| A | B |
|---|
| economize | Finding ways to spend less money. |
| creditors | Those to whom a debt is owed. |
| bankruptcy | A legal process that declares a person unable to pay debts. |
| unemployment | Not having a job. |
| indentity | A view of yourself as a person. |
| stress | Physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension. |
| stress management | Techniques that help a person cope responsibly and comfortably with the pressures of daily life. |
| epinephrine | A hormone produced during stressful situations. |
| divorce | Legal action that ends a marriage. |
| invalidation | A negative response to another person, inluding accusing and belittling the other. |
| annulment | A decree stating that a legal marriage never took place because of some prior condition at the time of the marriage. |
| adversarial divorce | A divorce in which the spouses become legal opponents. |
| grounds | A marital crime, such as mental or physical curelty, desertion, adultery, or insanity, used as reason for divorce. |
| divorce mediation | An impartial third person who helps the divorcing couple work out an agreement. |
| custody | A legal decision about who has the right to make decisions that affect children and who has the physical responsibility of caring for them. |
| alimony | Financial support of an ex-spouse. |
| adjustment | A period of working to change routines and feelings until everything until everything feels normal again. |
| stability | Having few changes in your life. |
| crisis | An unstable or critical situation where the outcome will make a decisive difference for better or worse. |
| adaptation | Making changes that are practical and appropriate. |
| shelter | A safe place to go in the event of physical violence or sexual abuse. |
| intervention | Taking direct action to cause change and provide help when someone else is in a crisis. |
| addiction | Dependence on a particular substance or action. |
| drugs | Chemical substances, other than food, that change the way the body or mind functions. |
| alcoholism | An addiction to alcohol. |
| violence | Physical force used to harm someone or something. |
| incest | Sexual activity between people who are closely related. |
| denial | Refusing to believe facts, then acting and thinking as if the facts don't exist. |
| isolation | A feeling of being set apart from others. |
| hospice | Programs that support and care for people who face death. |
