Module 7

-April Jean A. Balane

 Indicate how often each of these statements applies to
you by using the following scale:

 0 = never applies to you

 1 = occasionally or seldom applies to you
 2 = fairly often applies to you
 3 = very often applies to you
Self-report questionnaire assessing
the personality dimensions
associated with Erikson’s 5-6 stages
theory.
German-American developmental
psychologist and psychoanalyst

His theory was largely influenced by

Sigmund Freud.

Best known for his theory on

psychological development of
human beings

Most famous for coining the phrase

identity crisis
INFANT 1 TO 2 YEARS BASIC VIRTUE HOPE
 BASIC VIRTUE
Early Childhood 2 to 4 years WILLPOWER OR
DETERMINATION
 BASIC VIRTUE
Pre-school 4 to 5 years
PURPOSE & COURAGE
VS.
 BASIC VIRTUE
School Age 5 to 12 years
COMPETENCY
Adolescence 13 to 19 years BASIC VIRTUE FIDELITY
Early Adulthood 20 to 40 years BASIC VIRTUE LOVE
Adulthood 40 to 65 years BASIC VIRTUE CARE
Maturity Around 60 years BASIC VIRTUE WISDOM
 1.Which is an example of the autonomy versus shame
and doubt stage?
A. An infant chewing on a teething ring
B. A preschooler insisting on picking out her own
clothes, no matter how mismatched they are
C. A middle-schooler completing a challenging math
assignment
D. A teenager trying out new fashions and hairstyles
 2. The stage that occurs between birth and one year
of age is concerned with:
A. Trust vs. Mistrust
B. B. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
C. Initiative vs. Guilt
D. Identity vs. Role Confusion
 3. If a child struggles to do well in school, what
problem might emerge?
A. Struggle with feelings of inferiority
B. Experience a sense of guilt
C. Develop a poor self-identity
D. Begin to mistrust the people around him
 4. What do people face during each psychosocial
stage that can serve as a turning point in
development?
A. Epiphany
B. Conflict
C. Paradigm shift
D. Turmoil
 5. The central theme of Erikson’s theory of
psychosocial stages was the development of:
A. Personality
B. Psychosocial conflict
C. Social status
D. Ego identity
To God be the glory!
 The response to item 1 should be reversed:
 0=3
 1=2
 2=1
 3=0
And then, added to the numbers given in response to items 2, 3, 4 and 5
to obtain a trust score.

Responses to items 7, 8, and 9 should be reversed and added to items 6 Scores for each subscale range from
and 10 to assess autonomy. 0 – 15

Answers to 12 and 15 should be reversed and added to items 11, 13 and

14 to measure initiative. High scores reflecting greater
strength on a particular personality
Answers to 16, 18 and 19 should be reversed and then added to 17 and dimension.
20 to calculate industry.

Responses to 21 and 25 must be reversed and added to 22, 24 and 25 to Have this scores in mind as you read
obtain a measure of identity.
about Erikson’s stages and see how
the stages can guide you in self-
Answers to 26,28, and 30 are reversed and added to 27 and 29 to give understanding and in understanding
intimacy.
others as well.