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Life skills training refers to a program that teaches stress reduction, self -protection, decision making, self-control, and social skills.

Life space is a term according to Lewin that refers to the totality of the psychological facts that exist in one's awareness at any given moment. Please see also Psychological fact.

Life span refers to the typical length of time that any particular organism can be expected to live.

Life story is defined as a personal narrative that organizes past events into a coherent sequence

Life-course persistent antisocial behavior is antisocial behavior that emerges at an early age and continues throughout life

Life-course perspective refers to a theory which proposed that life course transitions decreasingly tied to age; increased continuity over time; specific life paths across domain are independent. The theory put strong emphasis on psychological, social-cultural, life cycle and less on biological forces on human development. Moreover, Life-course perspective refers to the description on how various generations experience the biological, psychological, and sociocultural forces of development in their respective historical contexts. A key feature of the Life-course perspective is the dynamic interplay between the individual and society.

- Life-course–persistent: life-course–persistent (LCP) path refers to a developmental pathway to antisocial behavior in which the child engages in antisocial behavior at an early age and continues to do so into adulthood.

Deutsch: Lebenszykluskräfte / Español: Fuerzas del ciclo de vida / Português: Forças do ciclo de vida / Français: Forces du cycle de vie / Italiano: Forze del ciclo di vita /

Life-cycle forces refer to one of the four (4) or five (5) basic forces of development that reflects differences in how the same event or combination of biological, psychological, and sociocultural forces affects people at different points in their lives.