Psychologist Robert Kastenbaum wrote, "Everyone lives in relationship to death at every point in the lifespan." According to your textbook, this means:
A) each individual could die at any time.
B) long before encountering old age, each individual has a personal history of thinking about death.
C) death is a part of life.
D) most individuals are obsessed with issues of life and death.

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The statement by Kastenbaum suggests that thoughts about death are present throughout life, even before old age. This implies that death is a part of life and that individuals do not necessarily have to be obsessed with issues of life and death for this relationship to exist. Option A is too extreme and option D is not supported by the statement.

Psychologist Robert Kastenbaum Wrote, "Everyone Lives in Relationship to Death