Psychosocial stages of development

Which is an example of the autonomy versus shame and doubt stage?

• A teenager trying out new fashions and hairstyles
•   A preschooler insisting on picking out her own clothes, no matter how mismatched they are
• A middle-schooler completing a challenging math assignment

The central theme of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial stages was the development of:

• Social status
• Personality
• Ego identity

What do people face during each psychosocial stage that can serve as a turning point in development?

• Conflict
• Turmoil
• Epiphany

The stage that occurs between birth and one year of age is concerned with:

• Initiative vs. Guilt
• Trust vs. Mistrust
• Identity vs. Role Confusion

How many stages of psychosocial development did Erikson describe?

• 4
• 7
• 8

If a child struggles to do well in school, what problem might emerge?

• Struggle with feelings of inferiority
• Develop a poor self-identity
• Begin to mistrust the people around him

Intimacy vs. Isolation occurs at what stage?

• infancy
• young adulthood
• maturity

Integrity vs. Despair occurs in which age group/stage?

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According to Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development, which stage describes a child who needs to learn important academic skills and compare favorably with peers in school to achieve competence?

• Trust vs Mistrust

• Identity vs Role Confusion

• Initiative vs Guilt

• Industry vs Inferiority

A 38-year-old woman quits her high-paying marketing job to focus on her children and become a school counselor. What stage would Erikson consider this to be:

• Identify vs. Role Confusion

• Generativity vs Stagnation

• Ego Integrity vs Despair

• Industry vs Inferiority

• Trust vs Mistrust