Which statement is an example of the effect of aging, illness, or trauma on self-concept?
A) Society values the wisdom of aging
B) Society devalues aging and chronic illness
C) Few people take a healthy body for granted
D) Most people accept the inevitability of illness
Ans: B
Many people take a healthy body for granted. Society encourages a denial of the eventuality of aging and chronic illness. Society emphasizes and rewards youth, health, and physical attractiveness while devaluing aging, chronic illness, and less-than-perfect physical attractiveness.
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