Older adults may have reduced anxiety about their deaths because they ______.

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Older adults may have developed coping mechanisms and life experience that allows them to manage negative emotions, including anxiety about death. This can lead to a reduced fear or anxiety about their own mortality. Option A is not entirely accurate as becoming desensitized to loss does not necessarily alleviate anxiety about one's own death. Option C is also not accurate as engaging in risky behaviors may indicate a desire to continue living, rather than a lack of anxiety about death. Option D is not accurate as preferring death over life indicates a much deeper issue than reduced anxiety about death.

Older Adults May Have Reduced Anxiety About Their Deaths Because