life event
Any significant event in a person's life that may have beneficial or detrimental effects on social relationships and status. Disruptive events, such as loss of job, disability, and bereavement, are called life crises. However, both the apparently beneficial events (such as selection for an international team) and the detrimental events may increase ... ...
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