PSY 370 Ch. 8 Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Erikson believed that the ego is

All these are correct.

The chief psychosexual accomplishment of young adulthood, according to Erikson, is

None of these is correct.

Erikson believed that an author of psychohistory should

be emotionally involved in one's subject.

For Erikson, integrity involves

feeling whole and coherent.

In contrast to Frued, Erikson

had no college degree of any kind.

Erikson believed that a child's maximum desire and readiness to learn occurs during

the school age.

According to Erikson, the foundation for "cooperative participation in productive adult life" is

competence.

Erikson's core pathology of the play age is

inhibition.

The psychosocial crisis of young adulthood, according to Erikson, is

intimacy versus isolation.

Erikson was rescued from the life of a wandering artist by

a letter from his friend Peter Blos.

Erikson believed that one's ability to adapt is dependent on

a maximum ratio of trust to mistrust.

Erikson saw which stage as a time of psychosocial latency?

adolescence

Erikson claimed that for most people, the longest stage of psychosocial development is

adulthood.

Erikson believed that some degree of role repudiation is necessary for

all of these.

"A crucial period of increased vulnerability and heightened potential" is Erikson's definition of

an identity crisis.

According to Erikson, each stage of life is characterized by

an interaction of opposites.

Tyler is sensitive to his infant daughter's needs. According to Erikson, because he meets those needs in a reliable and consistent manner, he is helping his daughter learn

basic trust.

According to Erikson, what is necessary for proper adaptation?

both syntonic and dystonic elements

Erikson believed that ego identity is shaped

by past, present, and future events.

"A widening commitment to take care of the persons, the products, and the ideas one has learned to care for" is what Erikson called

care.

Erikson's core pathology of old age is

disdain.

A feeling of not being certain and that something remains hidden characterizes Erikson's notion of

doubt.

Freud's anal stage of development has a parallel in Erikson's _____ stage.

early childhood

Freud's anal stage of development has a parallel in Erikson's ______ stage.

early childhood

Self-control and interpersonal control are the tasks of the _____ stage of psychosocial development, according to Erikson.

early childhood

A person's capacity to unify experiences and actions in an adaptive manner defines Erikson's

ego.

Erikson's additions to Freudian theory included

elevating social factors above biological factors.

Erikson's belief that the ego develops in a sequence, with each stage emerging from and being built upon a previous stage, illustrates the concept of

epigenetic principle.

Erikson's belief that the ego develops in sequence, with each stage emerging from and being built upon a previous stage, illustrates the concept of

epigenetic principle.

The core pathology of young adulthood, according to Erikson, is

exclusivity.

Erikson's theory may be called "post-Freudian" because

he built his theory on foundations that Freud laid.

Erikson believed that the basic strength of infancy is

hope.

Rejection of family or community standards, inability to establish intimacy, and inability to concentrate on required tasks are symptomatic of what Erikson called

identity confusion.

For Erikson, infancy is a time of

incorporation.

Erikson claimed that a child who learns to do a job well during the school age will develop a sense of

industry.

According to Erikson, the core conflict of the play age is

initiative versus guilt

The ability to fuse one's identity with that of another without fear of losing it characterizes what Erikson called

intimacy

The ability to fuse one's idetnity with that of another without fear of losing it characterizes what Erikson called

intimacy.

Accoding to Erikson, during childhood, the ego

is dormant.

"The incapacity to take chances with one's identity by sharing true intimacy" defines Erikson's concept of

isolation.

Erikson's school age stage of psychosocial development parallels which of Freud's stages of psychosexual development?

latency

Erikson's basic strength of young adult is

love.

According to Erikson, an identity crisis

may increase or decrease ego strength.

Erikson's final psychosexual stage is

menopause.

Erikson believed that a sense of a readiness for danger and an anticipation of discomfort are adapative aspects of

mistrust.

Erikson believed that a sense of a readiness for danger and an anticipation of discomfort are adaptive aspects of

mistrust.

Erikson believed that a sense of a readiness for danger and an anticipation of discomfort are adaptive of

mistrust.

Erikson believed that a sense of a readiness for danger and anticipation of discomfort are adaptive aspects of

mistrust.

In his concept of humanity, Erikson

moderately viewed free choice and determinism.

Erikson, unlike Jung and Adler,

never repudiated Freud's ideas

Erikson believed that the Oedipus and castration complexes are

not always to be taken literally.

Erikson found that the prolonged and permissive nursing of Sioux infants resulted in ______ character traits.

oral

Erikson found that the prolonged and permissive nursing of Sioux infants resulted in _______ character traits.

oral

Erikson's genital-locomotor psychosexual mode accompanies the _______ stage.

play age

Freud's phallic stage of psychosexual development parallels Erikson's ______ stage.

play age

According to Erikson, the development of a conscience begins during

play age.

A willingness and readiness to be a part of society and to transmit cultural values to the next generation best describes Erikson's notion of

procreativity.

The belief of many Nazis that Germans represented the "master race" illustrates Erikson's concept of

pseudospecies.

The discipline that combines psychoanalytic concepts with historical method is

psychohistory.

According to Erikson, during adolescence, a person is permitted to experiment with a variety of roles, values, and goals without making a lasting commitment. This reflects what aspect of adolescence?

psychosocial latency

Erikson suggested that the basic strength of the play age is

purpose.

According to Erikson, self-centeredness, provincialism, and pseudospeciation are all manifestations of

rejectivity.

The core pathology of adolescence, according to Erikson, is

role repudiation.

The inability to synthesize carious self-images and values into a workable identity is what Erikson called

role repudiation.

According to Erikson, ______ is a feeling of self-consciousness, of being looked at and exposed.

shame

The antithesis of Erikson's generativity is

stagnation.

Erikson saw the Oedipal situation as the protoype of

the lifelong power of human playfulness.

According to Erikson, the major expansion of the child's social world beyond family members to include peers and other adults during

the school age.

According to Erikson, the major expansion of the child's social world beyond family members to include peers and other adults occurs during

the school age.

Industry versus inferiority is Erikson's psychosocial crisis of

the school age.

For Erikson, puberty is psychologically important because it

triggers expectations of future adult roles.

The "informed and detached concern with life itself in the face of death itself" is how Erikson defined

wisdom.

The "informed and detached concern with the life itself in the face of death itself" is how Erikson defined

wisdom.

According to Erikson, the core pathology of infancy is

withdrawal

The core pathology of adolescence, according to Erikson is

withdrawal.

Erikson saw the ego as developing

within a social structure.