Social Security Payments Automatically Increase When the CPI Goes Up

question 23

Multiple Choice

Social security payments automatically increase when the CPI goes up because of the

• A) age of the recipient.
• B) years receiving social security.
• C) cost-of-living adjustments.
• D) individual being married or unmarried.

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Definitions:

Risk Factors

Personal characteristics or environmental circumstances that increase the probability of negative outcomes for children. Risk is a statistic that applies to groups, not individuals.

Stressful Environments

Contexts or situations that pose challenges to an individual's well-being, requiring adaptation or coping mechanisms.

Resilience

The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; emotional strength in facing adversity.

Temperamentally

Refers to the aspects of an individual's personality that are believed to be biologically based and relatively stable throughout life.