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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 does Erikson suggest wholeness of the individual is associated with?
(a) Positive psychology.
(b) The earth.
(c) Totalitarianism.
(d) Equilibrium and health.

2. After James' long identity crisis, what did he decide to be?
(a) Antisocial.
(b) Self-governing.
(c) A psychologist.
(d) Dependant on society.

3. What is one example that Erikson provides for the notion of "evil ego identity"?
(a) Gender stereotypes.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Self loathing.
(d) Ethnic stereotypes.

4. 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) They cannot be corrected.
(c) By reworking associations.
(d) Through psychotherapy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does Erikson use in Foundations of Observation to clarify the disintegration of ego synthesis?

2. What according to Erikson, what involves testing, selecting, and integrating self images?

3. How does Erikson feel adults eventually settle on an identity?

4. In terms of Erikson's theory of identity development, what is one notion that youth resist?

5. What is one thing that Erikson states comes with each stage of identity development?

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