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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Womanhood and the Inner Space.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do youth recognize the need for during Erikson's stages of identity development?
(a) Family.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Friends.
(d) Community.

2. During the fourth stage of Erikson's theory of development, what occurs when an individual is successful?
(a) Feelings of guilt.
(b) Feelings of superiority.
(c) Feelings of independence.
(d) Feelings of industry.

3. During the process of Erikson's stages of identity development, what will depend on the total process of identity development?
(a) Biology.
(b) Psychosocial strength.
(c) Environment.
(d) Self.

4. What does George Bernard Shaw despise?
(a) His family history.
(b) His family's snobbery.
(c) His adolescence.
(d) Psychology.

5. Where does the process of identity formation began?
(a) As a young adult.
(b) As an adolescent.
(c) As a toddler.
(d) With mother and baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What elements does Erikson suggest can be caused by the demand to develop a distinct identity?

2. What does Erikson feel may have been lost to modernity?

3. According to Erikson, in his review and observations of changes in culture, what does he suggest will become common values among today's youth?

4. What aspects of Freud's theory of development does a functional ego integrate?

5. What does Erikson state that the self-concept of self esteem is tied to?

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