The Principles of Evolutionary Psychology Would Suggest That Parents Are

question 465

Multiple Choice

The principles of evolutionary psychology would suggest that parents are genetically predisposed to experience the strongest grief over the deaths of their

• A) biologically related sons.
• B) biologically related daughters.
• C) adopted sons.
• D) adopted daughters.

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Definitions:

Suicide Rate

The number of suicide deaths in a given population over a specified period, often expressed per 100,000 individuals.

Elderly

Persons of advanced age, often defined as being 65 years or older, who may experience unique health, social, and economic challenges.

Geronticide

The act or practice of killing the elderly or allowing them to die by withholding necessary care.

Genocide

The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.