A 70-Year-Old Widower Continues to Work Part Time in a Demanding

question 25

Multiple Choice

A 70-year-old widower continues to work part time in a demanding business, while traveling in his free time with a 68-year-old widow to visit longtime friends and relatives. He remains an active member of several community organizations. His life is an example of a person who:

• A) is acting like a younger person to prove to himself that he is not "old."
• B) is adjusting well to the changes of benign senescence.
• C) should slow down and enjoy retirement while he is still healthy.
• D) is avoiding the psychosocial tasks of aging such as retirement and slowing down.

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