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Who is famous for the "hierarchy of needs?" Correct Answer:
Abraham Maslow
What does Maslow's hierarchy of needs postulate? Correct
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Answer: lower-order physiological & safety needs and higher-
order needs (self-actualization)
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first/lower: basics like food/water
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safety/security
need for love/affection/belonging
highest level: self-actualization (being all that one can be)
Robert Kegan's 6 stages of lifespan development are: Correct
Answer: incorporative
impulse
imperial
interpersonal
institutional
interindividual
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Who is Robert Kegan? Correct Answer: adult cognitive
development
stresses interpersonal development
constructive model of development, meaning individuals
construct reality through the lifespan
What is relativistic thinking according to Ed Neukrug? Correct
Answer: as teens enter adulthood, they realize not everything
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is right or wrong, but an answer can exist relative to a specific
situation
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Who is Robert/William Perry? Correct Answer: adult cognitive
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development/college students
dualistic thinking; common in teens to conceptualize
good/bad; right/wrong
Who is known for their work in strategic & problem-solving
therapy, utilizing the "paradox" technique? Correct Answer:
Jay Haley
Who is associated with brief psychotherapy and hypnosis?
Correct Answer: Milton H. Erikson
What is Erik Erikson known for? Correct Answer: psychosocial
stages of development
8 stages through the lifespan:
1. trust v mistrust (birth - 12 mo)
2. autonomy v shame & doubt (1-3 y/o
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3. initiative v guilt (3-6 y/o)
4. industry v inferiority (6-12 y/o)
5. identity v confusion (12-18 y/o)
6. intimacy v isolation (20-40)
7. generativity v stagnation (40-60)
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8. integrity v despair (60+)
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What is Sigmund Freud known for? Correct Answer:
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psychodynamic theory
psychosexual stages of development: oral, anal, phallic,
latency, and genital
dynamic of id, ego, and superego
id: pleasure
ego: reality
superego: moralistic/idealistic
"maturationist"
In which Eriksonian stage does the midlife crisis occur?
Correct Answer: generativity v stagnation
John Bowlby is most closely associated with_______. Correct
Answer: bonding and attachment