Deck 6: Psychosocial Theory

Question 1

A central proposition of psychosocial theory is that

A) Infancy is the most important life stage
B) All humans will confront crises associated with every stage of life
C) All humans seek self-actualization
D) Conflict is a central process used in resolving each life crises

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The developmental tasks of autonomy from parents and gender identity are associated with which life stage?

A) Phallic
B) Ego identity
C) Later adolescence
D) Early adolescence

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is the psychosocial crisis for early adulthood?

A) Initiative vs. guilt
B) Trust vs. mistrust
C) Intimacy vs. isolation
D) Intimacy vs. isolation

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The importance of spirituality for Erikson related primarily to

A) Mysticism
B) Social Reference groups
C) Cognitive activities
D) Illness

Question 5

The means a system employs to deal with the psychosocial crisis at each life stage is

A) Polarity
B) Stagnation
C) Developmental activities
D) Socialization

Question 6

Using the psychosocial theoretical concepts of life stages, think about your own life activities, behaviors, and things you are learning during your current stage. Do your experiences square with Erikson's life stage assumptions? Do you think Erikson's life stage theory is useful to the generalist practitioner? If so, why?

Question 7

Which of the following concepts pertains to one's socially acquired identity?

A) Ego
B) The 'me'
C) Self
D) All of the above

Question 8

The psychosocial crisis of the period of development labeled 'school' is

A) Initiative vs. guilt
B) Trust vs. mistrust
C) Industry vs. inferiority
D) Identity vs. role confusion

Question 9

The psychosocial crisis of basic trust versus basic mistrust is associated with which life stage?

A) toddlerhood
B) anal
C) oedipal
D) infancy

Question 10

The psychosocial crisis of autonomy vs. shame and doubt is associated with the life stage of

A) Post infancy
B) Adolescence
C) School age
D) None of the above

Question 11

Generativity as used in psychosocial theory refers to

A) Be proactive in resolving a crises
B) Commitment to improving conditions of future generations
C) The capacity for mutuality
D) Becoming self-supporting

Question 12

The psychosocial crisis of Late Adulthood is labeled by Erikson as

A) Live satisfaction vs. fear of death
B) Generativity vs. stagnation
C) Hope vs. hopelessness
D) Ego integrity vs. despair

Question 13

The developmental activities used to deal with a psychosocial crisis are institutionalized into roles which have become associated with each life stage. For instance a woman and man in later adulthood have become associated with being grandparents and retired people with the attendant behaviors that society hold for these designations. Discuss the impact of roles and role theory on life stage development.

Question 14

How does psychosocial theory help explain the assertion that the individual's sense of selfhood is a systems outcome?

Question 15

The resolution of a psychosocial crisis results in the acquisition of new or modified features of one's

A) family
B) self
C) trust
D) job

Question 16

How strong is the research support for the notion of a life-stage as a maturational level? Explain your reasoning for your response.

Question 17

All of the following features of psychosocial theory distinguish it from psychoanalytic theory except

A) The focus is on the ego
B) The focus is on the interplay between psychological, social, and cultural factors in each stage
C) Stages encompass the life span
D) Stages occur in an invariant sequence

Question 18

According to Erikson, the two most important sets of developmental activities for the young adult in solving the psychosocial crisis of intimacy vs. isolation are

A) Selecting a partner and Selecting a career
B) Moving away from home and developing friendships
C) Getting a car and going to college
D) None of the above

Question 19

Psychosocial theory seeks to explain

A) Individual development across the life span
B) Generalist practice
C) Human well-being
D) psychopathology

Question 20

Given the assumption of the universality of life stages and the crisis associated with each stage, how do you account for the uniqueness of each individual?