Give a real-life example of a person who is having an identitycrisis. What kind of confusion of roles would this person have?What would this person need to do to have a positive identityresolution rather than a negative resolution? Why was the qualityof the parent-child relationship so important to Erikson? Discussat least five (5) things that Erikson would have said a parentshould do to encourage the basic strengths in children younger than11 years of age. Define Erikson’s concepts of maldevelopment andmalignancy. Why are these bad for your personality? How can theseconditions be corrected (be specific)? Think about Erikson’s theoryin terms of cultural bias. What aspects of his theory arecultural-specific versus universal to all cultures? What aspects ofhis theory relate to culture-specific child rearing practices thatmay not be shared across all cultures? You may need to use webresources for this question. Think about Erikson’s theory in termsof gender bias. Is his theory equally pertinent to both genders? Bespecific—are there any of his stages or crises that might havedifferent crises or might be resolved differently for males versusfemales? You may need to use web resources for this question.
