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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. In order to create a positive ego what does Erikson state must be tested?
(a) Current intelligence and identity.
(b) Current reality against identity.
(c) Ability for introspection.
(d) Mental acuity.

2. What does Freud's consciousness of inner identity include?
(a) Love.
(b) Peace.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Bitter pride.

3. When does Erikson feel individuals develop trust?
(a) When they face a difficult situation.
(b) They are around good people.
(c) They trust themselves.
(d) Their needs are met.

4. What type of self is clear when examining Freud's dreams?
(a) Identified self.
(b) Suppressed self.
(c) Confident self.
(d) Open-minded self.

5. When does the normative crisis of identity formation occur?
(a) Adolescence.
(b) As an adult.
(c) With mother and baby.
(d) As a toddler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What style of identity combines medieval conception of community with modern disobedience and nonviolence?

2. What term does Erikson use to refer to the methods used throughout history to integrate identity?

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

4. What does Erikson state youth need so they do not languish in a strictly episodical conscious expansion?

5. What does Erikson suggest society's child training systems does for the uniqueness of society?

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