Identity, Youth, and Crisis Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Identity, Youth, and Crisis Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Erikson feel may have been lost to modernity?

2. What does Erikson's theory suggest concerning how children gain a sense of what their adult identities should be?

3. Considering Erikson's stages of identity development, how long does a six stage of identity development last?

4. In discussing Freud's views on group identity, what does Erikson state is a major cause in identity becoming frustrating and disintegrated?

5. According to Erikson in Chapter 2, what occurs when the ego combines elements that result in an inability to form a positive self-image?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Erikson, why is early adolescents signified by feelings of initiative or guilt?

2. What is Erikson use personal communications by two prominent psychologists in his opening discussion of identity?

3. What is Erikson state that he cannot accept Freud's notion that neurotic conflict is not different from normative conflict?

4. What is Erikson suggest it is a good thing that the term crisis no longer means solely a bad event?

5. According to Erikson's discussion in Chapter 4, how might a culture contribute to identity confusion?

6. Why does Erikson suggest that understanding identity requires understanding the development of identity?

7. What does Erikson suggest that historical periods usually offer a limited number of models in order to develop identity?

8. What does Erikson suggest is immune to the failure of ego synthesis?

9. When does Erikson state, concerning James and Shaw, that the adolescent process ended?

10. How do parents trigger transference in the formulation of evil ego identity as children move through Erikson's developmental stages?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Freud's letter, he makes a comparison between positive identity and negative character traits. Why is this comparison significant? What does this suggest about identity? And do you think it applies today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Erikson discusses that identity development of women. Outline the history of women's identity that has resulted in the current collective identity of women. Begin from that late 18th century and go to the present.

Essay Topic 3

In discussing the development of identity, Erikson briefly mentions the problem of early childhood development and the high presence of female teachers. Why is this situation problematic? What might teachers do to reduce problems in development during this time?

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