111) ANSWER

4. Strategies to handle stress

RATIONALE

Although older adults may be faced with multiple stressors as they age, how

people cope with stress remains fairly constant throughout life.

1 Decreases in the senses of taste and smell are noted as people age. 2 GI motility

decreases slightly with aging; sedentary lifestyles and lack of dietary fiber compound

the problem. 3 Muscle strength decreases with aging.