According to Erikson, people who are unable to develop positive ...

[Marty]

According to Erikson, people who are unable to develop positive relationships during young adulthood may prefer to be alone because they fear _____ as a threat to their ego identity.
 
  a. casual social contact
  c. intimacy
  b. unconscious desires
  d. conflict

Question 2

According to Erikson, a person undertakes some form of productive work, establishes intimate relationships, and has an opportunity to become independent from his or her parents during the stage of:
 
  a. young adulthood.
  b. adolescence.
  c. adulthood.
  d. latency.

[mohan]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: People who are unable to establish intimacies in young adulthood will develop feelings of isolation. They avoid social contacts, reject other people, and may even become aggressive toward them. They prefer to be alone because they fear intimacy as a threat to their ego identity.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Erikson considered young adulthood to be a longer stage than the previous ones, extending from the end of adolescence to about the age of 35. During this period we establish our independence from our parents and quasi-parental institutions. We undertake some form of productive work and establish intimate relationships, typically close friendships and sexual unions.