Deck 13: Mahlers Separationindividuation Theory

Question 1

Mahler's concept of object constancy

A) has little to do with Piaget's concept
B) means overcoming the world of make-believe
C) is a prerequisite to basic trust
D) is an internal image of the mother

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Mahler's phase in which the child explores with unbridled enthusiasm is

A) the normal autistic phase
B) the symbiotic phase
C) the rapprochement phase
D) the practicing phase

Answer 2

D

Question 3

When the infant begins pulling back from the mother to inspect her, Mahler used the term

A) hatched
B) conflicted
C) "the love affair with the world"
D) stranger anxiety

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In therapy with severely disturbed children, one of Mahler's most common goals was

A) to promote a more pleasurable symbiosis
B) to increase the infant's independence
C) to overcome internal object constancy
D) to teach the child essential social skills

Question 5

According to the text, the most significant criticism of Mahler's theory has to do with

A) the phase of normal autism
B) the phase of normal symbiosis
C) the neglect of fathers' role in development
D) the absence of statistic data

Question 6

Which is not a trait of autism?

A) isolation from others
B) avoidance of eye contact
C) echoing of words
D) competitive play

Question 7

Mahler used which term to describe a state of non-differentiation between infant and mother?

A) autism
B) practicing
C) symbiosis
D) rapprochement

Question 8

Which phrase below does not describe Mahler's normal autism?

A) inner focus
B) stimulus barrier
C) hyper alert
D) still achieving physiological balance

Question 9

Crain, the textbook author, suggests

A) Mahler was completely wrong about the normal autism phase
B) Mahler's ideas could be extended to include oneness with nature
C) Mahler devalued Piaget's concept of object permanence
D) Mahler devalued Erikson's concept of trust

Question 10

When an infant realizes she needs mother but still seeks independence, the infant is in Mahler's phase of

A) rapprochement
B) separation
C) early practicing
D) conflict

Question 11

Mahler's belief in the caretaker's patient availability is similar to the view of

A) Montessori
B) Ainsworth
C) both Montessori and Ainsworth
D) neither Montessori nor Ainsworth