Life Events

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Life Events examples

  • Birth 
  • Children
  • Death of self, family, friends, spouse, loved ones
  • Buying a house
  • Marriage
  • Retirement
  • Start and finish/ leaving school
  • Getting a job/ career
  • Puberty
  • Getting ill
  • Milestones - talking and walking
  • Menopause
  • Learn to drive
  • Pets
  • Grandkids
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Predictable life events - definition

Events that are expected to happen at a particular time.

While expected they may have a positive or negative effect on a person's health and wellbeing.

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Predictable life events - examples

  • Mrarriage if in a stable relationship
  • Retirement
  • Starting/ leaving school
  • Buying a house
  • Job
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Unpredictable life events - definition and example

Events that happen unexpectedly and which may have serious psychological and physical effects on the individual.

These effects can be positive or negative.

An example of an unpredictable life event is an accident(s).

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Examples of both life events

  • Death of self, loved ones, spouse, family, friends
  • Children
  • Prison
  • Fired
  • Marriage - forced marriages, unexpected proposals, marriage if in a stable relationship
  • Illness - old poor health, unexpected shock of serious illness if say young.
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PROVEN - Top 5 ranked most stressful life events

1. Death of a spouse

2. Marriage

3. Buying a house

4. Children

5. Getting a job

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