World Population Projections Show That the Number of People 60

question 341

Multiple Choice

World population projections show that the number of people 60 years of age and older is expected to __________ by 2050.

• A)decline by 1 billion
• B)double to 4 billion
• C)triple to 2 billion
• D)decline by 3 billion
• E)reach 6 billion

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where unwanted thoughts and desires are pushed into the unconscious mind.

Forgetting

The loss or failure to recall information that was once stored in the memory, due to various factors like time, interference, or failure in retrieval cues.

Motivation

The psychological processes that direct and maintain goal-directed behaviors.

Transference

In psychotherapy, the process by which emotions originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another, especially to the therapist.