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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Womanhood and the Inner Space.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Erikson state that the self-concept of self esteem is tied to?
(a) Parents.
(b) Identity.
(c) Environment.
(d) Biology.

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

3. What was Shaw exposed to as a child?
(a) Music making.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Mental illness.

4. Throughout the stages of Erikson's theory of identity development, what happens if youth do not take advantage of the wisdom elders have to share?
(a) They form distinct identities.
(b) They may become isolated.
(c) They can not form their identities.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does Freud suggest a fearless freedom of thinking is?
(a) Totalitarianism.
(b) Unattainable.
(c) Negative identity.
(d) Positive identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Erikson propose reflects the body, personality, and social roles of the person?

2. According to Erikson, what is the second stage of identity development?

3. What do youth try to balance while going through Erikson's stages of identity development?

4. What does Erikson feel about psychoanalysts' use of biology?

5. What can reinforce the process of negative identity formation in terms of Erikson's stages of identity development?

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