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timing-of-events model

a paradigm that describes adult psychosocial development as influenced by the expected or unexpected occurrence and timing of particular life events. See off-time life events; on-time life events. [initially described in the 1950s by Bernice Levin Neugarten]

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relaxation technique

relaxation technique

any therapeutic technique to induce relaxation and reduce stress. Also called relaxation training.