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life insurance. Insurance
protection against loss of
income due to the death of the
insured. (23)
lifelong learning. Dedication to
ongoing education even after
a degree is earned. (5)
lifespan development. The
changes and challenges that
come with each stage of
life throughout the human
lifespan. (21)
lifestyle. A set of behaviors
adopted by personal choice. (8)
living will. Legal document
allowing people to choose
whether or not they want to
be kept alive when there is
apparently no hope for them
to recover. (21)
long-term care insurance.
Insurance designed to help
people protect their assets
in the event of a prolonged
illness or convalescence. (23)
long-term goals. Goals a person
hopes to achieve next year or
several years from now. (4)
love. A strong feeling of personal
attachment between friends or
family members; tender and
compassionate affection shared
between two people. (11)
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major medical insurance. Policy
that begins paying when the
basic insurance coverage
stops. It may extend the basic
policy and pay for additional
hospital care due to major
illness or serious injury. (23)
manage. To direct, control, or
administer. (4)
management process. Consists
of four steps: setting a goal,
making a plan that includes the
use of resources, carrying out
the plan, and evaluating. (4)
marijuana. A product of the hemp
plant that acts as a stimulant,
depressant, and hallucinogen,
depending on the amount used
and the stability of the user. (7)
martyrdom. Form of adjustment
in which one partner avoids
trouble at all costs by always
giving in to the other
partner. (13)
mediator. A third party who helps
in resolving a conflict. (10)
menopause. Period of time during
a woman’s middle years when
certain biological changes
occur in her body and the
ovaries cease to produce a
ripened egg each month. (21)
mitten grasp. Grasp using the
palm and fi ngers opposing
the thumb. (16)