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Erickson's 8 Stages

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I believe that in life, we go through 8 stages.  Each stage has a conflict or crisis and you can come out on the good or bad side.  My first stage is called trust vs. mistrust.  Who am I?
a)
Jean Piaget
b)
Lev Vygotsky
c)
Erik Erikson
d)
Howard Gardner 
2.

Erikson believed there were ______ stages of development.

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

10

3.

What important events does the infancy stage involve?

a)

toilet training and dressing

b)

work and parenthood

c)

feeding and comfort

d)

exploration and play

4.

What age is Autonomy vs. Doubt?

a)

Young adult

b)

Elementary and middle school years

c)

Late adulthood

d)

Toddler

5.
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
6.
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
7.
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 
a)
Trust vs mistrust
b)
Initiative vs Guilt
c)
Industry vs Inferiority
8.

What term was made widely known by Erik Erikson?

a)

trust issues

b)

identity crisis

c)

encouragement

d)

initiative

9.

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

10.

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

a)

Struggle with feelings of inferiority

b)

Experience a sense of guilt

c)

Develop a poor self-identity

d)

Begin to mistrust the people around him