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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Identity Confusion in Life History and Case History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shaw care so much about being?
(a) Moral.
(b) Smart.
(c) Happy.
(d) Amoral.

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

3. What does Erikson state that childhood and youth predispose men to?
(a) Childlike wonder.
(b) Structure.
(c) Totalitarianism.
(d) Confused identities.

4. What does the success of identification during Erikson's stages of development depend on?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Parental support.
(c) Interacting with trustworthy models.
(d) It is society specific.

5. What can reinforce the process of negative identity formation in terms of Erikson's stages of identity development?
(a) Weak ego.
(b) Biology.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Negative parental reactions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are two characteristics Erikson applies to the task of the ego in order to maintain and organize its existence?

3. During the Erikson's second stage of development, what does the individual gain when identity has developed in a healthy manner?

4. What does Erikson suggest offers simplified perspectives in order to avoid confusion of societal beliefs and goals?

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

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