
A
home is a place of residence or refuge
and comfort. It is usually a place in
which an individual or a family can
rest and be able to store personal
property. Most modern-day households
contain sanitary facilities and a means
of preparing food.

Home Directory: Moving and Relocating (45)
Moving or relocating is the process of vacating fixed location (such as a residence or business) and settling in a different one. A move can be to a nearby location within the same neighborhood, a much farther location in a different city, or sometimes a different country. On the Holmes and Rahe stress scale, change of residence is considered a stressful activity, assigned 20 points (with death of spouse being ranked the highest at 100).
Various studies have found that moving house is often particularly stressful for children and is sometimes associated with long-term problems.
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