Life Event Stress Scale
In the past 12 months‚ which of the following major life events have taken place in your life?
Make a check mark next to each event that you have experienced this year
When you are done‚ add up the points for each event.
Calculate your score at the end.
Event Stress Scores
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__ Death of Spouse
|
100
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__ Divorce
|
73
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__ Marital Separation
|
65
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__ Jail Term
|
63
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__ Death of close family member
|
63
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__ Personal injury or illness
|
53
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__ Marriage
|
50
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__ Fired from work
|
47
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__ Marital reconciliation
|
45
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__ Retirement
|
45
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__ Change in family member’s health
|
44
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__ Pregnancy
|
40
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__ Sex difficulties
|
39
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__ Addition to family
|
39
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__ Business readjustment
|
39
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__ Change in financial status
|
38
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__ Death of close friend
|
37
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__ Change to a different line of work
|
36
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__ Change in number of marital arguments
|
35
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__ Mortgage or loan over $10‚000
|
34
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__ Foreclosure of mortgage or loan
|
30
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__ Change in work responsibilities
|
29
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__ Trouble with in-laws
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29
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__ Outstanding personal achievement
|
28
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__ Spouse begins or stops work
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26
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__ Starting or finishing school
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26
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__ Change in living conditions
|
25
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__ Revision of personal habits
|
24
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__ Trouble with boss
|
23
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__ Change in work hours‚ conditions
|
20
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__ Change in residence
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20
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__ Change in schools
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20
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__ Change in recreational habits
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19
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__ Change in church activities
|
19
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__ Change in social activities
|
18
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__ Mortgage or loan under $10‚000
|
17
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__ Change in sleeping habits
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16
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__ Change in number of family gatherings
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15
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__ Change in eating habits
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15
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__ Vacation
|
13
|
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__ Christmas season
|
12
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__ Minor violation of the law
|
11
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CALCULATE: Your total score: ___________
This scale shows the kind of life pressure that you are facing. Depending on your coping skills or the lack thereof‚ this scale can predict the likelihood that you will that you will fall victim to a stress related illness. The illness could be mild-frequent tension headaches‚ acid indigestion‚ loss of sleep to more serious problems like ulcers‚ migraines‚ lower back pain‚ etc.
SCORE SCALE:
0-149 Low susceptibility to stress-related illness
150-299 Medium susceptibility to stress-related illness
300 and over High susceptibility to stress-related illness
Holmes TH‚ Rahe RH (1967). ‘The Social Readjustment Rating Scale’. Jnl. Psychosom. Res. 11 (2): 213-8.
These results are intended as a guide to your health and are presented for educational purposes only. They are not intended to be a clinical diagnosis. If you are concerned in any way about your health‚ please consult with a qualified health professional.