AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADOLESCENCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMERGING ADULTHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Determine the stage of Psychosocial Development according to Erikson:Each time Emma’s granddaughter visits her, Emma gives her a piece of her jewelry.
A
Industry versus inferiority
B
Identity versus identity confusion
C
Intimacy versus isolation
D
Generativity versus stagnation
E
Integrity versus despair
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Understanding Erikson’s 8 Stages of Development Toddler – Autonomy versus shame and doubt. Preschool-age – Initiative versus guilt. School-age – Industry versus inferiority. Adolescence – Identity versus identity confusion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stages arise as individuals grow and face new decisions and turning points during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Each stage is defined by two opposing psychological tendencies – one positive/syntactic and negative/dystonic. From this develops an ego virtue/strength or maldevelopment, respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -The trust vs. mistrust stage is the first stage of psychologist Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. This stage begins at birth and lasts until a child is around 18 months old.

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