What is a common psychosocial reaction to retirement in aging adults?
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Correct answer: Role loss, shifting social identity, and need to restructure daily life
Retirement often involves significant transitional stress due to change in role, identity and daily structure, requiring psychosocial adaptation. thesupportivecare.com
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