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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Life Cycle, Epigenesis of Identity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erikson states that we deal with the process located in the core of the individual and where else?
(a) The core of his communal culture.
(b) In his past.
(c) Among his family.
(d) Within himself.

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

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

4. According to Freud, what is the first stage of identity development called?
(a) Anal stage.
(b) Latent stage.
(c) Oral stage.
(d) Phallic stage.

5. What example does Erikson use in Foundations of Observation to clarify the disintegration of ego synthesis?
(a) Homelessness.
(b) Natural disasters.
(c) Adolescence.
(d) Wartime trauma.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Erikson in Chapter 2, what occurs when the ego combines elements that result in an inability to form a positive self-image?

2. As noted in Chapter 2, how can false or inaccurate ego identity formations be corrected after being developed by parents in terms of group identity development?

3. What might gaining a stronger self identity correspond to in relation to the majority of the population?

4. What does it mean when the author states, "to review the concept of identity"?

5. What does Erikson state is the first age of identity development involve in terms of conflict?

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