For example, a serious illness will be a negative life changing event in an individual’s life because the ill person will feel pain and discomfort, cannot socialise, unable to work which could lead to financial problems and could affect family. The unpredictable life event causes an impact on individual’s social, physical, emotional and intellectual development, therefore they begin to develop depression, feel anger and grief at the loss of good health. Life events can cause both negative and positive impact upon an individual’s life and development.
