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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "It is __________ to grow up."
(a) Fun.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Tough.

2. Margaret Mead points out that we have labeled the Oedipal issue as a _______________.
(a) Valid response.
(b) Negative.
(c) Ridiculous behavior.
(d) Success.

3. Viorst states that what kind of parents are sexually attracted to their child?
(a) Same-sex parents.
(b) Normal parents.
(c) Degenerate parents.
(d) Adoptive parents.

4. De-identification can help siblings feel superior in different ways, but it can also lead to what negative result?
(a) It can lead to competition in those different areas.
(b) It can result in negative personality traits such as pride, arrogance, or narcissism.
(c) It can leave one child overshadowed by the other.
(d) It can impose limitations on our talents and interests.

5. Marvin and _______ experience great physical discomfort because of their unconscious guilt.
(a) Ellie.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Donna.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a mother rejects a child's need for dependence and pushes them out of the nest too soon, what can happen?

2. How is it believed that infants perceive their needs in relation to their mother?

3. Some primitive tribes have allowed their men to express what sort of envy?

4. Chapter 5 states that even an average mother is perceived by a child as _____________.

5. Who created the character Alexander Portnoy?

(see the answer key)

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