NCE Human Growth 3

Question 1

In Freud's psychosexual theory, the latency stage is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Repression of sexual impulses and focus on social skills

Answer

During the latency stage (approximately ages 6–12), sexual impulses are repressed and children focus on intellectual and social development.

Question 2

A counselor notices a client in her 60s reflecting on whether her life had meaning. According to Erikson, this client is navigating which stage?

Accepted Answer

Integrity vs. despair

Answer

Ego integrity vs. despair is Erikson's final stage, in which older adults evaluate the meaning and value of their lives.

Question 3

Which concept describes an infant's cognitive tendency to apply an existing schema to new objects, such as calling all men 'daddy'?

Accepted Answer

Assimilation

Answer

Assimilation is the process of incorporating new information into an existing schema without changing the schema.

Question 4

Research on temperament by Thomas and Chess identified which three broad categories?

Accepted Answer

Easy, difficult, slow-to-warm-up

Answer

Thomas and Chess categorized infant temperament as easy, difficult, or slow-to-warm-up based on nine behavioral dimensions.

Question 5

The concept of 'generativity' in Erikson's theory primarily involves:

Accepted Answer

Contributing to society through raising children or mentoring others

Answer

Generativity involves caring for the next generation through parenting, teaching, or community contributions, contrasted with stagnation.

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