The standards for maintaining life for a 12-year-old child are usually the same as those considered for sustaining the life of an 85-year-old

Which of the following is NOT a contradiction about old-age?

A) The young-old are very different from the old-old. B) Some older people are active and healthy, while others are frail and impaired. C) While we equate aging with mental and physical decline, we also gravitate to the elderly for positive traits. D) Ageism exists only among the young, not the old.

Otto Kernberg suggested that _____ develops as a result of

intense anger and frustration that comes from living with a cold, unempathetic mother. Despite the influence that this model has had, it has not been supported by adequate research. A) generalized anxiety disorder B) dissociative identity disorder C) schizophrenia D) borderline personality disorder