An 80-year-old teaches Sunday school each week and delivers food for Meals on Wheels. What theory of aging would apply?
a. Newman's developmental
b. The life course
c. The activity
d. The disengagement
ANS: C
Purposeful activity increases self-esteem and maintains cognitive function well into older age.
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