Which of the following best describes Erik Erikson's notion of intimacy?
a. when an individual becomes cognizant of their private and public selves, blends them, and creates a shared self to present to another person within a relationship
b. when the ego works in conjunction with the superego to satisfy the desires of the id in a socially acceptable way
c. the uniting of one's newly formed identity with another person in an enduring, committed intimate relationship
d. when an individual develops the skills necessary for a relationship by modeling it after what he or she has observed from the environment
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
One argument advanced by members of the Native American Church in favor of continued peyote use is that __________
a) church officials carefully regulate the dosages of the drug used during their rituals. b) peyote is a relatively safe and effective means of allowing communications with the spirit world. c) church members do not ordinarily consume enough peyote to induce hallucinations. d) other means of achieving spirituality tend to be more addictive than peyote.
Adler felt that the main shaper of personality was the individual's efforts to overcome ______
a. physical weakness c. the Oedipal conflict b. restrictive parents d. internal inhibitions