MSW Human Development and Behavior 2

Question 1

According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, the 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD) refers to:

Accepted Answer

The gap between a child's current ability and what they can achieve with guidance

Answer

The ZPD is the distance between what a learner can do independently and what they can achieve with skilled assistance.

Question 2

A 70-year-old client reports feeling a strong sense of fulfillment when reviewing their life. According to Erikson, this person is successfully resolving which stage?

Accepted Answer

Integrity vs. Despair

Answer

Ego integrity vs. despair is Erikson's final stage (late adulthood), achieved when one accepts one's life as meaningful and complete.

Question 3

Which attachment pattern is characterized by a child who shows little distress when separated from the caregiver and ignores them upon return?

Accepted Answer

Avoidant attachment

Answer

Avoidant attachment involves emotional detachment and minimal distress at separation, often linked to consistently unresponsive caregiving.

Question 4

In Kohlberg's moral development theory, the 'social contract' orientation belongs to which level?

Accepted Answer

Post-conventional level

Answer

The social contract orientation is Stage 5 within the post-conventional level, where morality is based on agreed-upon social rules that protect individual rights.

Question 5

Which theorist proposed that personality is shaped by the interplay of the 'id,' 'ego,' and 'superego'?

Accepted Answer

Sigmund Freud

Answer

Freud's structural model divides the psyche into the id (instincts), ego (reality), and superego (moral conscience).

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MSW Human Development and Behavior 2