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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Foundations in Observation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erikson feels that Freud's intellect is a gift that stems from what?
(a) Good genes.
(b) A good education.
(c) A hostile limitation of opportunities.
(d) A strong identity.

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

3. In Chapter 2, what does Erikson feel about how psychologists treat social dynamics and external social elements?
(a) As surface events.
(b) As deep rooted elements of social identity.
(c) As keys to social competence.
(d) The coexist.

4. According to Erikson, in his review and observations of changes in culture, what does he suggest will become common values among today's youth?
(a) Dissonance.
(b) Leadership.
(c) Common identity.
(d) Choice and identity.

5. As discussed by Erikson in Chapter 2, what occurs when a system either biological or social malfunctions?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Identity loss.
(c) Pathology.
(d) Restart of identity formation.

Short Answer Questions

1. As discussed in Chapter 2, who is able to trigger transference of models of identity formation within younger members of society?

2. Erikson states that we deal with the process located in the core of the individual and where else?

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

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

5. What does Erikson state that childhood and youth predispose men to?

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