A 70-year-old widower continues to work part time in a demanding business, while traveling in his free time with a 68-year-old widow to visit longtime friends and relatives. He remains an active member of several community organizations. His life is an example of a person who:
A) is acting like a younger person to prove to himself that he is not "old."
B) is adjusting well to the changes of benign senescence.
C) should slow down and enjoy retirement while he is still healthy.
D) is avoiding the psychosocial tasks of aging such as retirement and slowing down.

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Benign senescence is the normal changes of aging, and many healthy people at 70 years of age do not fit the stereotype of "old" but are more like older adults of 45 to 70 years.

A 70-Year-Old Widower Continues to Work Part Time in a Demanding