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Erikson's Psychosocial Development by Rashford and Luther

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because an infant is utterly dependent, developing trust is based on the dependability and quality of the child's caregivers. What stage is this?

a)

stage 2: Autonomy vs Shame

b)

Stage 5: Identity vs Confusion

c)

Stage 4:Industry vs Inferiority

d)

Stage 1: Trust vs Mistrust

e)

Stage 3: Initiative vs Guilt

2.

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:

a)

Identify vs. Role Confusion

b)

Generativity vs Stagnation

c)

Ego Integrity vs Despair

d)

Industry vs Inferiority

e)

Trust vs Mistrust

3.

John, Amy's toddler, decides that a lemon looks appetizing and decides to eat it against his mother's warnings. What stage of psychosocial development is he exhibiting.

a)

Integrity vs Despair

b)

Autonomy vs Shame

c)

Initiative vs Guilt

d)

Intimacy vs Isolation

e)

Industry vs Inferiority

4.

How many stages are in Erikson's psychosocial Development Theory?

a)

10

b)

2

c)

8

d)

14

e)

5

5.

Preschoolers (ages 3-6) go through what stage?

a)

Shame vs Doubt

b)

Industry vs Inferiority

c)

Trust vs Mistrust

d)

Initiative vs Guilt

e)

Ego vs Identity

6.
Which theorist thought that each stage of development includes a unique psychological crisis. If the crisis is met in a positive way, the individual develops normally?
a)
Vygotsky
b)
Erickson
c)
Bronfenbrenner
d)
Bandura
7.
This theorist’s theory included 8 stages some include trust vs. mistrust and autonomy vs. shame and guilt
a)
Piaget
b)
Vygotsky
c)
Garnder
d)
Erikson
8.
The central theme of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial stages was the development of:
a)
Personality
b)
Psychosocial conflict 
c)
Social Status
d)
Ego Identity 
9.
If a child struggles to do well in school, what problem might emerge?
a)
Struggle with feelings of inferiority
b)
Develop a poor self-identity
c)
Begin to mistrust the people around him
10.
Intimacy vs. Isolation occurs at what stage?
a)
infancy
b)
young adulthood
c)
maturity
11.

Successful completion of Erickson's 8th stage of psychosocial development results in which of the following virtues?

a)

Hope

b)

Fidelity

c)

Wisdom

d)

Purpose

12.

When a child is constantly told by their parents that they cannot do something, this is a negative outcome of which stage of development

a)

Stage 1 - Trust vs. Mistrust

b)

Stage 2 - Autonomy vs. Doubt

c)

Stage 3 - Initiative vs. Guilt

d)

Stage 4. Industry v Inferiority

13.

When a woman quits her executive job to focus on her family and become stay at home mom, what stage would Erikson consider this to be?

a)

Identity v confusion

b)

Generativity v stagnation

c)

Industry v inferiority

d)

Integrity v despair

14.

A teenager joining a jazz band would be an example of what psychosocial stage?

a)

Trust v Mistrust

b)

Initiative v guilt

c)

Identity v confusion

d)

Industry v inferiority

15.

A preschooler picking out their own clothes, even if they do not match, is an example of which of Erikson's stages?

a)

Trust v mistrust

b)

Autonomous v doubt

c)

Intimacy v isolation

d)

Integrity v despair

16.
What stage am I?
Kids feel good about being productive, or they feel inferior for failing to do so.
a)
Initiative vs guilt
b)
Industry vs inferiority
c)
Identity vs role confusion
17.
What stage am I?
They look back on their lives and either see a sense of worth or failure.
a)
integrity vs despair
b)
Generativity vs stagnation
c)
Identity vs role con
18.

Erikson characterizes development as a series of what?

a)

Psychosexual stages

b)

Sociophallic stages

c)

Psychosocial stages

d)

Psychomoral stages

19.

Which psychosocial stage centres around integrating a new personality out of the many changes taking place at this time in the individual’s life?

a)

Identity vs. role confusion

b)

Autonomy vs. shame and doubt

c)

Trust vs. mistrust

d)

Industry vs. inferiority

20.

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

a)

An infant chewing on a teething toy

b)

teenager trying out new fashions and hairstyles

c)

A preschooler insisting on picking out her own clothes, no matter how mismatched they are

d)

A middle-schooler completing a challenging math assignment

21.

_________ vs. __________ is the conflict faced during middle adulthood.

a)

Identity vs. Role Confusion

b)

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

c)

Integrity vs. Despair

d)

Generativity vs. Stagnation