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Record 1 1994-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

Whenever stressful events occur in a person's life situation that threaten his sense of biological, psychological, or social integrity, some degree of disequilibrium results, along with the concurrent possibility of a crisis. ... premature birth ... child abuse ... status and role change ... physical illness ... death and the grief process ....

DEF

accidental crises: Are described as periods of psychological and behavioral upset that are precipitated by life hazards involving significant losses such as illness and death.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
OBS

Chaque hospitalisation [...] est induite par ce que Chaplan (1964) aurait appelé une crise [...] incidentielle (perte de logement, maladie ou décès dans la famille).

OBS

La cause déclenchante se trouve être un changement en principe brutal, de situation de l'environnement par rapport au sujet [...] le décès imprévu d'un être cher, une grossesse non désirée, une atteinte physique grave, la perte d'un emploi, une transplantation [...]

Spanish

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