A. a preadolescent
B. an adolescent
C. a young adult
D. a middle-aged adult
Related Mcqs:
- Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.A. 1 & 4
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - According to Erikson, isolation is to intimacy as role confusion is to ________________?
A. mistrust
B. guilt
C. inferiority
D. identity - Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 4
D. 3 & 4 - According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?
A. Where we were born
B. The amount of prejudice experienced
C. The groups we belong to
D. Competition between groups
E. None of the above - According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?
A. Where we were born
B. The amount of prejudice experienced
C. The groups we belong to
D. Competition between groups
E. None of the above - Erik Erikson suggested that children with a very secure attachment to their parents are especially likely to experience ________________?
A. stranger anxiety
B. egocentrism
C. basic trust
D. object permanence - Of the following psychologists, who described the identity crisis as a major problem faced by the adolescent?
A. Horney
B. Piaget
C. Erikson
D. Freud - Who are becoming increasingly alert to the results of psychological studies that deal with individual patterns of growth, maturational readiness to learn, and individual differences in rate and limit of learning?
A. Planers
B. Researchers
C. Educators
D. Group leaders - Erik Erikson maintained that the two basic aspects of life that dominate adulthood are ________________?
A. identity and independence
B. intimacy and identity
C. intimacy and generativity
D. independence and generativity - What are the two major approaches to treatment of psychological disorders?
1: Biological.
2: Medical.
3: Chemical.
4: PsychologicalA. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 2 & 4
D. 1 & 4