The nurse working in an assisted-living facility, who has done a lot of reading on the developmental changes associated with older adults, knows that which of the following is a common behavioural task or critical event for the older adult resident
? a. Selecting a mate
b. Rearing children
c. Finding a congenial social group
d. Adjusting to decreasing physical strength
D
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A Selecting a mate is a developmental task commonly seen in the early adult.
B Rearing children is a developmental task of the middle-early adult.
C Finding a congenial social group is a developmental task of the middle-early adult.
D A common behavioural task of the older adult is adjusting to decreasing physical strength.
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