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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Erikson, what is the second stage of identity development?
2. In order to create a positive ego what does Erikson state must be tested?
3. What can reinforce the process of negative identity formation in terms of Erikson's stages of identity development?
4. Why was Erikson so impressed with Shaw?
5. What aspects of Freud's theory of development does a functional ego integrate?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Erikson suggest that the development of trust or mistrust in the first age and identity development is the cornerstone of an individual's personality?
2. What is Erikson suggest that the Western sense of identity has been weakened?
3. According to Erikson, why might it be petty to attempt to define "identity" or "identity crisis"?
4. How do parents trigger transference in the formulation of evil ego identity as children move through Erikson's developmental stages?
5. Why does Erikson suggest that understanding identity requires understanding the development of identity?
6. According to Erikson, what is our earliest undifferentiated sense of identity?
7. When does Erikson state, concerning James and Shaw, that the adolescent process ended?
8. Why does Erikson suggest that the second stage of identity development is a period of letting go?
9. Considering group identity developing, in light of Erikson's stages of development, how do individuals make group decisions in order to ease the pressures of making difficult decisions?
10. Considering Erikson's theory of identity development, how does the parent's tendency to remain stuck in adolescents affect youth's identity development?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how the ego, the Id, the superego and environment are counterweights of each other and how they work together in identity formation. Include in your discussion the notion of "I" and what effect "I" has on these elements of identity.
Essay Topic 2
In discussing the development of identity, Erikson briefly mentions the problem of early childhood development and the high presence of female teachers. Why is this situation problematic? What might teachers do to reduce problems in development during this time?
Essay Topic 3
This book was originally published in 1968, concerning Erikson's views on women, their position in the world, and identity development, are these you still relevant and practical in today's society? Provide support for your answer.
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