Question 1

According to Erikson, ______ is a feeling of self-consciousness, of being looked at and exposed.

Accepted Answer

A) shame 
B) doubt 
C) guilt 
D) autonomy 
A) shame 
B) doubt 
C) guilt 
D) autonomy

Question 2

According to Erikson, teaching and instructing in the ways of a society or culture typically occur during

Accepted Answer

A) the play age. 
B) the school age. 
C) adolescence. 
D) early adulthood. 
E) late adulthood. 
A) the play age. 
B) the school age. 
C) adolescence. 
D) early adulthood. 
E) late adulthood.

Question 3

Erikson saw the Oedipal situation as the prototype of

Accepted Answer

A) psychopathology within the family setting. 
B) the lifelong power of human playfulness. 
C) conflict between males and females. 
D) competition between children and authority figures. 
A) psychopathology within the family setting. 
B) the lifelong power of human playfulness. 
C) conflict between males and females. 
D) competition between children and authority figures.

Question 4

Rejection of family or community standards, inability to establish intimacy, and inability to concentrate on required tasks are symptomatic of what Erikson called

Accepted Answer

A) identity confusion. 
B) an unresolved Oedipal situation. 
C) ideological inertia. 
D) ego idealism. 
E) identity stagnation. 
A) identity confusion. 
B) an unresolved Oedipal situation. 
C) ideological inertia. 
D) ego idealism. 
E) identity stagnation.

Question 5

Discuss Erikson's basic assumptions that underlie his theory of developmental stages.

Accepted Answer

Psychological growth takes place accordi

Question 6

For Erikson, puberty is psychologically important because it

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 7

Erikson claimed that a child who learns to do a job well during the school age will develop a sense of

Accepted Answer

A) will. 
B) purpose. 
C) inferiority. 
D) industry. 
E) autonomy. 
A) will. 
B) purpose. 
C) inferiority. 
D) industry. 
E) autonomy.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the ego, according to Erikson?

Accepted Answer

A) body ego 
B) ego identity 
C) ego ideal 
D) social ego 
A) body ego 
B) ego identity 
C) ego ideal 
D) social ego

Question 9

According to Erikson, during adolescence, a person is permitted to experiment with a variety of roles, values, and goals without making a lasting commitment.This reflects what aspect of adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A) psychosocial latency 
B) stagnation 
C) incompetence 
D) purposelessness 
E) lack of will 
A) psychosocial latency 
B) stagnation 
C) incompetence 
D) purposelessness 
E) lack of will

Question 10

In contrast to Freud, Erikson

Accepted Answer

A) placed greater emphasis on the id. 
B) placed less emphasis on social and historical influences. 
C) had no college degree of any kind. 
D) was trained as a physician. 
A) placed greater emphasis on the id. 
B) placed less emphasis on social and historical influences. 
C) had no college degree of any kind. 
D) was trained as a physician.

Question 11

Erikson saw the ego as developing

Accepted Answer

A) only during adolescence. 
B) within a social structure. 
C) under the power of the id. 
D) independent of social or historical factors. 
A) only during adolescence. 
B) within a social structure. 
C) under the power of the id. 
D) independent of social or historical factors.

Question 12

A person's capacity to unify experiences and actions in an adaptive manner defines Erikson's

Accepted Answer

A) ego. 
B) id. 
C) psychic imperative. 
D) adolescent ideal. 
A) ego. 
B) id. 
C) psychic imperative. 
D) adolescent ideal.

Question 13

According to Erikson, true intimacy can only be achieved

Accepted Answer

A) after the satisfaction of sexual desires. 
B) through marriage. 
C) during psychological moratorium. 
D) after identity is established. 
A) after the satisfaction of sexual desires. 
B) through marriage. 
C) during psychological moratorium. 
D) after identity is established.

Question 14

Erikson believed that sexual latency is important because it

Accepted Answer

A) permits focus on learning and social relations. 
B) encourages the development of will in the child. 
C) signals the resolution of the Oedipus complex. 
D) allows the child to integrate his or her body ego. 
A) permits focus on learning and social relations. 
B) encourages the development of will in the child. 
C) signals the resolution of the Oedipus complex. 
D) allows the child to integrate his or her body ego.

