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National Counselor Exam Prep (NCE)

Category - NCE 3

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Mrs. Smith’s thinking has improved with age in some areas and declined in others. This description best illustrates which theory of development?

Psychoanalytic theory
Baltes’ selective optimization with compensation
Erikson’s age linked tasks
The contextualist lifespan developmental approach

Explanation

Answer - B - Paul Baltes’ selective optimization with compensation theory best describes Mrs. Smith’s improvement in some areas of her intellectual abilities and a decline in others. His lifespan development theory states that development is lifelong, that it includes both losses and gains, and it is influenced by a historical, as well as cultural context.

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