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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Theoretical Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Erikson, what is the third stage of development?
(a) Trust vs. mistrust.
(b) Intimacy vs. isolation.
(c) Autonomy vs. shame.
(d) Initiative vs. guilt.

2. What term does Erikson use to refer to the methods used throughout history to integrate identity?
(a) Methods of acquisition.
(b) Methods of conformity.
(c) Methods of group formation.
(d) Methods of identity.

3. Based on Freud's theory of identity, Ego identity results in two actions, one of which is synthesizing the frontiers of the ego; what is the other action?
(a) Analyzing the frontiers of the ego.
(b) Completing identity.
(c) Merging self with the past.
(d) Merging self with the environment.

4. When does Erikson feel individuals develop trust?
(a) They trust themselves.
(b) Their needs are met.
(c) They are around good people.
(d) When they face a difficult situation.

5. Where does Erikson feel our self representations stem from?
(a) Psychosocial crises of childhood.
(b) Future prospects.
(c) Parents.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must occur for an individual to move from one stage of development to the next in Erikson's theory of development?

2. What does Erikson believe is an intrinsic part of maturation?

3. Considering Freud's elements of the mind, what are the counterweights of the ego?

4. In terms of Erikson's theory of individual development, what is required in order to transcend toward individuality?

5. What does the success of identification during Erikson's stages of development depend on?

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