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

2. What elements does Erikson suggest can be caused by the demand to develop a distinct identity?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Split identities.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Ego strength.

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

4. What does Erikson state that the self-concept of self esteem is tied to?
(a) Parents.
(b) Environment.
(c) Identity.
(d) Biology.

5. How does Erikson feel the majority of women react to feminists?
(a) Revert to old ways.
(b) Strongly.
(c) Weakly.
(d) With indifference.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Erikson risk in plotting a new course of understanding regarding identity and ego development?

3. What two components within Erikson's theory are important for youth to base their identities on?

4. According to Erikson, what is the third stage of development?

5. During the final stages of Erikson's stages of identity development, what type of feelings may individual experiencing stagnation feel?

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