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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 aspect of life does Erikson suggest women suffer over excessively?
(a) Helping other.
(b) Finding identity.
(c) Having a family.
(d) Getting a better job.

2. Based on Erikson's studies, what directly influences the egos process of self integration?
(a) Family.
(b) Historical reality and context.
(c) Self.
(d) Society.

3. That does introjection mean in terms of Erikson's stages of identity development for groups other than the majority?
(a) Incorporating another's image.
(b) Think about the past.
(c) Explore your identity.
(d) Think about the future.

4. According to the discussion in Chapter 2, the process of the ego helps individuals maintain their personalities and what type of fashion?
(a) Coherent.
(b) Positive.
(c) Selflessly.
(d) Incoherent.

5. What are women able to process better than men, according to Erikson?
(a) Scientific material.
(b) Discrimination.
(c) Logic.
(d) Verbal material.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the fourth stage of Erikson's theory of development, what occurs when an individual is successful?

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

3. In the beginning of the 20th century, what demonstrated the possibility to destroy human kind?

4. What do youth desire as they go through Erikson's stages of identity development?

5. What does the success of identification during Erikson's stages of development depend on?

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