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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. What was William James obsessed with his entire life?

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

4. What example does Erikson use in Foundations of Observation to clarify the disintegration of ego synthesis?

5. During the final stages of Erikson's stages of identity development, what type of feelings may individual experiencing stagnation feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is a feeling of wholeness by the final stages of Erikson's identity development necessary in creating a positive identity?

2. According to Erikson, why might it be petty to attempt to define "identity" or "identity crisis"?

3. What does Erikson suggests will happen if the youth do not grow up?

4. When does Erikson state, concerning James and Shaw, that the adolescent process ended?

5. Why does Erikson suggest that understanding identity requires understanding the development of identity?

6. How do parents trigger transference in the formulation of evil ego identity as children move through Erikson's developmental stages?

7. What does Erikson mean by the term psychosocial moratorium?

8. According to Erikson, why is early adolescents signified by feelings of initiative or guilt?

9. How does Erikson use child training to describe group identity formation?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Erikson discusses his stages of development and intermingles Freud's stages of development throughout this discussion. Compare and contrast these two psychologists stages of development and provide an explanation on which you think is more valid today. Use the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

In Freud's letter, he makes a comparison between positive identity and negative character traits. Why is this comparison significant? What does this suggest about identity? And do you think it applies today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Erikson suggest that true intimacy can only occur after positive identity formation? What does this theory suggest about intimacy as a whole? What is the counterpart of intimacy and how does this play into the concept of intimacy and identity formation?

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