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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Erikson suggest women are more passive than men?
(a) Biology.
(b) Socialization.
(c) Environment.
(d) Psychology.

2. Throughout the stages of Erikson's theory of identity development, what happens if youth do not take advantage of the wisdom elders have to share?
(a) They may become isolated.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They form distinct identities.
(d) They can not form their identities.

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

4. What might the older generation, as suggested by Erikson, use youth's need for joining to satisfy?
(a) Need for fidelity.
(b) Need to rebel.
(c) Need for conformity.
(d) Need for independence.

5. Who does Erikson suggest black be integrated with?
(a) Americans with a more exclusive identity.
(b) Americans with a more inclusive identity.
(c) Other minorities.
(d) Only the majority.

6. Considering Erikson's theory of group identity development, what are cultures often led to do concerning their values?
(a) Give them up.
(b) Absolutize them.
(c) Confirm them.
(d) Modify them.

7. What does Erikson resist characterizing modern youth as?
(a) Lacking virtue.
(b) Ready for adulthood.
(c) Self-absorbed.
(d) Lacking identity.

8. What do the elements of the self produce in light of Erikson's theory of identity development?
(a) A composite of self.
(b) An understanding.
(c) A potential identity.
(d) A composite of society.

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

10. What two components within Erikson's theory are important for youth to base their identities on?
(a) Morals and community structure.
(b) Childhood and ideologies.
(c) Future and childhood.
(d) Ideologies and the future.

11. What does Erikson feel an inclusive identity is contained in?
(a) Modern society.
(b) Technology.
(c) Education.
(d) Modern religion.

12. What according to Erikson, what involves testing, selecting, and integrating self images?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Ego identity.
(c) Community structures.
(d) Self-esteem.

13. How does man quantify attributes of himself philosophically and psychologically in terms of Erikson's views of identity development?
(a) Uses the words I and self.
(b) Understands the whole society.
(c) Accepts imperfections.
(d) Uses the words Us and We.

14. What does Erikson suggest occurs in institutionalized settings such as a hospital with regard to identity?
(a) Desperation for identity.
(b) Development of oneliness.
(c) Conformity of identity.
(d) Emergence of self.

15. What does Erikson suggest has led to the focus on women's position in the world?
(a) They have spoken up.
(b) Their work as housewives.
(c) Their equality to men.
(d) Economic and practical reasons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Erikson's theory of identity consciousness overcome?

2. Why does Erikson state that remorseful majorities be watched?

3. How does feminists often react during times of identity development and social change, as proposed in Erikson's theory?

4. What is the critical stage of Erikson's theory of development where women develop their female identity?

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

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