A 70-Year-Old Who Refuses to Think of Herself as Hearing

question 57

Multiple Choice

A 70-year-old who refuses to think of herself as hearing impaired even though she truly has difficulty hearing conversations at ordinary levels, would be considered to show which identity process?

• A) Secondary aging
• B) Identity assimilation
• C) Ego integrity
• D) Identity accommodation

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Definitions:

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, extending from the brainstem to the lower back, serving as the primary pathway for transmitting signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

Motor-Control

The process by which humans and animals use their brain and nervous system to activate and coordinate the muscles and movements of the body.

Endocrine System

A collection of glands in the body that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system to regulate processes such as growth, metabolism, and mood.

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by the body's glands that regulate various bodily functions by traveling through the bloodstream to organs and tissues.