Predictable and unpredictable life events.
Predictable life events are expected to happen at a particular time. Having a
positive or negative effect on a person’s wellbeing.
Early Childhood Middle Adulthood
Later Adulthood
Early Adulthood
Adolescenc
Infancy
Talking School Puberty Getting Proposal Retiring
a job
Crawling Making First Marriage Spend more
friends relationship Moving time doing
Walking children hobbies.
out of
parents
Unpredictable life events are unexpected and may cause serious physical and
psychological harm to the individual. These are also positive or negative.
Adolescence Early Middle Later
Early
Infancy Adulthood Adulthood Adulthood
Childhood
Disability Learning Bad grades Family illness Redundancy Becoming ill and
put in a care
Birth defect. difficulties Cannot go to Parents Not able to have
home.
Bullying. higher education. separate. children.
Running out of
money.
The Holmes-Rahe Stress Test
My score = 204
150-300 points – 50% chance of major health breakdown in the next 2 years
*sounds great ☹
Predictable life events are expected to happen at a particular time. Having a
positive or negative effect on a person’s wellbeing.
Early Childhood Middle Adulthood
Later Adulthood
Early Adulthood
Adolescenc
Infancy
Talking School Puberty Getting Proposal Retiring
a job
Crawling Making First Marriage Spend more
friends relationship Moving time doing
Walking children hobbies.
out of
parents
Unpredictable life events are unexpected and may cause serious physical and
psychological harm to the individual. These are also positive or negative.
Adolescence Early Middle Later
Early
Infancy Adulthood Adulthood Adulthood
Childhood
Disability Learning Bad grades Family illness Redundancy Becoming ill and
put in a care
Birth defect. difficulties Cannot go to Parents Not able to have
home.
Bullying. higher education. separate. children.
Running out of
money.
The Holmes-Rahe Stress Test
My score = 204
150-300 points – 50% chance of major health breakdown in the next 2 years
*sounds great ☹
