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Erikson's 8 Stages

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

According to Erikson, the key question, “Can I do things by myself or must I always rely on others?” emerges during the stage of:

a)

Trust vs Mistrust

b)

Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt

c)

Competency vs Inferiority

d)

Identity vs Role Confusion

e)

Intimacy vs Isolation

2.

Jeff is 93-years old. Lately, he has been dwelling on mistakes that he made in the past and on his imminent death. According to Erikson, Jeff is likely experiencing a sense of:

a)

Competency vs Inferiority

b)

Identity vs Role Confusion

c)

Intimacy vs Isolation

d)

Generativity vs Stagnation

e)

Integrity vs Despair

3.

Jeff is 93-years old. Lately, he has been dwelling on mistakes that he made in the past and on his imminent death. According to Erikson, Jeff is likely experiencing a sense of:

a)

Competency vs Inferiority

b)

Identity vs Role Confusion

c)

Intimacy vs Isolation

d)

Generativity vs Stagnation

e)

Integrity vs Despair

4.

Leslie is dating Brad. They have discussed the future of their relationship but Leslie is not sure whether or not to make a commitment to Brad. What stage of Erikson’s psychosocial development is Leslie experiencing?

a)

Competency vs Inferiority

b)

Identity vs Role Confusion

c)

Intimacy vs Isolation

d)

Generativity vs Stagnation

e)

Integrity vs Despair

5.

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

6.
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
7.

How many stages of psychosocial development did Erikson describe?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

8

d)

2

8.

Erikson characterizes development as a series of what?

a)

Psychosexual stages

b)

Sociophallic stages

c)

Psychosocial stages

d)

Psychomoral stages

9.

_________ 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

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

5-year-old Sally wants to play doctor but she wants to be the nurse and fights with her playmates because of this. What stage is she in?

a)

trust v. mistrust

b)

autonomy v. shame-doubt

c)

guilt v. initiative

d)

identity v. role confusion

14.

At what time of life does Erikson stage Industry vs. Inferiority occur?

a)

old age

b)

adolescence

c)

infancy

d)

school age

e)

adulthood

15.

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)

Identity vs. Role Confusion

b)

Generativity vs. Stagnation

c)

Integrity vs. Despair

d)

Industry vs. Inferiority