Continuity theory assumes
a. adult children will age like their parents.
b. people do not develop a core personality until middle-age.
c. a person’s adaptation to old age can be predicted from his adaptation to young adulthood and middle age.
d. people do not adopt sufficient coping mechanisms for stress and frustration until their senior years.
ANSWER: c
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