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Psychodynamic Theories
Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory
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1

In contrast to Freud, Erikson
A)placed more emphasis on unconscious motivation.
B)placed more emphasis on the ego.
C)de-emphasized social and historical influences on personality.
D)all of the above.
2

Erikson built on Freud's theory by
A)elevating social factors over biological ones.
B)emphasizing the id as the key to personality development.
C)accepting Jung's idea of a collective unconscious.
D)both a and b.
E)all of the above.
3

According to Erikson, which of these is the most important aspect of the ego?
A)self-conscious ego
B)perceived ego
C)ego identity
D)realistic ego
4

During childhood, Erikson said, the ego
A)develops from the superego.
B)is weak and flexible.
C)is dormant.
D)does not exist.
5

To Erikson, the ego develops
A)within a social structure.
B)independent of historical factors.
C)most rapidly during adulthood.
D)only after the id stops developing.
6

Some societies hold that they are special and somehow more important than other societies. Erikson referred to this belief as
A)an ethnocentric imperative.
B)a Napoleonic complex.
C)a narcissistic illusion.
D)pseudospecies.
7

Erikson believed that healthy development rests on
A)a conflict between syntonic and dystonic tendencies.
B)a conflict between masculine and feminine elements.
C)an unresolved Oedipus complex.
D)a resolved Oedipus complex.
E)a strong superego.
8

The epigenetic principle states that
A)some societies believe themselves to be special.
B)the ego develops from the dying id.
C)the ego develops in a sequence, with each stage emerging from and being built on a previous stage.
D)central to individual development are those traits and tendencies inherited from our ancestral past.
9

According to Erikson, proper adaptation requires
A)that both the id and the ego continue to development after adolescence.
B)a conflict between the syntonic and the dystonic elements.
C)membership in a mother-dominated culture.
D)an avoidance of psychosexual crises.
10

______ is the basic strength of infancy.
A)Hope
B)Faith
C)Will
D)Love
E)Industry
11

The psychosocial crisis of early childhood is
A)basic trust versus basic mistrust.
B)intimacy versus isolation.
C)industry versus inferiority.
D)autonomy versus shame and doubt.
E)compromise versus cooperation.
12

Erikson's early childhood stage corresponds with which of Freud's stages?
A)oral
B)anal
C)phallic
D)genital
E)oedipal
13

According to Erikson, ______ is a feeling of self-consciousness and of being looked at or exposed.
A)shame
B)guilt
C)doubt
D)threat
E)exhibitionism
14

To Erikson, the original model for human playfulness is
A)the mother-child bond.
B)the Oedipus complex.
C)thumb-sucking.
D)basic mistrust.
E)basic trust.
15

The basic strength of the play age is
A)fidelity
B)purpose
C)care
D)autonomy
E)playfulness
16

Will is the basic strength of
A)infancy.
B)early childhood.
C)the play age.
D)adolescence.
17

Heidi is beginning to make new friends of her age. For the first time in her life, she has developed a relationship with adults who are not in her family. Heidi is in which of Erikson's stages?
A)early childhood
B)adolescence
C)infancy
D)genital period
E)school age
18

The genital-locomotor psychosexual mode marks which stage?
A)infancy
B)play age
C)adolescence
D)young adulthood
E)early childhood
19

The psychosocial crisis of the school age is
A)autonomy verses shame and doubt.
B)trust versus mistrust.
C)identity versus identity confusion.
D)industry versus inferiority.
20

Which of these does NOT characterize the stage of adolescence?
A)psychosocial latency
B)puberty
C)intimacy versus stagnation
D)role repudiation
21

The core pathology and basic strength of young adulthood are
A)stagnation and trust.
B)isolation and confidence.
C)desire and competence.
D)exclusivity and love.
E)care and role repudiation.
22

Generalized sensuality characterizes the psychosexual stage of
A)adolescence
B)young adulthood
C)adulthood
D)old age
E)preadolescence
23

In Erikson's concept of adulthood, stagnation is the opposite of
A)generativity.
B)intimacy.
C)procreativity.
D)rejectivity.
24

Pratt and his colleagues (1999) found that
A)generativity reached a peak during adolescence.
B)highly generative people tended to rationalize events that did not agree with their beliefs.
C)highly generative adults were more active in socializing their children.
D)men were more generative than women.