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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. How does Erikson suggest men were able to end the adolescent process?
(a) Develop an adult identity.
(b) Get a job.
(c) Subordinate their childhood identities to a new identity.
(d) Get married.

2. What is present within each period of Erikson's theory of identity development?
(a) Inner and outer conflict.
(b) Identity confusion.
(c) Distinct processes.
(d) Social conflict.

3. Considering the relationship between personal and historical identity formation, how can this relationship be described?
(a) Psychosomatic confusion.
(b) Psychosocial relativity.
(c) Ancestral relativity.
(d) Genetic relativity.

4. That does introjection mean in terms of Erikson's stages of identity development for groups other than the majority?
(a) Incorporating another's image.
(b) Think about the past.
(c) Think about the future.
(d) Explore your identity.

5. What is the core part of identity formation that cannot be separated from this formation?
(a) Authority acceptance.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Collectivism.
(d) Peace of mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what stage in Erikson's theory of development may an individual begin to lose confidence or identity and enter period of listlessness?

2. In discussing Freud's views on group identity, what does Erikson state is a major cause in identity becoming frustrating and disintegrated?

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

4. How does man quantify attributes of himself philosophically and psychologically in terms of Erikson's views of identity development?

5. 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?

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