Ch. 5 Erikson Flashcards
The principle for psychosocial development, based on a biological model, in which parts emerge in order of increasing differentiation.
Epigenetic Principle
The positive pole of the second psychosocial stage, in which the toddler gains a sense of self control
Autonomy
The negative pole of the first psychological state, in which others are not expected to meet one’s needs.
Mistrust
The negative pole of the second psychosocial state, in which one’s efforts at self-control are ineffective.
Shame
The orientation to attain goals through striving; the basic virtue development during the third psychosocial stage.
Purpose
The positive pole of the third psychosocial stage, in which one makes choices and acts on them.
Initiative
The sense of workmanship, of perfecting skills; the basic virtue developed during the forth psychological stage.
Competence
The ability to sustain loyalties freely pledged’ the basic virtue developed during the fifth psychosocial stage. (Identity)
Fidelity
The ability to nurture the development of the next generation; the basic virtue developed during the seventh psychosocial stage.
Care
The positive pole of the seventh psychosocial stage, in which one cares for and guides the next generation.
Generativity
The negative pole of the seventh psychosocial stage, in which one is not interested in guiding the next generation.
Stagnation
The positive pole of the eighth psychosocial state, in which a person has a sense that one’s life has been meaningful.
Integrity
The negative pole of the eighth psychosocial stage, in which one’s life, in retrospect, seems not meaningful or brings regret.
Despair
Positive developments in the first psychosocial stage leave one with the capacity for _______. Faith, culture, fellowship, productive work, artistic creation are examples of a source of faith for some people.
Hope
Positive developments in the second psychosocial stage leave one with the capacity for _____, which develops out of the toddler’s struggle between autonomy and shame.
Will
Successful resolution of the sixth stage brings the ego strength that Erikson called a capacity to____. marriage, close relationships,
Love
The ego strength developed during old age. Seeks to understand the meaning of individual and collective human life.
Wisdom
Self-identification as (biologically) male or female.
Sexual Identity
A persons identification with the male or female role in society.
Gender Identity
The sex of the preferred partner for sexual intimacy, whether a person of the same sex or of the opposite sex.
Sexual orientation
A period provided by society when an adolescent is sufficiently free of commitments to be able to explore identity; also, a stage of identity development when such exploration is occurring, before identity achievement.
Moratorium
A person’s identification with a particular culture or ethnic group.
Ethnic identity
A model to guide research that describes four categories of identity development.
Identity Status paradigm
Identity _____ in which a commitment has been made without much exploration of alternatives, often by simply accepting parental choices.
Identity foreclosure
The least developed status is identity __________, when a variety of potential future identities are possible, but exploration of them has not yet seriously begun.
Identity diffusion
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