According to the Double Standard of Aging

question 63

Multiple Choice

According to the double standard of aging,

• A) men are viewed as less virile or sexually attractive after the age of 40.
• B) after the age 65, women are judged by a different standard of beauty than they were before the age of 65.
• C) the standard of aging for a women progressively destroys her self-worth, whereas it is less wounding for men.
• D) both men and women are viewed as less physically attractive and sexually desirable as they age.

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Definitions:

Hypnosis

An altered state of consciousness in which people are highly suggestible and behave as though they are in a trance.

Consciousness

The state of being aware of and able to think about one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, and experiences.

Introspection

The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.

Hypnagogic Perception

Experiences of vivid sensory phenomena that occur during the transition from wakefulness to sleep.