Because development is multidirectional, individuals can compensate for losses at all ages by ______.

A) accepting the inevitability of growing older
B) improving existing skills and cultivating new ones
C) seeking out supportive peer resources
D) decreasing stresses by avoiding talking about them

To compensate for losses at all ages, individuals can improve existing skills and cultivate new ones, which will help them adapt to changes and challenges in their lives. Accepting the inevitability of growing older, seeking out supportive peer resources, and decreasing stress by avoiding talking about them are not effective methods for compensating for losses in development.