A student is developing a poster for a class presentation. The purpose of the poster is to explain aging. Part of the information on the poster demonstrates how the elderly withdraw from life as a means of making way for a younger generation in preparation for death. The theory that the student is using is:

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1. Disengagement theory proposes that individuals withdraw themselves from life as a means of making way for a younger generation in preparation for death. Erikson's theory focuses on psychological/developmental stages. Programmed theories address longevity and declining endocrine and immune function. Jung's theory involves individualism, in which the individual's mental focus changes from the external to the internal world.

A Student Is Developing a Poster for a Class Presentation