STRESS TEST
Stress may be defined as a reaction to a
forced change in your life - happy or sad. Check the events that have occurred in your
life within the past 12 months. If an
event happened more than a year ago and you are still dealing and reeling from
the change, you can check the category and lower the score to an appropriate
amount. Total the scores for the events.
Rank Event
Score
1. Death
of a spouse
100
2. Divorce 73
3. Marital
separation 65
4. Jail
term 63
5. Death
of a close family member 63
6. Personal
injury or illness 53
7. Marriage 50
8. Fired
from work 47
9. Marital
reconciliation 45
10. Retirement 45
11. Change
in family member’s health 44
12. Pregnancy 40
13. Sex
difficulties 39
14. Addition
to family 39
15. Business
readjustments 39
16. Change
in financial status 38
17. Death
of a close friend 37
18. Change
in number of marital arguments 35
19. Mortgage
or loan over $10,000 31
20. Foreclosure
of mortgage or loan 30
21. Change
in work responsibilities 29
22. Son
or daughter leaving home 29
23. Trouble
with in-laws 29
24. Outstanding
personal achievement 28
25. Spouse
begins or starts work 26
26. Starting
or finishing school 26
27. Change
in living condition 25
28. Revision
of personal habits 24
29. Trouble
with boss 23
30. Change
in work hours, conditions 20
31. Change
in residence 20
32. Change
in schools 20
33. Change
in recreational habits 19
34. Change
in church activities 19
35. Change
in social activities 18
36. Mortgage
or loan under $10,000 18
37. Change
in sleeping habits 16
38. Change
in number of family gatherings 15
39. Change
in eating habits 15
40. Vacation 13
41. Christmas
season 12
42. Minor
violation of the law 11
TOTAL
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Interpretation: 300+ 79% chance of change in
health in next two years
200 – 299 51%
chance of change in health in next two years
150 - 199
37% chance of change in health in next two years
0 - 150 30% chance of change in
health in next two years.