PSYC 140 DEVELOPMENTAL PRACTICE
SOLUTION 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
FULL RATIONALES
◉ What is the initiative vs. guilt stage of psychosocial stages of
development? Answer: Occurs 3-6yrs ( childhood)
Core issue: Can I take initiative without being punished or feeling
guilty?
Virtue: Purpose — courage to pursue goals.
Maladaptation (Ruthlessness): Lack of moral restraint; disregarding
others' needs to achieve one's aims.
Malignancy (Inhibition): Fear of acting on desires; guilt about self-
expression or creativity.
◉ What is the industry vs inferiority stage of psychosocial stages?
Answer: Occurs 6-12yrs (middle childhood)
Core issue: Can I be competent and productive?
Virtue: Competence — belief in one's skills.
, Maladaptation (Narrow virtuosity): Overinvestment in a single skill
or domain, often to gain approval (e.g., child prodigy pressured by
parents).
Malignancy (Inertia): Feeling incapable of success; giving up easily;
chronic underachievement.
◉ What is the identity vs role confusion stage of psychosocial
stages? Answer: Occurs 12-18yrs (adolescence)
Core issue: Who am I? What do I believe?
Virtue: Fidelity — ability to sustain loyalty to values and
relationships.
Maladaptation (Fanaticism): Overidentification with a single
ideology or group; intolerance of differing views.
Malignancy (Role confusion): Unstable sense of self; aimlessness;
susceptibility to peer pressure.
◉ What is the intimacy vs isolation stage of psychosocial stages?
Answer: Occurs 18-40yrs (young adulthood)
SOLUTION 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
FULL RATIONALES
◉ What is the initiative vs. guilt stage of psychosocial stages of
development? Answer: Occurs 3-6yrs ( childhood)
Core issue: Can I take initiative without being punished or feeling
guilty?
Virtue: Purpose — courage to pursue goals.
Maladaptation (Ruthlessness): Lack of moral restraint; disregarding
others' needs to achieve one's aims.
Malignancy (Inhibition): Fear of acting on desires; guilt about self-
expression or creativity.
◉ What is the industry vs inferiority stage of psychosocial stages?
Answer: Occurs 6-12yrs (middle childhood)
Core issue: Can I be competent and productive?
Virtue: Competence — belief in one's skills.
, Maladaptation (Narrow virtuosity): Overinvestment in a single skill
or domain, often to gain approval (e.g., child prodigy pressured by
parents).
Malignancy (Inertia): Feeling incapable of success; giving up easily;
chronic underachievement.
◉ What is the identity vs role confusion stage of psychosocial
stages? Answer: Occurs 12-18yrs (adolescence)
Core issue: Who am I? What do I believe?
Virtue: Fidelity — ability to sustain loyalty to values and
relationships.
Maladaptation (Fanaticism): Overidentification with a single
ideology or group; intolerance of differing views.
Malignancy (Role confusion): Unstable sense of self; aimlessness;
susceptibility to peer pressure.
◉ What is the intimacy vs isolation stage of psychosocial stages?
Answer: Occurs 18-40yrs (young adulthood)
