out" to this dominant culture when his own culture has everything he believes he will ever need. Helms would say that Frederico is in which stage of ethnic identity development?

Marian has low self-esteem. According to your textbook, which of the following strategies could increase her self-esteem?

Erikson believed that during youth, ______ roles become central to identity development, especially in societies like the United States.

Baumeister suggested that Americans have become so overly concerned with ______________ that they have resorted to escape activities to avoid these pressures.

When a person has gone through a crisis and made a commitment, Marcia would characterize the person as:

Which of the following developed a lifespan theory of stages in which the fifth stage of the eight stages is directly related to the formation of identity?

Concerning the McArthur Study on the scope of religion in people's lives, which of the following statements is FALSE?

One's identity status is determined by the existence or extent of one's:

A person who has not experienced a crisis nor made any commitments and who shows little interest in such matters would be in which identity status?

Even though her husband forgave her for her affair with a co-worker, Mary is still experiencing guilt and anxiety for betraying her husband's trust. According to Higgins, Mary is experiencing these agitated emotions because of a discrepancy between her:

According to Stephen Covey, there are four basic areas of self-fulfillment. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic areas he listed?

Victor Frankl believed that:

The link between self-esteem and happiness is stronger in:

Narcissistic individuals tend to be unaware of their _______ and how others perceive them.

According to Stephen Covey, a good exercise for clarifying one's values is to imagine that you:

Fionela is a member of a minority group, but all of her role models are from the mainstream culture. Fionela has also lied to her classmates about what her parents do for a living. Recently, she asked her mother about dyeing her hair and getting contact lenses to change her eye color. According to Helms, Fionela is most likely in which stage of ethnic identity development?

Research has found which of the following statements to be TRUE regarding self-esteem?

Minnie is a 57-year-old female. If she is typical of females in the U.S., we can expect her spirituality to

During which stage of ethnic identity development do minority individuals begin to break through the denial of their ethnicity, usually after a personal "identity-shattering" event?