Mental Health professionals came up with this stress test ages ago and it still applies. It is based upon life changes, bad and good .... stress is stress.
In the past 12 months, which of these have happened to you?
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| Death of a spouse | 100 | Son or daughter leaving home | 29 | ||
| Divorce | 73 | Trouble with in-laws | 29 | ||
| Marital separation | 65 | Outstanding personal achievement | 28 | ||
| Jail term | 63 | Spouse begins or starts work | 26 | ||
| Death of close family member | 63 | Starting or finishing school | 26 | ||
| Personal injury or illness | 53 | Change in living conditions | 25 | ||
| Marriage | 50 | Revision of personal habits | 24 | ||
| Fired from work | 47 | Trouble with boss | 23 | ||
| Marital reconciliation | 45 | Change in work hours, conditions | 20 | ||
| Retirement | 45 | Change in residence | 20 | ||
| Change in family member's health | 44 | Change in schools | 20 | ||
| Pregnancy | 40 | Change in recreational habits | 19 | ||
| Sex difficulties | 39 | Change in church activities | 19 | ||
| Addition to family | 39 | Change in social activities | 18 | ||
| Business readjustment | 39 | Mortgage or loan under ,000 | 18 | ||
| Change in financial status | 38 | Change in sleeping habits | 16 | ||
| Death of close friend | 37 | Change in number of family gatherings | 15 | ||
| Change in number of marital arguments | 35 | Change in eating habits | 15 | ||
| Mortgage or loan over ,000 | 31 | Vacation | 13 | ||
| Foreclosure of mortgage or loan | 30 | Christmas season | 12 | ||
| Change in work responsibilities | 29 | Minor violation of the law | 11 | ||
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Taken from: "The Social Readjustment Rating Scale"
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, II (1967), pp. 213-218
Instructions: The following scale was developed by Holmes and Rahe to investigate the relationship between social readjustment, stress and susceptibility to illness. They found that a person with a score of 200-250 during a one-year period has a 50% chance of developing illness or health change. With a score of 300 or more, a person's chances increase to 80%. Look over the events listed below. Place a check in the space provided if it has happened to you within the last twelve months.
CathyMarie