Senescence refers to
a. onset of the degenerative process associated with age.
b. cognitive loss of memory and problem solving functions that begin about age 45.
c. the social process of transition to retirement and the social roles of later life.
d. the psychological process by which person comes to accept aging as inevitable.
ANSWER: a
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