RUTGERS DYNAMICS EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
Toddler (1-3 years old) - correct answer --Autonomy vs. Shame
and Doubt
-Self centered and possessive
-Immediate attention needs
-Sense of identity is gradually emerging
-Bowel control
-Some independence needed
-The "no" stage
-Fear darkness
-Stranger anxiety
-Sibling rivalry
Preschool (3-5 years old) - correct answer --Initiative vs. Guilt
-Examination of love and hate
-Further explanation of the environment
-Develops a conscience
-Begins to relate to others socially
-Learns sexual role identity
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-Consuming curiosity and question everything
-Vivid imaginations-- nightmares
-Mimic adults
School age (6-12 years old) - correct answer --Industry vs.
Inferiority
-Learns to cooperate compromise and compete
-Learns to relate age mates
-Develops pleasure in work completed
-Enjoy secret clubs involving playmates of the same sex
Adolescence (13-18 year old) - correct answer --Identity vs. Role
Diffusion
-Establish own identity
-Moods change rapidly
-Boredom is prevalent
-Peers help with clarification
-Changed body image
-New sexual feelings
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Young Adult (18- 35 year old) - correct answer --Intimacy vs.
Isolation
-Adjust to college or employment
-Achieve economic independence
-Establish an intimate relationship
-Accept adult responsibility
-Select a lifestyle
Middle Adult (37-65 years old) - correct answer --Generativity vs.
Stagnation
-Achieve economic security
-Adjust to children leaving the home
-Adjust to a new lifestyle
-Accept the physical changes of middle age
-Develop leisure-time activities
Senescence (65 years old- death) - correct answer --Get life in
order
-Accept reality of own death
-Adjust to new lifestyle, if necessary
-Adjust to decreased health
-Adjust to death of spouse and friends
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-Accept dependence as needed
-Adjust to retirement
-Review life
Oral Stage (Infancy: birth to 1 year) - correct answer --During this
stage the mouth is the pleasure center for development
-If needs not met may develop negative habits
Anal Stage (Toddler: 1-3 years) - correct answer --Learns to
control bladder and bowel control
-Gaining bodily control
-If needs not met may become too uptight and obsessed with
order (anal retentive)
Phallic Stage (Preschool: 3-5 years) - correct answer --Focus on
genitals, discover differences in gender
-Boys view fathers as rivals (oedipus complex)
-Girls view mothers as rivals (electra complex)
-Eventually the child begins to relate to the same sex parent