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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two psychologists believe that the contacts between infant and mother produce a "deep libidinal pleasure"?
(a) Skinner and Sullivan.
(b) Piaget and Spock.
(c) Freud and Erikson.
(d) Jung and Adler.

2. According to the author, what do babies need?
(a) Fathers.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Mothers.
(d) A consistent caregiver.

3. Why does Viorst think some people fear success?
(a) They fear punishment from the rival parent.
(b) They fear being more successful than the opposite sex parent.
(c) They fear the responsibility that comes with success.
(d) They fear retaliation from siblings.

4. When a mother rejects a child's need for dependence and pushes them out of the nest too soon, what can happen?
(a) We scream, or cry, or get angry.
(b) We adapt, or crumple, or compromise.
(c) We grow amazingly strong wings.
(d) We crash to the ground.

5. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?
(a) As our greatest critic.
(b) As our safety net.
(c) As our biggest fan.
(d) As our dearest friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 7, girls have to give up more of what than boys in outgrowing their Oedipus complex?

2. Drugs, communing with nature, religious experiences, and meditation are all ways in which people seek to what?

3. According to Chapter 7, what destroys the innocence of the family bond?

4. How does Viorst describe the first loss we experience as humans?

5. What is one of the necessary losses discussed in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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