Question 15

A feeling of not being certain and that something remains hidden characterizes Erikson's notion of

Accepted Answer

A) guilt. 
B) doubt. 
C) willfulness. 
D) autonomy. 
E) shame. 
A) guilt. 
B) doubt. 
C) willfulness. 
D) autonomy. 
E) shame.

Question 16

According to Erikson, the core conflict of the play age is

Accepted Answer

A) trust versus mistrust. 
B) autonomy versus shame and doubt. 
C) initiative versus guilt. 
D) industry versus inferiority. 
A) trust versus mistrust. 
B) autonomy versus shame and doubt. 
C) initiative versus guilt. 
D) industry versus inferiority.

Question 17

The "informed and detached concern with life itself in the face of death itself" is how Erikson defined

Accepted Answer

A) mistrust. 
B) detachment. 
C) wisdom. 
D) despair. 
E) isolation. 
A) mistrust. 
B) detachment. 
C) wisdom. 
D) despair. 
E) isolation.

Question 18

According to Erikson, an identity crisis

Accepted Answer

A) has no effect in either direction on ego strength. 
B) increases ego strength. 
C) decreases ego strength. 
D) may increase or decrease ego strength. 
A) has no effect in either direction on ego strength. 
B) increases ego strength. 
C) decreases ego strength. 
D) may increase or decrease ego strength.

Question 19

According to Erikson, what is necessary for proper adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A) syntonic elements only 
B) dystonic elements only 
C) both syntonic and dystonic elements 
D) neither syntonic nor dystonic elements 
A) syntonic elements only 
B) dystonic elements only 
C) both syntonic and dystonic elements 
D) neither syntonic nor dystonic elements

Question 20

Erikson believed that the ego is

Accepted Answer

A) the sense of "I." 
B) the self-identity. 
C) the center of personality. 
D) All these are correct. 
A) the sense of "I." 
B) the self-identity. 
C) the center of personality. 
D) All these are correct.

According to Erikson, ______ is a feeling of self-consciousness, of being looked at and exposed.

According to Erikson, teaching and instructing in the ways of a society or culture typically occur during

Erikson saw the Oedipal situation as the prototype of

Rejection of family or community standards, inability to establish intimacy, and inability to concentrate on required tasks are symptomatic of what Erikson called

Discuss Erikson's basic assumptions that underlie his theory of developmental stages.

For Erikson, puberty is psychologically important because it

Erikson claimed that a child who learns to do a job well during the school age will develop a sense of

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the ego, according to Erikson?

According to Erikson, during adolescence, a person is permitted to experiment with a variety of roles, values, and goals without making a lasting commitment.This reflects what aspect of adolescence?

In contrast to Freud, Erikson

Erikson saw the ego as developing

A person's capacity to unify experiences and actions in an adaptive manner defines Erikson's

According to Erikson, true intimacy can only be achieved

Erikson believed that sexual latency is important because it

A feeling of not being certain and that something remains hidden characterizes Erikson's notion of

According to Erikson, the core conflict of the play age is

The "informed and detached concern with life itself in the face of death itself" is how Erikson defined

According to Erikson, an identity crisis

According to Erikson, what is necessary for proper adaptation?

Erikson believed that the ego is

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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Exam 9: Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

According to Erikson, ______ is a feeling of self-consciousness, of being looked at and exposed.

According to Erikson, teaching and instructing in the ways of a society or culture typically occur during

Erikson saw the Oedipal situation as the prototype of

Rejection of family or community standards, inability to establish intimacy, and inability to concentrate on required tasks are symptomatic of what Erikson called

Discuss Erikson's basic assumptions that underlie his theory of developmental stages.

For Erikson, puberty is psychologically important because it

Erikson claimed that a child who learns to do a job well during the school age will develop a sense of

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the ego, according to Erikson?

According to Erikson, during adolescence, a person is permitted to experiment with a variety of roles, values, and goals without making a lasting commitment.This reflects what aspect of adolescence?

In contrast to Freud, Erikson

Erikson saw the ego as developing

A person's capacity to unify experiences and actions in an adaptive manner defines Erikson's

According to Erikson, true intimacy can only be achieved

Erikson believed that sexual latency is important because it

A feeling of not being certain and that something remains hidden characterizes Erikson's notion of

According to Erikson, the core conflict of the play age is

The "informed and detached concern with life itself in the face of death itself" is how Erikson defined

According to Erikson, an identity crisis

According to Erikson, what is necessary for proper adaptation?

Erikson believed that the ego is

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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