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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. In observing groups of people being reeducated by American civil servants, what reason does Erikson provide for why this group became frustrated and identity development?
(a) They could not integrate the necessary steps for tangible future.
(b) They did not want to be educated.
(c) They did not speak the language.
(d) They did not understand the culture.

2. According to Erikson, what must be understood in order to define the ego?
(a) Nature.
(b) Genetics.
(c) Individual differences.
(d) Society.

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

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

5. What to processes, according to Erikson as discussed in Chapter 5, are tied together?
(a) Ego and environmental.
(b) Social and environmental.
(c) Ego and social.
(d) Ego and self identification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do environmental counterweights of identity help explain in terms of Freud's theory of identity?

2. Where does the process of identity formation began?

3. Because the terms "identity" and "identity crisis" are used in such a variety of situations, what have these terms become?

4. What does Erikson suggest offers simplified perspectives in order to avoid confusion of societal beliefs and goals?

5. According to Erikson, what is the third stage of development?

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