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Erikson's Psycho-Social Theory of Development

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In Erikson's stages of Psycho social Development the issue in the infancy stages is....
a)
Trust vs Mistrust
b)
Anatomy vs Shame
c)
Initiative vs Guilt
d)
Competence vs Inferiority
2.

What stage dealt with "dating and marriage"?

a)

Identity Vs. Role Confusion (12yr-18yr)

b)

Generativity VS Stagnation (40yr-65yr)

c)

Intimacy VS Isolation (18yr-40yr)

3.

The stage in which children are trying to figure out who they are in life is...

a)

trust vs mistrust

b)

initiative vs guilt

c)

identity vs identity confusion

4.

The stage in which children strive to do things on their own but are unsure if they can do things is...

a)

autonomy vs doubt

b)

identity vs identity confusion

c)

trust vs mistrust

5.

trust vs mistrust occurs during...

a)

infantcy

b)

toddlerhood

c)

preschool age

d)

school age

6.

The stage in which children want to master skills, be productive, and contribute is...

a)

identity vs identity confusion

b)

industry vs inferiority

c)

initiative vs guilt

7.

the readiness or ability to start something on one's own is...

a)

dedication

b)

love

c)

initiative

8.

It is perfectly normal for adolescence to be confused about who they are in this world.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

autonomy means...

a)

selfless

b)

selfish

c)

independent

10.

The name of the theorist that focused on personality development was...

a)

Piaget

b)

Kohlberg

c)

Erikson

11.

Children learn trust by crying and their parents ignoring them.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

A straight A student turned party goer shows what stage?

a)

Industry vs. Inferiority

b)

Identity vs. Role Confusion

c)

Generativity vs. Stagnation

d)

Trust vs Mistrust

13.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Who influenced the psychosocial theory?

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

Daniel Levinson

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

None of the Above

15.

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?

a)

Trust vs Mistrust

b)

Identity vs Role Confusion

c)

Initiative vs Guilt

d)

Industry vs Inferiority

16.
) Jane, a toddler, insists on dressing herself each morning for school, even though she generally selects mismatching outfits, misses buttons, and wears her shoes on the wrong feet. When her mother tries to dress Jane or fix her outfit, Jane brushes her mother off and insists on doing it herself. What stage of psychosocial development best describes Jane’s behavior?
a)
Trust vs. Mistrust
b)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
c)
Initiative vs. Guilt
d)
Industry vs. Inferiority
17.
The stage that occurs between birth and 18 months is concerned with:
a)
Trust vs. mistrust
b)
Autonomy vs. shame & doubt
c)
Initiative vs. guilt
d)
Identity vs. role confusion
18.

3-5 Preschool. Children learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about efforts to be independent

a)

Generativity v. Stagnation

b)

Identity v. Role Confusion

c)

Initiative v. Guilt

d)

Industry v. Inferiority

19.

40s-60s The middle-aged discover a sense of contributing to the world usually through family and work, or they feel a lack of purpose

a)

Industry v. Inferiority

b)

Initiative v. Guilt

c)

Generativity v. Stagnation

d)

Identity v. Role Confusion

20.

20s-40s Young adults struggle to form close relationships and to gain the capacity for intimate love, or they feel socially isolated

a)

Initiative v. Guilt

b)

Ego Integrity v. Despair

c)

Industry v. Inferiority

d)

Intimacy v. Isolation

21.

Erik Erikson theorized ________ stages of psychosocial development

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

22.

Erikson characterizes development as a series of what?

a)

Psychosexual stages

b)

Sociophallic stages

c)

Psychosocial stages

d)

Psychomoral stages

23.

What psychosocial crisis results in either a feeling of “self-will” or “giving-up”?

a)

Generativity vs. stagnation

b)

Trust vs. mistrust

c)

Autonomy vs. shame and doubt

d)

Intimacy vs. isolation

24.

Which of these is NOT one of the "life stage virtues" of development according to Erik Erikson?

a)

Hope

b)

Love

c)

Honestly

d)

Wisdom

25.

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