Impact of Life Events

Which of the following is an example of a physical event that can have a profound and life changing impact on a person?

• Living with a partner

• Starting school

• Getting a promotion

• Being involved in a car crash

What are the types of relationship changes mentioned in the text?

• Divorce, bereavement, exclusion, illness

• Marriage, retirement, leaving school, unemployment

• Entering into a relationship, marriage/partnership/parenthood, divorce, bereavement

• Entering into a relationship, getting a promotion, starting school, imprisonment

What are the potential effects of entering into a relationship?

• Physical – feeling nervous but happy, Intellectual – lack of concentration, Emotional – feeling upset, Social – harder to socialize

• Physical – be attracted to them, Intellectual – distracted by thinking of them when you’re not with them, Emotional – feeling nervous but happy, Social – enjoy their company as well as meeting their friends

• Physical – confined to a cell, Intellectual – likely to cause anxiety and stress, Emotional – feeling upset, Social – having to mix with all kinds of people

• Physical – shared activities, Intellectual – new opportunities, Emotional – feeling upset, Social – harder to socialize

What are the potential positive effects of divorce mentioned in the text?

• Physical – shared activities, Intellectual – new opportunities, Emotional – feeling upset, Social – harder to socialize

• Physical – confined to a cell, Intellectual – likely to cause anxiety and stress, Emotional – feeling upset, Social – having to mix with all kinds of people

• Enjoy the flexibility of being single and making your own choices, May be happier, Children may be relieved by this, Higher self-esteem (due to less stress)

• May have less money, Feel isolated from joint friendships, Children may feel angry, Lower self-esteem

What are the potential physical effects of bereavement mentioned in the text?

• Confined to a cell, likely to cause anxiety and stress, feel upset

• Shared activities, new opportunities, supporting/looking after each other

• Be attracted to them, distracted by thinking of them when you’re not with them, feeling nervous but happy

• Feel stress, neglect (unbalanced diet), not sleeping well

Which of the following is an example of an expected life circumstance mentioned in the text?

• Starting school

• Exclusion

• Promotion

• Imprisonment

What are the potential physical effects of imprisonment mentioned in the text?

• Feel stress, neglect (unbalanced diet), not sleeping well

• Confined to a cell and not allowed into communal areas with others, little privacy, little choice in what to eat/drink/wear and when they can exercise

• Be attracted to them, distracted by thinking of them when you’re not with them, feeling nervous but happy

• Shared activities, new opportunities, supporting/looking after each other

What are the potential intellectual effects of imprisonment mentioned in the text?

• Be attracted to them, distracted by thinking of them when you’re not with them, feeling nervous but happy

• Likely to cause anxiety and stress, may find it hard to concentrate on anything, given learning opportunities during their sentence

• Confined to a cell and not allowed into communal areas with others, little privacy, little choice in what to eat/drink/wear and when they can exercise

• Feel stress, neglect (unbalanced diet), not sleeping well

What are the potential emotional effects of imprisonment mentioned in the text?

• Feel stress, neglect (unbalanced diet), not sleeping well

• Be attracted to them, distracted by thinking of them when you’re not with them, feeling nervous but happy

• Confined to a cell and not allowed into communal areas with others, little privacy, little choice in what to eat/drink/wear and when they can exercise

• More than likely going to miss their family, feeling upset with how their life is passing and what they are missing out on, worried about issues, may decide to give up their old habits and better themselves

What are the potential social effects of imprisonment mentioned in the text?

• Be attracted to them, distracted by thinking of them when you’re not with them, feeling nervous but happy

• Feel stress, neglect (unbalanced diet), not sleeping well

• Confined to a cell and not allowed into communal areas with others, little privacy, little choice in what to eat/drink/wear and when they can exercise

• Having to mix with all kinds of people, may find the habits/attitudes of others, may make new friends and enjoy the social life on offer