Studies on the concept of ego identity that was proposed by Erikson showed that:
a. it is negatively related to maternal identification.
b. younger men experience lower levels of psychological distress than do older men.
c. women are more successful than men in achieving ego identity.
d. adolescents who developed trust and autonomy displayed a high level of identity cohesion.
ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Adolescents who developed trust, autonomy, initiative, and industriousness (adaptive ways of coping) in the first four stages of psychosocial development displayed a high level of identity cohesion rather than role confusion. Adolescents who had not resolved their identity crisis and who experienced role confusion had not developed adaptive ways of coping in the earlier stages.
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