(DEP4164) Chapter 17 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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(DEP4164) Chapter 17 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. The search for identity begins in adolescence and ends when
A. a theory of self has been achieved.
B. intimacy is achieved.
C. a person reaches adulthood.
D. none of these; the search for identity is lifelong. - CORRECT ANSW...
(DEP4164) Chapter 17 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. The search for identity begins in adolescence and ends when
A. a theory of self has been achieved.
B. intimacy is achieved.
C. a person reaches adulthood.
D. none of these; the search for identity is lifelong. - CORRECT ANSWER- D. none of
these; the search for identity is lifelong.
2. According to Erik Erikson, the primary risk of adolescence is
A. illness.
B. identity confusion.
C. cliquish behavior.
D. premature sexual activity. - CORRECT ANSWER- B. identity confusion.
3. According to Erikson, the conflict of adolescence is
A. industry versus inferiority.
B. identity versus identity confusion.
C. identity versus inferiority.
D. industry versus identity confusion. - CORRECT ANSWER- B. identity versus identity
confusion.
4. Thirteen-year-old Latrell is pondering his own talents, interests, and needs, as well as his
place in society. According to Erikson, this struggle represents the psychosocial crisis of
A. autonomy versus shame and doubt.
B. industry versus inferiority.
C. identity versus identity confusion.
D. intimacy versus isolation. - CORRECT ANSWER- C. identity versus identity confusion.
,5. Teenagers' cliquish behavior and intolerance of differences represents what Erikson refers
to as
A. defenses against identity confusion.
B. forms of regression.
C. defensive behavior.
D. signs of the "virtue of fidelity." - CORRECT ANSWER- A. defenses against identity
confusion.
6. Twenty-eight-year-old Mary has worked at the same bookstore since she was 19 and has
now begun to question both her choice of occupation and the direction of her life. According
to Erikson, this appears to be a manifestation of
A. retrenchment.
B. identity confusion.
C. regression.
D. ego inferiority. - CORRECT ANSWER- B. identity confusion.
7. The theoretical concept of the search for identity as a healthy part of normal human
development can be attributed to
A. Sigmund Freud.
B. Erik Erikson.
C. James Marcia.
D. David Elkind. - CORRECT ANSWER- B. Erik Erikson.
8. Which of the following items is NOT one of the major issues to be resolved in forming an
identity?
A. Occupation
B. Values
C. Sexual identity
D. Physical health - CORRECT ANSWER- D. Physical health
9. The psychological moratorium is what Erikson referred to as a
A. time-out period during which adolescents search for commitments.
, B. period comparable to Freud's latency period.
C. cooling-off period in the generational conflict between adolescents and their parents.
D. period during which adolescents develop mature intimacy. - CORRECT ANSWER- A.
time-out period during which adolescents search for commitments.
10. Which of the following statements about adolescent males' development of identity and
intimacy most closely reflects Erikson's theory?
A. Mature intimacy cannot occur until after the development of a stable identity.
B. Typically, identity development precedes mature intimacy, but the reverse also occurs
fairly frequently.
C. Mature intimacy and identity development occur at the same time for males.
D. The development of identity and mature intimacy are separate processes; the timing of one
has no relationship to the timing of the other. - CORRECT ANSWER- A. Mature intimacy
cannot occur until after the development of a stable identity.
11. Which of the following most closely matches Erikson's concept of fidelity?
A. Loyalty
B. Acceptance of parental values
C. Mature intimacy
D. Courage and strength - CORRECT ANSWER- A. Loyalty
12. In Erikson's theory, which virtue arises from the crisis of identity versus identity
confusion?
A. Purpose
B. Hope
C. Fidelity
D. Competence - CORRECT ANSWER- C. Fidelity
13. The concept of "identity statuses" is associated with
A. Sigmund Freud.
B. Carol Gilligan.
C. Erik Erikson.
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