Research about self-concepts of the elderly show

a. elders adjust best if they realize that they are not the same person they were in earlier life.
b. self­esteem inevitably declines as one’s body ages.
c. identity development is based more on chronological time than particular events.
d. elders are less likely to identify as old if they identify as being who they have always been.


ANSWER: d

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