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Psychodynamic Theories
Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory
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1. Erikson preferred the term ___________________ rather than neo-Freudian.
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2. Erikson received a training analysis from ______________________.
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3. Basic trust is an example of a _______________ element, whereas basic mistrust is a dystonic tendency.
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4. The ego is a positive force that establishes ____________________, Erikson believed.
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5. A basic ________________ emerges from the conflict between dystonic and syntonic elements.
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6. The core pathology of infancy is _________________.
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7. _______________ is the core pathology of early childhood.
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8. The basic strength of early childhood is ____________________.
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9. The genital-___________________ is the psychosexual mode of the play age.
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10. Erikson’s _______________________ covers about the same time as Freud’s phallic stage—approximately ages 3 to 5 years.
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11. The core pathology of the play age is ____________________.
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12. A child’s ________________ begins to develop during the play age, and Erikson calls this the “cornerstone of morality.”
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13. Freud called this stage ____________________, but Erikson refers to it as the school age.
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14. The psychosocial crisis of the school age is ______________________ versus inferiority.
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15. Regression, or _____________________ is the core pathology of the school age.
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16. The main crisis of adolescence is between ______________ and identity confusion.
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17. The core pathology of young adulthood is _______________.
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18. ______________________ is the basic strength of adolescence.
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19. A person should learn ___________________ at the beginning of young adulthood.
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20. The basic strength of young adulthood is _____________________.
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21. __________________ is the core pathology of adulthood.
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22. Erikson’s final stage of development is ______________________.
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23. Erikson believed that anatomy, ____________________, and personality are our combined destiny.