According to Erikson, which of the following is a dominant goal of adulthood? a. Competence. b. Generativity. c. Performance. d. Identity. e. Connectedness.

Megan, a third grader, is having trouble with math. She is starting to do poorly in other subjects, because she feels she cannot master math. Based on Erickson's stages of psychosocial development, which stage is Megan in? a. Autonomy versus shame and doubt. b. Initiative versus guilt. c. Competence versus inferiority. d. Identity versus role confusion. e. Intimacy versus isolation.

According to Erikson, infancy is to trust as adolescence is to:

a. autonomy

b. identity

c. generativity

d. integrity

e. morality

The study of how psychosocial factors influence cancer is known as:
a. psychopathology
b. psychopharmacology
c. psychoncology
d. oncosociology

According to Erikson, the primary task of early adulthood is

a. completing your education. b. finding a mate. c. starting a career. d. taking care of aging parents.

Erik Erikson argued that the central issue in adolescence is _________________.

a. competence.

b. identity.

c. gender-role development.

d. self-efficacy.

What are the advantages of goal setting?

Abnormal behavior that stems from a psychosocial etiology would MOST likely occur in a patient who:

According to research done by Erik Erikson and Joan Erikson, children who are securely attached are also likely to be a. parented by authoritarian parents. b. developing a sense of basic trust. c. raised in a neglectful environment. d. showing less stranger anxiety. e. able to think in an abstract manner.

What crisis occurs during middle childhood according to Erik Erikson?

According to Erikson, when an adolescent cannot resolve an identity crisis, what she may do?

The ____ is a culturally determined timetable for certain events, such as having children and retirement. a. critical period, b. menopause, c. intimacy phase d. attachment stage, e. social clock.

Which of the following is an example of a primary sex characteristic? a. Nonreproductive traits such as breasts and hips in girls. b. Facial hair in boys. c. Deepened voice in boys. d. Pubic and underarm hair in both sexes. e. Reproductive organs in both sexes.

According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, during which stage does a child either learn to be ambitious and take the first step, or learn that their schemas of what they "ought to do" are in conflict with what others expect of them?

a. Trust versus mistrust

b. Autonomy versus shame and doubt

c. Initiative versus guilt

d. Industry versus inferiority