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Question

Statement I

Erik Erikson rejects the mediating role of the ego between id impulses and super ego demands.
 

Statement II

Erik Erikson accepts that the ego makes a positive contribution to development, acquiring attitudes and skills at each stage that make the individual an active, contributing member of society.

The correct answer is

Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

Unlike Freud, Erikson emphasised the constructive, mediating role of the ego across the lifespan, viewing it as actively acquiring attitudes and skills that help individuals become contributing members of society. So Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct, making option D the answer.

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Important Questions from Personality

  1. Who stated that "Personality is the sum total of innate and acquired dispositions"?

  2. What did Freud consider the paternal love of girls?

  3. How many cards are prescribed in Rorschach Ink Block Test?

  4. When a person tried to make his/her thoughts and action according to others whom he likes to follow, then this kind of activity is called which type of defense mechanism?

  5. Personality consists of which of the following?

    I. The way you walk

    II. The way you work

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