Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development Quiz
Questions
According to Erikson, what is the primary task of infancy?
- Developing a sense of trust
- Developing a sense of autonomy
- Developing a sense of initiative
- Developing a sense of industry
What is the primary task of early childhood, according to Erikson?
- Developing a sense of autonomy
- Developing a sense of initiative
- Developing a sense of industry
- Developing a sense of identity
What is the primary task of middle childhood, according to Erikson?
- Developing a sense of initiative
- Developing a sense of industry
- Developing a sense of identity
- Developing a sense of intimacy
What is the primary task of adolescence, according to Erikson?
- Developing a sense of industry
- Developing a sense of identity
- Developing a sense of intimacy
- Developing a sense of generativity
What is the primary task of young adulthood, according to Erikson?
- Developing a sense of intimacy
- Developing a sense of generativity
- Developing a sense of integrity
- Developing a sense of despair
What is the primary task of middle adulthood, according to Erikson?
- Developing a sense of generativity
- Developing a sense of integrity
- Developing a sense of despair
- Developing a sense of stagnation
What is the primary task of late adulthood, according to Erikson?
- Developing a sense of integrity
- Developing a sense of despair
- Developing a sense of stagnation
- Developing a sense of meaninglessness
What is the term for the crisis that occurs during infancy, according to Erikson?
- Trust vs. mistrust
- Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
- Initiative vs. guilt
- Industry vs. inferiority
What is the term for the crisis that occurs during early childhood, according to Erikson?
- Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
- Initiative vs. guilt
- Industry vs. inferiority
- Identity vs. role confusion
What is the term for the crisis that occurs during middle childhood, according to Erikson?
- Initiative vs. guilt
- Industry vs. inferiority
- Identity vs. role confusion
- Intimacy vs. isolation
What is the term for the crisis that occurs during adolescence, according to Erikson?
- Industry vs. inferiority
- Identity vs. role confusion
- Intimacy vs. isolation
- Generativity vs. stagnation
What is the term for the crisis that occurs during young adulthood, according to Erikson?
- Intimacy vs. isolation
- Generativity vs. stagnation
- Integrity vs. despair
- Meaninglessness vs. purpose
What is the term for the crisis that occurs during middle adulthood, according to Erikson?
- Generativity vs. stagnation
- Integrity vs. despair
- Meaninglessness vs. purpose
- Death vs. life
What is the term for the crisis that occurs during late adulthood, according to Erikson?
- Integrity vs. despair
- Meaninglessness vs. purpose
- Death vs. life
- Acceptance vs. rejection
According to Erikson, what is the goal of psychosocial development?
- To achieve a sense of identity
- To achieve a sense of generativity
- To achieve a sense of integrity
- To achieve a sense of meaning