Chapter 42, Problem 13PFN

Summary Introduction

A precipitating event such as a threat of loss, perceived loss, or the challenge that recognize as a warning to self is called as a crisis. It may be situational, adventitious and maturational. The maturational crisis happens when the developmental events need role change such as a teenager change into adulthood. When an events of the life damages an individual psychological equilibrium such as losing a job is called situational crisis. An accidental and unexpected events such as floods, fires and earthquakes are referred as adventitious crisis.