"Students at This Age Are Full of Surprises," Comments the High

question 148

Multiple Choice

"Students at this age are full of surprises," comments the high school teacher."They come in looking and acting like punk rockers one day,then like nuns and monks the next!" Erik Erikson would say these students are:

• A)acting out repressed conflicts.
• B)actively exploring different roles.
• C)trying to evaluate the usefulness of their lives.
• D)trying to establish intimate relationships with others.

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Definitions:

Specific Event

A unique occurrence or happening at a particular time and place.

Multidimensional Development

The concept that human development involves multiple aspects—physical, cognitive, emotional, and social—that interact and influence each other.

Multidirectional Development

The concept that human development occurs in different directions, indicating varying changes (both gains and losses) throughout the lifespan.

Changing Resource Allocations

The process of adjusting how resources, such as time, money, or personnel, are distributed or utilized in response to different conditions or priorities.