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Psychosocial Theory Flashcards

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Relating to the mind, brain and personality.

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Psycho

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External relationship and environment.

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Social

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Proponent of Psychosocial Theory?

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Erik Erikson

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Explains that we develop through a predetermined unfolding of our personalities in eight stages.

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Epigenetic Principle

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Erikson’s theory delved into how personality was_____ and believe that _______ stages served as a foundation for later stages.

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Formed, Earlier

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It highlighted the influence of one’s environment, particularly on how earlier experiences gradually build upon the next and result into one’s personality.

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Epigenetic Principle

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Each stage involves a _____ of 2 opposing emotional forces ( contrary disposition) and each crisis stage relates to a corresponding life stage and it’s inherent challenges.

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Psychosocial Crisis

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Positive Disposition

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Syntonic

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Negative Disposition

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Dystonic

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If a stage is managed well, we carry away a certain _____ or PSYCHOSOCIAL STRENGTH.

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Virtue

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Involves too little of the positive and too much of the negative aspect of the task.

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Malignancy

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Is not quite as bad, involves too much of the positive and too little of the negative.

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Maladaptation

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What are the 8 psychosocial Crisis

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  1. Trust vs. Mistrust
  2. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt
  3. Initiative vs. Guilt
  4. Industry vs. Inferiority
  5. Identity vs. Role confusion
  6. Intimacy vs. Isolation
  7. Generativity vs. Stagnation
  8. Integrity vs. Despair
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Psychosocial Crisis of Infancy (birth to 1½ years.

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Trust vs. Mistrust

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The infant develops a sense of trust when interactions provide reliability, care and affection.

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Trust vs. Mistrust

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Psychosocial Crisis of Toddlers (18 months -2 or 3 years)

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Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

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The infant develops a sense of personal control over physical skills and a sense of independence.

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Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

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Is it True or False that Erikson states that it is critical that parents allow their children to explore the limits of their abilities within an encouraging environment which is tolerant of failure.

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True

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Psychosocial Crisis of Preschool years (3-5).

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Initiative vs. Guilt

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The child begins to assert control and power over their environment by planning activities, accomplishing tasks and facing challenges. Success at this stage leads to a sense of purpose.

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Initiative vs. Guilt

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If initiative is dismissed or discourages, either through criticism or control, children develop a sense of guilt.

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Initiative vs. Guilt

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Psychosocial Crisis of Elementary School Years (6-12 years)

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Industry vs. Inferiority

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It is at this stage that the child’s peer group will gain greater significance and will become a major source of the child’s self-esteem. The child is coping with learning and social demands.

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Industry vs. Inferiority

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Psychosocial Crisis of Adolescence (12-18 years old)

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Identity vs. Role confusion

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Teenagers explore who they are as individuals, and seek to establish a sense of self, and may experiment with different roles, activities, and behaviors.

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Identity vs. Role confusion

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True or False, According to Erikson, Identity vs. Role confusion is important to the process of forming a strong identity and developing a sense of direction.

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True

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Psychosocial Crisis of Early Adulthood.

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Intimacy vs. Isolation

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During this period, the major conflict centers on forming intimate, loving relationships with other people. Success leads to strong relationship, while failure results loneliness and isolation

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Intimacy vs. Isolation

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Psychosocial Crisis of Middle Adulthood.

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Generativity vs. Stagnation

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People experience a need to create or nurture things that will outlast them, often having mentees or creating positive changes that will benefit other people.

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Generativity vs. Stagnation

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Psychosocial Crisis of Late Adulthood.

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Integrity vs. Despair

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Involves reflecting on one’s life and either moving into feeling satisfied and happy with one’s life or feeling a deep sense of regret.

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Integrity vs. Despair

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Virtue of Trust vs. Mistrust

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Hope

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The belief that, even when things are not going well, they will work out well in the end.

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Hope

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Maladaptation of Trust vs. Mistrust

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Sensory Maladjustment

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Overly trusting, gullible, cannot believe that anyone would mean them harm.

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Sensory Maladjustment

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Malignancy of Trust vs. Mistrust

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Withdrawal

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Characterized by depression, paranoia, possibly psychosis.

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Withdrawal

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Virtue of Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

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Will power or determination

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Can do attitude

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Will power or determination

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Maladaptation of Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

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Impulsiveness

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Shameless willfulness leads to jumping into things without proper consideration.

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Impulsiveness

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Malignancy of Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt.

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Compulsive

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Feels everything must be done perfectly, mistakes must be avoided at all cost.

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Compulsiveness

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Virtue of initiative vs. guilt

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Courage or ability to take risks

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The capacity for action despite a clear understanding of your limitations and past failings

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Courage

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Maladaptation of Initiative vs. Guilt

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Ruthlessness

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Heartless, unfeeling, they don’t care who they step on.

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Ruthlessness

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The fear that if they fail, they will be blamed. “ Nothing ventured, nothing lost”

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Inhibition

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Malignancy of Initiative vs. Guilt

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Inhibition

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Virtue of industry vs. inferiority

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Competency

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Maladaptation of Industry vs. inferiority

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Narrow Virtuosity

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Those who aren’t allowed to be children pushed into one are of competency.

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Narrow Virtuosity

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Those who suffers inferiority complexes. “ If at first you don’t succeed, don’t ever try again”.

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Inertia

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Malignancy of Industry vs. Inferiority

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Inertia

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Ability to live by society’s standard. It means you have found a place in the community.

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Fidelity

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Virtue of Identity vs. Role confusion

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Fidelity

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Maladaptation of Identity vs. Role confusion

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Fanaticism

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His way is the only way. Gather around others there and promote their beliefs and lifestyle without regards to other’s right to disagree

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Fanaticism

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Malignancy of Identity vs. Role Confusion

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Repudiation

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To reject. They reject their membership in the world of adults and they reject their need for an identity.

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Repudiation

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Virtue of Intimacy vs. Isolation

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Love

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Maladaptation of Intimacy vs. Isolation

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Promiscuity

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Tendency to become intimate too freely, too easily, and without any depth to your intimacy.

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Promiscuity

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Malignancy of Intimacy vs. Isolation

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Exclusion

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Tendency to isolate oneself from one love, friendship, and community and develop a certain hatefulness in compensation for one’s loneliness.

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Exclusion

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Virtue of Generativity vs. Stagnation

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Caring

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Maladaptation of Generativity vs. Stagnation

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Overextension

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No longer allow time for themselves.

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Overextension

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Malignancy of Generativity vs. Stagnation

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Rejectivity

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No longer participate in activities or contribute to society.

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Rejectivity

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Virtue of Integrity vs. Despair

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Wisdom

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Maladaptation of Integrity vs. Despair

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Presumption

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Malignancy of Integrity vs. Despair

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Disdain

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This is what happens when a person presumes ego integrity without actually facing difficulties of old age. Believes that he alone is right.

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Presumption

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A contempt of life, one’s own or anyone’s the person becomes very negative and appears to hate life.

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Disdain

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