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In research on the sexuality of married couples, the variable that is most strongly correlated with an active and enjoyable sexual relationship in middle and late adulthood is

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having had an enjoyable sexual relationship in early adulthood

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Adulthood covers which four decades of life

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20-60 years of age

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Results of cross-sectional, longitudinal, and cross-sequential research on intelligence has led to the conclusion that

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speed of response

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The term "male menopause" is sometimes used to

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gradual decrease of usual activity dip in testosterone ; basically doesn't exist

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In a given individual, short-term memory declines gradually during adulthood, vocabulary ability rises, math ability declines slightly, and social understanding remains at a high level. The different patterns exhibited by these various intelligences are evidence of

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...

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Research on expertise suggests that for a typical middle-aged adult, intelligence increases

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in the areas that reflect their interest

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Which of the following best describes the Big Five personality traits

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stable traits by age 30

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Typically, the relationship between middle-aged adults and their parents

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improves with age

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Researchers on obesity agree that in middle age

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metabolism slows by a third

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Because they are called on to help both older and younger generations of the family, the middle-aged adults have been called the

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sandwich generation

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The fastest-growing group in the population of the United States is the

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oldest-old

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In late adulthood, body fat is most likely to collect in the

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abdomen

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When older adults were compared to younger adults in their ability to make a phone call every day at an appointed time, which of the following was observed

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older adults outperform younger

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Aging and disease are related in that the elderly

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longer to recover from disease

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Which type of cancer is evident in most men at age 80 or older, even when it is not the cause of death

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...

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The most critical damage caused by free radicals occurs in

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atoms that have unpaired electrons (DNA)

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In the body's immune system, the attack cells, called B-cells, are manufactured in the

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bone marrow

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Which of the following statements about the immune system is correct

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decline of the immune system my be the cause of aging

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Which of the following defines "maximum life span"?

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limit to which members of a species can live

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Some people refer to a period of unusual anxiety, reexamination, and transformation during middle adulthood as

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mid-life crisis

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The Hayflick limit is a natural limit to the

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...

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For people who reach late adulthood in good health, the most important determinant of longevity may be

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activities and attitudes

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The chief reason the elderly have difficulty in getting enough nutrients is the

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reduced efficiency in the digestive system

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When Rob graduated from college, he found a good job, a nice apartment, and made new friends. Now three years later, his company went bankrupt and he moved back into his parents' home. We can expect their relationship to

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worsen

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The decline in speed with which the older adult's brain registers new information will be most noticeable when an older adult tries to

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when an older adult tries to find a friend at a busy shopping mall

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Which of the following are typically true about never-married older adults

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more involved with relatives

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When it comes to satisfaction with daily life, studies show that for the elderly

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friends are more imporatant than family

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Research on sibling relationships in late adulthood indicates that

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conflicts fate and closeness increases

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Which of the following is characteristic of the relationship between most of the elderly and their children

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conversations are confined

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For most frail elderly Americans, their primary goal is to

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living independently

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Many elderly people who enter a nursing home soon become dependent and passive because

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staff reward docile behavior

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Throughout most of history, death has been viewed as an event

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viewed as a accepted and familiar event

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One of the first things Kübler-Ross learned from her research on people who were close to death was the importance of

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...

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Researchers who have subsequently investigated Kübler-Ross's stages have

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denial anger bargaining depression acceptance - rarely found the same stages occuring in sequence

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Chris is 8 years old and is dying of leukemia. His major concern will probably be

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mechanics of dying

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Ginger is 16 years old and is dying of an inoperable brain tumor. She is most likely to be concerned with

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maintaining good apperance

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The medical profession sometimes deprives the elderly of a good death by

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trying to prolong life by extraordinary measures avoiding dying patients

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The intention of a living will is to

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specify how much medical care to be given during a terminal illness

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In the Netherlands, doctors cannot be prosecuted for assisted suicide or active euthanasia if

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death would end intractable pain and suffering

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Mrs. Nowak's husband died recently. It is most likely that she will be encouraged to

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...

