Kent Was Inconsistently Cared for as an Infant and Consequently

question 166

Multiple Choice

Kent was inconsistently cared for as an infant and consequently he struggles with issues of commitment in adulthood.Kent may have experienced difficulty resolving crises in which two stages?

• A)Initiative versus guilt and autonomy versus shame and doubt
• B)Identity versus identity confusion and generativity versus stagnation
• C)Industry versus inferiority and ego integrity versus despair
• D)Trust versus mistrust and intimacy versus isolation

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Definitions:

Crib Signs

Crib signs refer to visual or physical indicators, often in a baby's crib, that can signal various needs or states of well-being of the infant.

Idiosyncratic Signs

Unique or individual symbols, behaviors, or indicators that are characteristic of a particular person.

Overgeneralization

The cognitive bias involving the extension of conclusions or rules to broader contexts than is justified by the evidence, often seen in language acquisition and stereotyping.

Overregularization

A phenomenon in language learning in which children apply regular grammatical patterns to words that are exceptions to the rule.