ERIKSSON QUIZ

1. John wants to graduate from high school but has no plans for post secondary. He
spends all his time playing video games instead of completing his community hours to
graduate from high school.
a. Intimacy versus Isolation
b. Identity versus Identity Confusion
c. Integrity versus Despair

2. Jia and Jack set up a lemonade stand in their front lawn. They make signs, drag the
table out and help their mom make the lemonade. They decide to give all the money
they make to the local shelter.
a Initiative versus Guilt
b. Trust versus Mistrust
c. Industry versus Inferiority

3. Adrian wants to help feed his dog. He gets the box of dog food but spills it
everywhere.
a. Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt
b. Initiative versus Guilt
c. Industry versus Inferiority

4. Helga spends most of her time in her retirement home and likes to visit her doctor
once a week. She never wants to go out and get involved.
a. Integrity versus Despair
b. Generativity versus Stagnation
c. Identity versus Identity Confusion

5. Kristina and Tom just got married and moved out of their houses with their parents
and started living together.
a. Generativity versus Stagnation
b. Intimacy versus Isolation
c. Identity versus Identity Confusion

6. Which of the following is an example of Erikson's view of integrity?

a. Emily, age 72, thinks she made a valuable contribution to numerous lives during her
career as a nurse.
b. Joe, age 60, regrets never having children and is looking for a way to add meaning to
his life.
c. Amber, age 68, struggles with her health, but is optimistic that she will recover and
return to live in her own home.
d. Jesse, age 71, is content living in a nursing home and remains active in various social
activities.

7. During which of Erikson's stages do children begin to identify their strengths and take
pleasure in their accomplishments?
a. autonomy vs. shame and doubt
b. initiative vs. guilt
c. industry vs. inferiority
d. trust vs. mistrust
8. When asked about herself, Margarite says, "I am good at reading, but math is hard for
me." At what developmental stage is Margarite likely to be?
a. toddler/early childhood
b. early to middle childhood
c. middle to late childhood
d. adolescence

9. During the early to middle childhood period, characteristics of a typical child's self-
concept include which of the following?
a. trait labels that focus on abilities
b. integration of positive and negative characteristics
c. separate concepts for their physical, social and cognitive abilities
d. focus on interpersonal characteristics

10. Eight-year old Anton has a difficult time making friends at school. He has trouble
completing his schoolwork accurately and on time, and as a result, receives little positive
feedback from his teacher and parents. According to Erikson’s theory, failure at this
stage of development results in _____________?
a. Feelings of inferiority
b. A sense of guilt
c. A poor sense of self
d. Mistrust

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