In Some Cases, Senescence Demonstrates Multidirectionality, Demonstrated by Simultaneous Evidence

question 82

Multiple Choice

In some cases, senescence demonstrates multidirectionality, demonstrated by simultaneous evidence of __________and ___________.

• A) disease; an increase in health
• B) environmental risk exposure; increase in health
• C) a decrease in a physical structure; an increase in physical functioning
• D) genetic risk; absence of disease

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Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

According to Freud, a boy’s sexual desires toward his mother and feelings of jealousy and hatred for the rival father.

Identification

The process by which, according to Freud, children incorporate their parents’ values into their developing superegos.

Masculine Gender Identity

An individual's self-identification with culturally associated masculine traits, roles, or attributes, often informed by societal norms and personal identity.

Neo-Freudian Theory

A set of psychoanalytic theories that extend from but modify Sigmund Freud's original ideas, often placing more emphasis on social environment and cultural factors.