According to the Selective Optimization with Compensation Viewpoint, Successful Aging

question 52

Multiple Choice

According to the selective optimization with compensation viewpoint, successful aging involves

• A) practising old skills more so that they are not lost to aging.
• B) making the most of skills and creatively by using alternative means to achieve one's goals despite limited capacities.
• C) focusing on learning new skills, where applicable.
• D) recognizing that you will begin to slow down as you age.
• E) continuing to keep activity level high.

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Definitions:

Spatial Relations

The ability to recognize and organize objects in space, including their shapes, sizes, distances, and positions relative to one another.

Verbal Fluency

The ability to rapidly generate words specific to a category or that begin with a given letter, often used as a cognitive test.

Frontal Cells

Specialized cells located in the frontal region of the brain, involved in various executive functions such as decision-making, problem-solving, and controlling behavior.

Dendritic Fields

Complex branching structures at the end of neurons that receive synaptic inputs from other neurons.