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crisis
crisis In historical psychology and medicine, a crisis is the decisive turning point in an illness, especially when symptoms suddenly lessen after a fairly definite course and the change is taken to signal recovery or death.
In historical psychology and medicine, a crisis is the decisive turning point in an illness, especially when symptoms suddenly lessen after a fairly definite course and the change is taken to signal recovery or death. The term was later applied to mental disorders, and in older French use could also mean an attack or spell.