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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Womanhood and the Inner Space.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In terms of Erikson's theory of identity development, what is one notion that youth resist?
(a) Youth do not resist.
(b) The past.
(c) The future.
(d) The present.

2. What does Erikson state the ego is in that it knows and understands where it wants to go?
(a) Introspective.
(b) Forward looking.
(c) Whole.
(d) Intelligent.

3. What does Erikson risk in plotting a new course of understanding regarding identity and ego development?
(a) Finding the truth.
(b) There are no risks.
(c) Offending other scientists.
(d) Being one sided.

4. What does Erikson's theory suggest concerning how children gain a sense of what their adult identities should be?
(a) By looking to community members.
(b) It comes natural.
(c) Watching TV.
(d) Learning about being an adult.

5. What do the elements of the self produce in light of Erikson's theory of identity development?
(a) A composite of self.
(b) A composite of society.
(c) An understanding.
(d) A potential identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the core part of identity formation that cannot be separated from this formation?

2. How does man quantify attributes of himself philosophically and psychologically in terms of Erikson's views of identity development?

3. In order to create a positive ego what does Erikson state must be tested?

4. Why does Erikson state that ideologies have been given a bad name?

5. What can reinforce the process of negative identity formation in terms of Erikson's stages of identity development?

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