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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Winnicott argues that denying _____ prevents "the developing child from facing and learning to tolerate" this emotion in themselves.
(a) Pride.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Anger.
(d) Deceit.

2. Viorst feels that only through _____________ can "our loss be transcended."
(a) Life.
(b) Learning.
(c) Grief.
(d) Love.

3. According to Chapter 7, what destroys the innocence of the family bond?
(a) Parents who argue.
(b) Physical abuse.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Incest.

4. According to psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, immature love follows what principle?
(a) I am loved because I love.
(b) I hate you because I love you.
(c) I love you because I need you.
(d) I need you because I love you.

5. How does Viorst describe the first loss we experience as humans?
(a) First separation.
(b) Original loss.
(c) Launch of independence.
(d) New beginning.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Viorst, in what way do we primarily form our self-identity?

2. According to Viorst, we not only try to re-live the good experiences from our past, but also seek to re-create the bad ones in an effort to do what?

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

4. Sibling rivalry tends to do what as we get older?

5. De-identification can help siblings feel superior in different ways, but it can also lead to what negative result?

(see the answer key)

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