Age Plays a Significant Part in How We Accept the Inevitability

question 89

Multiple Choice

Age plays a significant part in how we accept the inevitability of death.Which of the following best describes a middle-aged person's view of death?

• A) Extreme frustration that turns to rage
• B) Thoughts change, and the focus is on how many years are left and how they should be spent.
• C) The final crisis of integrity versus despair is resolved.
• D) Realization that their life has had no meaning causes despair.

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Definitions:

Psychological Egoism

The theory that suggests that all human actions are motivated by self-interest, even in what seem to be acts of altruism.

Altruism

The selfless concern for the well-being of others, often leading to acts of kindness without expectation of reward.

Ethical Egoism

A moral philosophy suggesting that actions are morally right if they benefit the self of the individual performing them.

Abraham Lincoln

The 16th President of the United States, known for leading the country during the Civil War and abolishing slavery.