Midlife Transition Occurs Late in the Advancement Stage or Early

question 76

Multiple Choice

Midlife transition occurs late in the advancement stage or early in the maintenance stage and includes all of the following except:

• A) the realization that life may be half over and they are mortal.
• B) that age forty is considered by people in their twenties and thirties to be over-the-hill and not part of the youthful culture.
• C) the tendency for dreams to be reevaluated and a determination made as to how close they have come to achieving those dreams.
• D) the concern that the aging of one's children tends to result in their leaving home for school or work and the onset of a grieving process.

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