Erikson's developmental theory quiz

Humans pass through stages of development with each presenting the individual with a unique developmental task or crisis to resolve

• Erikson

• Piaget

• Kohlberg

• Vygotsky

How many stages of development are there in Erik Erikson's theory?

• 9

• 8

• 10

• 7

What age is Autonomy vs. Doubt?

• Young adult

• Elementary and middle school years

• Late adulthood

• Toddler

What stage am I?
Kids feel good about being productive, or they feel inferior for failing to do so.

• Initiative vs guilt
• Industry vs inferiority
• Identity vs role confusion

What stage am I?
They look back on their lives and either see a sense of worth or failure.

• integrity vs despair
• Generativity vs stagnation
• Identity vs role con

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:

• Identity vs. Role Confusion

• Generativity vs. Stagnation

• Integrity vs. Despair

• Industry vs. Inferiority

What stage am I?
the child begins school and must tame imagination and impulses, and please others. If adults support the child's efforts, a sense of competence develops 

• Trust vs mistrust
• Initiative vs Guilt
• Industry vs Inferiority

Which of the individual's below is in the identity versus confusion stage?

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What term was made widely known by Erik Erikson?

• trust issues

• identity crisis

• encouragement

• initiative

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

• Struggle with feelings of inferiority

• Experience a sense of guilt

• Develop a poor self-identity

• Begin to mistrust the people around him