Which of the following criticisms of activity theory is true?
A) Activity theory acknowledges psychological changes in old age where no such changes occur.
B) Research shows that older adults who have larger social networks are happier than those who engage in fewer activities.
C) Evidence fails to show that older adults seek alternative sources of meaning and gratification in response to social losses.
D) Research shows that merely offering older adults opportunities for social contact does not lead to greater social activity.
D
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a. many patients with seasonal affective disorders do respond well to light therapy. b. light therapy is an expensive but useless gimmick. c. no one knows the correct dosage of light. d. there is no theory to explain how light therapy could possibly work.
_____________ is the termination of life by a lethal injection of a drug by a physician
a. Euthanasia c. Self-suicide b. Mercy killing d. palliative suicide
The DSM-5 considers ________ to be an anxiety disorder
a. schizophrenia b. phobias c. bipolar disorder d. amnesia e. dissociative identity disorder
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a. heredity was a larger influence on the trait than environment b. environment was a larger influence on the trait than heredity c. both heredity and environment influence the trait d. heredity and environment do not interact in their influence on this trait