Chapter 2.3-2.4

Question 1

Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development

Answer 1

In each stage the person confronts, and hopefully masters, new challenges.
Each stage builds on the successful completion of earlier stages.
The challenges of the stages not successfully completed may be expected to reappear as problems in the future.
There are 8 stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood.

Question 2

the degree of psychological adaptation that is achieved while navigating the hurdles and meeting the milestones characteristic of this period of growth

Answer 2

Normality

Question 3

T/F Adolescent adjustment is continuous with previous psychological function.

Answer 3

true:

Question 4

THe psychoanalytic developmentalist, Erik Erikson, characterizes the normative task of adolescence as _______.

Answer 4

identity versus role confusion

Question 5

The integration of past experiences with current changes takes place in what Erikson terms ____.

Answer 5

Ego Identify

Question 6

Erikson uses the term ______ to describe that interim period between the concrete thinking of childhood and a more evolved complex ethical development.

Answer 6

moratorium

Question 7

Erikson defines ______ as a normative part of adolescence in which adolescents pursue alternative behaviors and styles and, then, successfully mold these different experiences into a solid identity.
a failure to do so would result in______, or role confusion, in which the adolescent lacks a cohesive or confident sense of identity.

Answer 7

identity crisis; identity diffusion

Question 8

What are the age groups for the 4 stages of Ericksons theories of development?

Answer 8

1. Adolescence - 12-19
2. Young Adult : 20-40
3. Middle Adulthood : 40-60
4. Maturity: 65 - until years

Question 9

Which age group does erickson view as a time of overwhelming turmoil

Answer 9

early adolescence 12-14

Question 10

which stage does erickson describe as when they develop the ability to combine abstract reasoning w/ realistic decision making ; sexual behavior intensifies making romantic relationships more complicated, and self esteem becomes a pivital influence on positive and negative risk taking behaviors.

Answer 10

middle adolescence 14-16

Question 11

the process by which adolescents develop physical and sexual maturity, along with reproductive ability

Answer 11

puberty

Question 12

what are the first signs of puberty

Answer 12

increased rate of growth in both height and weight

Question 13

which stage does erickson describe as continued exploration of academic pursuits, musical and artistic tastes, athletec participation, and social bonds leads a teen toward greeters definition of self and a sense of belonging to a certain groups or subcultures within mainstream society

Answer 13

late adolescents (17-19)