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Which is an example of an individual successfully completing Erikson’s “school age”stage of development?
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A 4 year-old child is unable to consider another child’s ideas about playing house. This situation is an example of which concept of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
The statement “Growth involves resolution of critical tasks through the eight stages of the life cycle” is a concept of which therapeutic model
Which scenario describes an individual in Erikson’s developmental stage of “old age”exhibiting a negative outcome of despair
Which initial information gathered by the medical student is most important when assessing Erikson’s stages of development
1. A mother promptly responds to her infant’s distress cries. Well attuned to his cues, she has no difficulty identifying the cause of the distress and she promptly attends to it. Shortly after, the infant smiles contentedly and the mother smiles back at him. Later in the day, the child spends two hours with a babysitter while the mother goes shopping. On his mother’s return, he greets her with great displays of pleasure and outstretched arms. According to Bowlby’s theory, this child’s behavior is characteristic of
2. A 10-year-old child is very interested in school and is proud of his athletic achievements. Peers are very important to him but he also gets along with his parents. At what stage is he, according to Sigmund Freud’s theory of psychosexual development?
3. Which of the following theorists primarily focused on the importance of early interpersonal experiences in the development of a cohesive and stable sense of self?
4. A 70-year-old woman has had three face-lifts and never leaves the house without makeup. She forbids her grandchildren to address her as “grandmother” and lies about her age. Which stage of development, according to Erikson, is she having difficulty mastering?
5. In psychoanalytic theory, the superego
7. A healthy 9-month-old girl, previously very friendly with everyone, now bursts into tears when she is approached by an unfamiliar adult. Her behavior is most likely due to
8. A healthy 9-month-old girl, previously very friendly with everyone, now bursts into tears when she is approached by an unfamiliar adult. This behavior is
9. Erikson’s developmental theories differ from Freud’s in that Erikson placed greater emphasis on
10. A child is hit by his father for breaking a valuable vase. One hour later he slaps his little sister for dropping his toy train. This defense mechanism is
11. A teacher does not like one of her students, although she believes that she should be completely impartial. She makes exaggerated efforts to be helpful and uncritical toward the student. This defense mechanism is:
12. A writer of mystery novels who has never had legal problems jokes about his “dark side” and his hidden fantasies about leading an exciting life of crime. This defense mechanism is:
13. A psychotherapist is irritated with one of his patients, who consistently tries to put him down. Contrary to his usual punctuality, the therapist seems unable to start this patient’s sessions on time. This defense mechanism is
14. A man cheats on his tax returns and justifies himself with the thought that the government wastes most of the tax money anyway. This defense mechanism is:
15. Two young parents are worried because their once happy-go-lucky infant has become oppositional and obstinate since he turned 2. Their psychologically oriented pediatrician assures them that the child’s behavior is age appropriate to
16. A 4-year-old girl loves her father’s attention and tells him she will marry him when she grows up. The appropriate situation according to Freud is
17. A 6-month-old puts everything in her mouth and can fall asleep only if she sucks on her pacifier. His developmental stage according to Freud is
18. which of the following theories was not proposed by Sigmund Freud
19. all of the following are functions of the ego EXCEPT:
20. Which of the following is not a mature defense mechanism?
21. Which of the following is NOT a projective test ?
22. A boy recognizes that the amount of water remains the same when transferred from a tall narrow glass to a wide mouthed glass. Which stage of piaget’s developmental model is likely to have attained?
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