Helena, a 70-year-old woman, is going through gradual age-related physical decline. She has accepted these changes as unavoidable. To make up for the losses in physical capabilities, Helena focuses on honing her mental skills. She is reviving her hobby of composing poems and stories for her grandchildren. Helena's scenario illustrates _____
A) an incoherent and self-contradictory life review
B) ego preoccupation and body preoccupation
C) body transcendence versus body preoccupation
D) withdrawal from society by the aging individual
C
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a. 97.5%. b. 65%. c. 75%. d. none of the above.
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a. ?understanding and predicting b. ?testing and controlling c. ?describing and predicting d. ?manipulating and controlling
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