module 52

Question 1

Identity

Answer 1

our sense of self; according to Erikson, the adolescent’s task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles.

Question 2

Social identity

Answer 2

the “we” aspect of our self-concept; the part of our answer to “Who am I?” that comes from our group memberships

Question 3

Intimacy

Answer 3

in Erikson’s theory, the ability to form close, loving relationships; a primary developmental task in young adulthood.

Question 4

Emerging adulthood

Answer 4

a period from about age 18 to the mid-twenties, when many in Western cultures are no longer adolescents but have not yet achieved full independence as adults

Question 5

Erik Erikson

Answer 5

theorist, contends that each stage of life has its own psychosocial task, a crisis that needs resolution