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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Viorst say we "need the controls provided by guilt"?

2. The first sentence of Chapter 1 states that, "Life begins with _______."

3. Why does Viorst think some people fear success?

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

5. Name the experimental psychologist who convinced people it was acceptable to continue shocking subjects despite their response to pain.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do children experience sibling rivalry?

2. Using an example from the book, describe ways in which the Oedipus complex can play out in the lives of adults.

3. Growing up means what, according to Chapter 10?

4. Why were Hansel and Gretel so close to each other relationally?

5. Endocrinologist Estelle Ramey uses what example to support her theory that virtually all differences between male and female are cultural?

6. Despite a constant desire for independence, why do young children keep coming back to their mothers?

7. Why do psychologists think the "Mommy and I Are One" experiments worked?

8. Viorst lists many things that healthy adults know. Name two.

9. What are the four stages of human development that many analysts agree upon and how are they similar to each other?

10. Briefly describe the difference between infantile love, immature love, and mature love.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the six types of friends outlined in Chapter 12. What are they named, what are their characteristics, and how are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the process of us becoming our own person. How is our identity primarily formed? What pitfalls may we encounter along the way? How do our parents influence the process? Do they hinder or encourage the discovery of our primary self?

Essay Topic 3

When mothers who reject our dependency push us from the nest too soon, the author says, we "adapt, or crumple, or compromise." Discuss the ways in which children can respond to each individual situation. In what ways can parents help children through such an experience? Why do you feel parents sometimes prematurely demand independence from their children?

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