How can the conflicts of the adult stages of psychosocial development be resolved in positive ways?

What is a key goal of development for most young adult men?

Erikson identified eight critical stages of psychosocial development in a person's life that affect _________.

What factors affect the development of ego identity? Why do some people fail to achieve an identity at this stage?

What is the major difference between the first four developmental stages and the last four developmental stages?

Contrast identity cohesion and role confusion as adaptive versus maladaptive ways of coping during adolescence.

Ethics is a discussion of how people __________ behave.

a) do

b) should

c) can

d) will

Osteoporosis occurs during the late years of life; however, it is a disease that develops while one is young. For any life stage of Figure C8-6, name two potential barriers to these actions and devise ways of overcoming them.

Describe the four childhood stages of psychosocial development. Discuss the effects of various parental behaviors on the possible outcomes of each stage.

How does Erikson's epigenetic principle of maturation account for the effects of genetic and social factors on personality?

According to Vygotsky, guided participation requires that a child:

interact with an adult to accomplish the task.

is told instructions for a task only once.

is allowed to discover the solution to a task on his or her own.

work unassisted to prove the child can do it well alone.

What did Erikson mean by the concept of identity confusion? What evidence did he find for it among Native Americans?

What's the part of the brain that regulates body temperature, thirst, appetite, and water balance?

In what ways is Erikson's theory similar to and different from Freud's theory?