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Research studies on alcohol use have shown that

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light/moderate use of alcohol may increase longevity

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Researchers on obesity agree that in middle age

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metabolism slows down by 1/3

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The average age of menopause is closest to

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50

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During menopause, vasomotor instability is most likely to cause

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hot flashes and cold sweats

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The multidisciplinary, scientific study of old age is called

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gerontology

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The decline in fluid intelligence during adulthood

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gradual accumulation of irreversible brain damage

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The most controversial version of age stratification theory is

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disengagement

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A person in middle adulthood can maintain a high level of stallized intelligence if he or she

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temporarily disguised by increses in crystallized intelligence

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Palliative care

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provides relief from physical pain

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With regard to the stresses of mourning, the elderly are particularly likely to suffer from

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bereavment overload

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The theory that DNA regulates the aging process is called the

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Genetic Clock Theory

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The groups of people who, traditionally, live to advanced age usually

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work throughout life

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Despite the arrival of AIDS, the death rate of middle-aged people has been reduced by ______ in the United States

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50 percent

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Between the ages of 45 and 54, African-Americans die at _____ the rate of European-Americans, who themselves die at _____ the rate of Asian-Americans

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twice ; twice

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When graphing population changes in developed nations, a population problem that may arise is

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lack of babies

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Conscientiousness is highly valued in

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china

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Familism is strongest among

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african american and hispanic americans

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Elderly people who are hard of hearing

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excluded from social give and take

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Which of the following fits Baltes' definition of wisdom

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human experiences

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The Big Five personality traits

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nueroticism extroversion/ introversion openeness to experience/closed to experience agreeableness/antagonism conscientiousness

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A man who is about to reach 65 years of age is developing a more passive style of interaction and withdrawing from society. Which theory would predict this behavior

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...

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Currently in the United States, women make up nearly _____ of the population over 65 years of age

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2/3

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The four protective factors or buffers for the elderly are

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attitudes social networks physical setting financial resources

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The term "social convoy" refers to the truism that

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travel through life in the company of others

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Today, the single older adult usually is

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happy and active

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Alexa, who is 56, finds it increasingly difficult to read the small print in the many contracts she processes. The most likely explanation for this problem is that Alexa, like many middle-aged adults

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eye muscles weaken

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Chronic diseases, such as hardening of the arteries, diabetes, and emphysema, typically proceed from the earliest stage to the most severe stage over a period of

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40-50 years

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A person's inability to act in "necessary, expected, and personally desired ways" is called

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...

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In the United States, surviving blacks have a lower death rate than surviving whites at the

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oldest ages

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The many changes of menopause are caused by the body's adjustment to lower levels of

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estrogen

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Brain shrinkage and cell death are lowest in the

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women

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An elderly man or woman is concerned about decline of cognitive abilities with age. What would you recommend

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read and possibly take classes

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Dementia is

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caused by mini-strokes ; involves the learning, memory, and language loss brain functioning

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Autopsies show the brains of Alzheimer's victims

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proliferation of plaques and tangles ibuprofen & coffee drinking with lowering development

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Parkinson's disease produces dementia as well as

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rigidity in the muscles

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With regard to medication, compared to younger adults, the elderly

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have a higher rate of adverse side effects

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The highest suicide rate is found in people

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elderly

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In the elderly, the most common precipitating event for suicide is

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social loss

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Shondra has just gone through a divorce and in the first year she will be least likely to

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be much happier than when she was married

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According to Sternberg, overall _______ intelligence is a better predictor of accomplishment than are traditional IQ tests.

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creative

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Seventy-five-year-old Pawel needs adequate amounts of ______ in his diet to ensure that his memory is working as well as it can.

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vitamin b

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Gilbert found that personality trumps experience. People who win a million dollars are overjoyed and:

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revert to their previous level of happiness

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By age 42 women become ________ aggressive and men become _________ conforming.

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more ; more

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Alice, 75, is a gifted artist who feels that only her _____ has changed as a result of being older.

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sense of urgency

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Ageism or prejudice about late adulthood is common among people:

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all ages

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retirement offers opportunities to

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continue education ; maintain home and yard ; get involved in politics

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stereotype threat

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anxiety that other people are prejudice

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preserving the self is crucil to older adults. explains the behaviors of

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compulsive hoarding ; encouraging their grandchildren to repeat rituals and prayrs ; resisiting moving to new dwelling

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_________ theory is to role relinquishment as ________ theory is to social involvement.

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disengagement ; activity

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A study of widows and widowers found that:

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alost all idealized their marriages

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