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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 suggest defines much of a woman's identity?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) How many children she has.
(c) Attractiveness to men.
(d) Who she marries.

2. Considering Freud's elements of the mind, what are the counterweights of the ego?
(a) Self and society.
(b) Id and superego.
(c) Environment and society.
(d) Id and society.

3. Why does Erikson think the black identity has been confused?
(a) Negativity of black writers.
(b) Historical events.
(c) Lack of study of this population.
(d) Many do not fully understand identity.

4. Interpreting Freud's theory, what does Erikson feel occurs when the ego resists integrating into new environments?
(a) Identity confusion.
(b) Identity resistance.
(c) Identity loss.
(d) Identity displacement.

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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Erikson state that the self-concept of self esteem is tied to?

2. What does Erikson resist characterizing modern youth as?

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

4. In order to successful integration to occur what does Erikson feel must fit together?

5. What dose Erikson say psychoanalysts' fail to recognize about the ego?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Erikson think is the driving force for the more inclusive identity?

2. What is Erikson feel that terms such as "I" or "self" are confusing?

3. The why does Erikson feel that anatomy is destiny?

4. What does the process of identity confirmation include?

5. Why does Erikson believe political underground groups often target youth?

6. What is unique about a revolution or awareness of identity as discussed by Erikson in chapter eight "Race and Wider Identity"?

7. What is the overriding issue concerning Erikson's proposal of ideologies and identity development?

8. Rather than suggesting modern youth pathological what does Erikson youth to understand?

9. What is the difference between the Ego and "I"?

10. Why does Erikson think that biology is shallow and inaccurate?

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