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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.
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.
True
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Psychosocial Crisis of Early Adulthood.
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
Intimacy vs. Isolation
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Psychosocial Crisis of Middle Adulthood.
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.
Generativity vs. Stagnation
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Psychosocial Crisis of Late Adulthood.
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.
Integrity vs. Despair
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Virtue of Trust vs. Mistrust
Hope
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The belief that, even when things are not going well, they will work out well in the end.
Hope
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Maladaptation of Trust vs. Mistrust
Sensory Maladjustment
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Overly trusting, gullible, cannot believe that anyone would mean them harm.
Sensory Maladjustment
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Malignancy of Trust vs. Mistrust
Withdrawal
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Characterized by depression, paranoia, possibly psychosis.
Withdrawal
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Virtue of Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Will power or determination
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Can do attitude
Will power or determination
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Maladaptation of Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Impulsiveness
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Shameless willfulness leads to jumping into things without proper consideration.
Impulsiveness
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Malignancy of Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt.
Compulsive
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Feels everything must be done perfectly, mistakes must be avoided at all cost.
Compulsiveness
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Virtue of initiative vs. guilt
Courage or ability to take risks
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The capacity for action despite a clear understanding of your limitations and past failings
Courage
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Maladaptation of Initiative vs. Guilt
Ruthlessness
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Heartless, unfeeling, they don't care who they step on.
Ruthlessness
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The fear that if they fail, they will be blamed. " Nothing ventured, nothing lost"
Inhibition
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Malignancy of Initiative vs. Guilt
Inhibition
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Virtue of industry vs. inferiority
Competency
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Maladaptation of Industry vs. inferiority
Narrow Virtuosity
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Those who aren't allowed to be children pushed into one are of competency.
Narrow Virtuosity
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Those who suffers inferiority complexes. " If at first you don't succeed, don't ever try again".
Inertia
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Malignancy of Industry vs. Inferiority
Inertia
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Ability to live by society's standard. It means you have found a place in the community.
Fidelity
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Virtue of Identity vs. Role confusion
Fidelity
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Maladaptation of Identity vs. Role confusion
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
Fanaticism
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Malignancy of Identity vs. Role Confusion
Repudiation
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To reject. They reject their membership in the world of adults and they reject their need for an identity.
Repudiation
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Virtue of Intimacy vs. Isolation
Love
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Maladaptation of Intimacy vs. Isolation
Promiscuity
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Tendency to become intimate too freely, too easily, and without any depth to your intimacy.
Promiscuity
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Malignancy of Intimacy vs. Isolation
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.
Exclusion
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Virtue of Generativity vs. Stagnation
Caring
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Maladaptation of Generativity vs. Stagnation
Overextension
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No longer allow time for themselves.
Overextension
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Malignancy of Generativity vs. Stagnation
Rejectivity
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No longer participate in activities or contribute to society.
Rejectivity
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Virtue of Integrity vs. Despair
Wisdom
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Maladaptation of Integrity vs. Despair
Presumption
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Malignancy of Integrity vs. Despair
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.
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.
Disdain

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