Child Development Unit 5 Lesson 5
The stage during which children need to establish their identities was called ____ by Erik Erikson.
"Identity vs. Role Confusion"
Two thinking abilities help children establish their identities: logical and ____.
abstract
When establishing their identities, children investigate different personality qualities: ideas, ____, and behaviors.
beliefs
When children socially interact with others, they first ____ them into various groups.
categorize
Erik Erikson believed that individuals undergo ____ during certain developmental stages that they must resolve in order to proceed to the next stage.
crises
Select four influences upon a child's establishment of an identity.
culture, social interactions, intellectual development, parents
If children do not establish an identity, they may be unclear about their roles in life and unable to form ____.
intimate relationships
Adolescent children should be provided with career options by ____.
school counselors
After observing others' behavior, children perform ____ to see whether others' personality qualities align with their morals.
self-evaluations
What is identity?
the unique qualities or characteristics that make an individual who he is