Emotional Development

This is an MCQ-based quiz for GRE on the topic of Emotional Development.

This includes terms like trust, mistrust, initiative, guilt, autonomy, generativity, stagnation, shame, doubt, industry, and inferiority.

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Which of the following is characteristic of a child"s behavior with anxious-resistant insecure attachment?

When a parent leaves and returns to a room, the child is ambivalent about the parent's return. The child is likely to explore a novel situation. When a parent leaves and returns to a room, the child cries upon the return, but still approaches the parent. The child does not exhibit any distress when the parent leaves them alone in an unfamiliar room. The child will likely go on to have secure attachment in adult relationships.

An elderly individual approaching death reflects on his life and has a sense of regret and that his life has not been worthwhile. Which of the following conflicts would he be most likely to be experiencing?

Anal fixation Generativity vs. stagnation Oral fixation Integrity vs. despair

According to Erikson, which of the following is the central crisis of emerging adulthood?

Identity vs. role confusion Intimacy vs. isolation Trust vs. mistrust Industry vs. inferiority

Anne is 40 years old. Her main priorities are caring for her growing children, continuing to excel at work, and giving back to the community by volunteering on the weekends. Anne is most likely in which of Erikson"s psychosocial stages of development?

Trust vs. mistrust Intimacy vs. isolation Industry vs. inferiority Generativity vs. stagnation Ego integrity vs. despair

Maria is 17 years old and preparing for college. She has decided to become a lawyer because both of her parents are lawyers. She has not considered other career options and does not plan to in the future. Maria is most likely in which of the following identity states?

Identity diffusion Foreclosure Differentiation Moratorium Identity achievement

According to Erik Erikson, at what stage of development does a child need to experience discipline in order to learn a responsible way of living?

Early childhood (age 2 to 6 years) Adolescence (age 12 to 18 years) Toddler (age 1 to 2 years) Infancy (0 to 1 year) Grade school years (age 6 to 12 years)

A client is 7 years old. Due to intense childhood trauma, he still sucks his thumb, talks in a baby voice. and has minimal social interaction. The client is highly dependent on his caregiver and will not complete tasks without the caregiver’s assistance. He experiences high levels of anxiety and cannot be left alone due to a fear of abandonment. According to Erickson"s stages of psychosocial development, this child has regressed to which of the following stages of development?

Intimacy vs. isolation Trust vs. mistrust Initiative vs. guilt Autonomy vs. shame/doubt Dependence vs. independence

According to Erik Erikson, a child is most likely to experience an "identity crisis" and be unable to make choices about their role in life during what developmental stage?

Grade school years (age 6 to 12 years) Toddler (age 1 to 2 years) Infancy (age 0 to 1 year) Adolescence (age 12 to 18 years) Early childhood (age  to 6 years)

Ellie is 10 years old and is learning to master skills and work cooperatively with her peers in school. If she successfully masters her current stage of development, then she will experience a sense of competence. If she fails to master her current stage of development, then she will likely feel inadequate. Ellie is in which of Erikson"s psychosocial stages of development?

Trust vs. mistrust Initiative vs. guilt Autonomy vs. shame and doubt Industry vs. inferiority
Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Emotional Development
Questions: 9
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