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

2. What does it mean when the author states, "to review the concept of identity"?
(a) Sketch its history.
(b) Disprove identity.
(c) Write an outline.
(d) Give a lecture.

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

4. At what stage in Erikson's theory of development may an individual begin to lose confidence or identity and enter period of listlessness?
(a) Autonomy vs. shame.
(b) Industry vs. inferiority.
(c) Generativity vs. stagnation.
(d) Intimacy vs. isolation.

5. 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?
(a) By immersion.
(b) By reworking associations.
(c) Through psychotherapy.
(d) They cannot be corrected.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Freud, what is the first stage of identity development called?

2. Considering Erikson's stages of identity development, how long does a six stage of identity development last?

3. The ________ cannot coexist with the increase in advances in a technologically led culture?

4. What does Freud suggest a fearless freedom of thinking is?

5. In the early 20th century, totalitarian disposition is best understood as what?

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