Question

A longitudinal study found that, for some people, the trauma of hurricane katrina led to increased resilience, and that those between the ages of _____ were particularly likely to cope well with the trauma.

Answer 1

The answer is 45-65. Middle aged adults would be expected to cope best with the trauma because they have greater coping resources than younger individuals. However, older adults would respond to the trauma worse because they have greater problems with health. This means that displacement from their homes would pose a larger problem for older adults than middle aged individuals.