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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, the author discusses another "necessary loss." Which one is it?
(a) The loss of the exclusive love of our mother.
(b) The loss of our heterosexuality.
(c) That we must let go in order to love.
(d) The limitations imposed on us due to our being male or female.

2. How does the author feel we can move past re-creating what has already happened?
(a) Talk to the people in our past.
(b) Ignore the past and move on.
(c) Mourn the past and move on.
(d) Climb into a time machine and go back.

3. Which of the answers below describes the stages and challenges of the life cycle according to Erik Erikson?
(a) The Five Cycles of a Human.
(b) The Twelve Stages of Life.
(c) The Eight Ages of Man.
(d) The Four Periods of Growth.

4. De-identification can help siblings feel superior in different ways, but it can also lead to what negative result?
(a) It can result in negative personality traits such as pride, arrogance, or narcissism.
(b) It can impose limitations on our talents and interests.
(c) It can lead to competition in those different areas.
(d) It can leave one child overshadowed by the other.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the age of latency, fear, anger, and harsh conscience make it difficult to do what?

2. Sigmund Freud once said, "When you meet a human being, the first distinction you make is ______________?"

3. According to Freud, when does the age of latency occur?

4. Winnicott argues that denying _____ prevents "the developing child from facing and learning to tolerate" this emotion in themselves.

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

(see the answer key)

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