CLEP Human Growth and Development Exam 1 with Questions and Answers

CLEP Human Growth and Development Exam 1 with Questions and Answers Intimacy vs Isolation (young adulthood) ANSWER At this time we are concerned with establishing intimate, long-term relationship with others. if we have successfully resolved the identity crisis, then we can be warm and open with others. if we are unsure of our identity or if we have developed an unhealthy identity, then we avoid others or keep them at an emotional distance. Generativity vs stagnation (adulthood) ANSWER This stage centers around a concern for the next generation. Successful development shows adults sharing their life acquired wisdom and caring for growth of community. Complacency in this stage leads to stagnation and potentially to depression and loneliness. Ego integrity vs.Despair (Late adulthood) ANSWER if a person looking back on his or her life can believe that it has been meaningful and relatively successful, then a sense of integrity develops. if all that is seen are wasted opportunities and meaninglessness, then the person will feel ir will follow disgust if the person feels its too late to change. Sociocultural Theory of Development ANSWER Argues that there is a bidirectional relationship between the child and the sociocultural environment. The child influences the people and environment that he or she interacts with, as much as those people and environments influence the child's development.