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What theory suggests that individuals have personal competencies to deal with the environment?

Antagonistic Pleiotropy Theory

Continuity Theory

Person-Environment Fit Theory (correct)

Disengagement Theory

According to Peck's Expansion of Erikson's Theory, what is the conflict between ego differentiation and what role preoccupation?

Body transcendence versus body preoccupation

Ego differentiation versus work role preoccupation (correct)

Ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation

Selection versus optimization

What phenomenon occurs when a gene affects several different traits?

Stochastic Theories

Wear & Tear Theory

Pleiotropy (correct)

Hayflick Limit Theory

In the context of aging, what is the Wear & Tear Theory mainly based on?

Cells simply wear out over time due to continued use Signup and view all the answers

Which theory suggests that mutations beneficial early in life but deleterious later in life are not selected out of a population efficiently?

Antagonistic Pleiotropy Theory Signup and view all the answers

What is considered the best predictor of life satisfaction in old age for women?

Family issues Signup and view all the answers

According to Jung's theory, what must be in balance for a person's personality?

Epigenetic principle Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not an exemplar type of cognitive reserve?

Managing Household Signup and view all the answers

According to McAdams Life-story Model, what do young adults and middle-aged adults report as most important?

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What principle states that each struggle must be resolved to continue development?