The staff notices that the 80-year-old client's behavior is changing. Where he once was outgoing and talkative, he now sits sullenly in his chair. Investigation of the client's person-ality changes is based on the premise that
1. personality patterns remain intact until death.
2. apathy in older people often goes unexpressed.
3. a change in personality is a normal sign of aging.
4. a change in personality indicates that death is near.
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A sudden change in personality is not a normal sign of aging. By older adulthood, the per-sonality is deeply entrenched. Patterns of thinking and behaving remain intact until death.
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