Section 1 – The Life Course

1. Who was Erik Erikson?

  1. A German psychoanalyst
  2. A French psychoanalyst
  3. A German philosopher

The correct answer is A. Erik Erikson was a German psychoanalyst.

This was mentioned in Section 1 – The Life Course.

2. Erik Erikson proposed the idea of development through __ successive age-related stages from infancy to old age

  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 8

The correct answer is C. Erikson proposed a life course with 8 distinct stages.

This was mentioned in Section 1 – The Life Course.

3. Erik Erikson’s concept of generativity is linked to which stage?

  1. VI (Ages 20-35) Young Adulthood
  2. VII (Ages 35-65) Maturity
  3. C: VIII (Ages 65+) Old Age

The correct answer is B. The concept of generativity is linked to stage VII (Ages 35-65) Maturity.

This was mentioned in Section 1 – The Life Course.

4. In stage VIII (Ages 65+) Old Age, Erikson suggests that the challenge of the last stage of life is to achieve ‘ego integrity’ – a sense of meaning, order and wholeness in one’s life - as opposed to despair, which ultimately leads to a fear of the end of life.

  1. True
  2. False

The correct answer is True

This was mentioned in Section 1 – The Life Course.

5. We can think of our lives as stories with a cast of characters and a narrative. This narrative may break down through dementia or depression and this may pose a real threat to our sense of self and identity.

  1. True
  2. False

The correct answer is True.

This was mentioned in Section 2 – Life Stories.

Section 3 – Applications in practice

6. Two approaches are presented for taking life stories from people with dementia whose memories are fragmented and distorted. What are their names?

  1. Biological approach and Reminiscence
  2. Biographical approach and Rememberance
  3. Biographical approach and Reminiscence

The correct answer is C.

This was mentioned in Section 3 – Applications in practice.

7. Which approach uses music, films, scrapbooks or memory boxes comprising photographs and small mementoes of a person’s past life that have been compiled by relatives to provide a talking point for staff and service users.

  1. Biographical approach
  2. Reminiscence

The correct answer is B Reminiscence.

This was mentioned in Section 3 – Applications in practice.

8. Research suggests that the most effective reminiscence work undertaken with people with dementia will be undertaken on a _______ basis

  1. One-to-One
  2. Group

The correct answer is A. Gibson’s research suggests that the most effective reminiscence work undertaken with people with dementia will be undertaken on a one-to-one (rather than group) basis.

This was mentioned in Section 3 – Applications in practice..

9. Some of the principal benefits of reminiscence work are that it builds on existing (remaining) capacities and skills, it enables individuals to review their lives, it affirms identity and can communicate knowledge and life experience to another generation.

  1. True
  2. False

The correct answer is True.

This was mentioned in Section 3 – Applications in practice.