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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Erikson feel may have been lost to modernity?
(a) Ideologies.
(b) Self-identity.
(c) Self-preservation.
(d) Cosmic wholeness.

2. What term does Erikson use to describe the fluctuation of ego strength and high growth potential?
(a) Normative crisis.
(b) Ego crisis.
(c) Human crisis.
(d) Identity crisis.

3. What might gaining a stronger self identity correspond to in relation to the majority of the population?
(a) A strong societal bond.
(b) Totalitarianism.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Emancipation from society.

4. What does it mean when the author states, "to review the concept of identity"?
(a) Give a lecture.
(b) Sketch its history.
(c) Disprove identity.
(d) Write an outline.

5. What does the success of identification during Erikson's stages of development depend on?
(a) It is society specific.
(b) Interacting with trustworthy models.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Parental support.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Erikson suggest offers simplified perspectives in order to avoid confusion of societal beliefs and goals?

2. What is unique about each stage of Erikson's stages of identity development?

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

4. As discussed in Chapter 2, who is able to trigger transference of models of identity formation within younger members of society?

5. According to Erikson, what does totalitarianism require of society?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Erikson suggest it is a good thing that the term crisis no longer means solely a bad event?

2. What does Erikson suggest is immune to the failure of ego synthesis?

3. How do social scientists attempt to narrow the term identity down?

4. What is Erikson use personal communications by two prominent psychologists in his opening discussion of identity?

5. How does Erikson think acute identity confusion manifests?

6. What does Erikson suggests will happen if the youth do not grow up?

7. How does introjection help the ego grow in Erikson's theory of identity development?

8. What does Erikson suggest that historical periods usually offer a limited number of models in order to develop identity?

9. According to Erikson, what is our earliest undifferentiated sense of identity?

10. What does Erikson suggest should our implicit scheme include in addition to growth?

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