Which of Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Crises Revolves Around the Child's

question 357

Multiple Choice

Which of Erik Erikson's psychosocial crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or her own behavior?

• A) trust versus mistrust
• B) initiative versus guilt
• C) industry versus inferiority
• D) autonomy versus shame and doubt

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Definitions:

Situational Influences

External factors or environmental conditions that impact an individual's behavior, attitudes, or actions in a given context.

Personal Dispositions

Patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that are unique to an individual, contributing to how one responds to their environment.

Attitudes

Attitudes are psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating entities with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, often as either internal dispositions or external situations.