Which statement about the life review is FALSE? a. It is sometimes simple nostalgia or reminiscence. b. It can be more social than solitary. c. Tales are about others and oneself, and they tend to be rich with interesting details. d. Nostalgia represents a preoccupation with self that is meaningless and is evidence of egocentrism.

Life review refers to the universal mental process or inner experience that occur in elders or people who have near-to-death experiences and might be thought of as viewing a movie of the person's entire life as a reminiscence, contemplation or review. Becoming aware of our own mortality and vulnerability migh provoke stress, anxiety or depressive symptoms, while one comes to evaluate their journey in relation to others and to oneself.

Recent studies support the idea that evoking nostalgia has a positive effect on psychological well-being of people going through this process. Thus, nostalgia cannot be thought as meaningless. Furthermore, the oppposite is true: nostalgia can change the state of mind from negative to positive reminiscense.