“…As shown by this example, an SCI can be regarded as a transitional event that brings about major and enduring changes in people's life circumstances. Life transitions have been studied by many disciplines including health/clinical psychology (Wheaton, 1990) and cognitive psychology (Brown, Hansen, Lee, Vanderveen, & Conrad, 2012;Brown, & Lee, 2010;Brown, Lee, Krslak, Conrad, Hansen, Havelka, & Reddon, 2009;Brown, Schweickart, & Svob, under review;Shum, 1998). Cognitive researchers are mainly interested in how transitional events impact the organization of autobiographical memories.…”