问答题 It is easy to understand why an earthquake causes terror. Yet in old age there may be terror of a very private nature, a sense of disintegration sometimes seeming from inner conflicts, sometimes from a premonition of death or the fear of becoming dependent.

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【答案解析】地震引起恐慌的原因是不言自明的。而老年人的恐慌则可能源于非常个性化的原因，即溃灭感。这种溃灭感有时是发自内心的冲突，有时是因为预见到死亡以及对未来要依赖他人的恐惧。