An Elderly Widow Is Angry with Her Children for Telling

question 56

Multiple Choice

An elderly widow is angry with her children for telling her she should not live alone in her home anymore, because she fell recently. She blames the fall on inadequate lighting and claims that if her children did some house repairs, she could stay in her house. This woman's inability to deal with her changed circumstances reflects her difficulty in which of the following processes?

• A) making a successful status passage into older adulthood
• B) achieving intimacy with herself
• C) assimilation
• D) accommodation

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