According to Baltes and his colleagues,the most successful adaptation to declining physical and cognitive abilities in late adulthood involves ____.

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Baltes and his colleagues proposed the theory of selective optimization with compensation, which involves focusing on important activities and goals, selecting the most effective means of achieving them, and compensating for losses of physical and cognitive functioning. This approach has been shown to lead to the most successful adaptation to aging. Maintaining a good family life may be important for emotional well-being, but it is not necessarily the most effective means of compensating for functional losses. Trying to improve skills that have declined the most may not be feasible or practical, and devices that allow for adjusting to challenges may be helpful, but they are not the main focus of Baltes' theory.

According to Baltes and His Colleagues,the Most Successful Adaptation to Declining