During Erikson's first stage of psychosocial development, when ...

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During Erikson's first stage of psychosocial development, when trust or mistrust are the ways of coping, the most important body part is the:
 
  a. anus.
  c. stomach.
  b. mouth.
  d. nose.

Question 2

Each of Erikson's developmental stages provides individuals an opportunity to:
 
  a. increase their awareness of their unconscious mind.
  b. explore the pleasure principle.
  c. overcome genetic predispositions.
  d. develop their basic strengths.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Erikson's oral-sensory stage of psychosocial development, paralleling Freud's oral stage, occurs during our first year of life, the time of our greatest helplessness. During this stage, the mouth is of vital importance. Erikson wrote that the infant lives through, and loves with, the mouth.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Erikson also proposed that each of the eight psychosocial stages provides an opportunity to develop our basic strengths. To Erikson, basic strengths are motivating characteristics and beliefs that derive from the satisfactory resolution of the crisis at each developmental stage.