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  1. According to Erik Erikson, successful resolution of the 'Initiative vs. Guilt' stage results in which virtue?

    Answer: Purpose

    Successful resolution of Initiative vs. Guilt (ages 3–5) yields the virtue of purpose, as children learn to initiate activities without excessive guilt.

  2. In Piaget's theory, 'conservation' is a milestone that typically emerges during which stage?

    Answer: Concrete Operational

    Conservation — the understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or appearance — develops during the concrete operational stage (ages 7–11).

  3. A social worker using a strengths-based perspective rooted in resilience theory would most likely focus on:

    Answer: Identifying the client's protective factors and coping capacities

    Resilience-informed, strengths-based practice emphasizes identifying and building on clients' internal and external protective factors rather than deficits.

  4. Which theorist introduced the concept of 'generativity vs. stagnation' as a key psychosocial challenge of middle adulthood?

    Answer: Erik Erikson

    Erikson identified generativity vs. stagnation as the seventh psychosocial stage, occurring in middle adulthood, centering on contributing to future generations.

  5. The 'Strange Situation' procedure developed by Mary Ainsworth identified which attachment pattern in infants who show distress on separation but resist comfort on reunion?

    Answer: Anxious-ambivalent (resistant) attachment

    Anxious-ambivalent (resistant) attachment is characterized by high distress at separation and difficulty being soothed upon the caregiver's return, often showing anger or passivity.

  6. In Freud's psychosexual stages, unresolved conflict during the oral stage is theorized to contribute to which adult characteristic?

    Answer: Dependency, passivity, or oral fixations such as smoking

    Freud theorized that fixation at the oral stage (birth–18 months) due to unresolved conflict leads to adult issues around dependency and oral behaviors.

  7. Daniel Levinson's concept of the 'Dream' in his adult development theory refers to:

    Answer: An idealized vision of what one hopes to accomplish in life

    Levinson described the 'Dream' as an imagined possibility of the self in the adult world — a guiding vision of what one wants to become — that shapes early adulthood.