Life Stress Test

1997  Dr. Tim Lowenstein

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AUTOMATIC SCORING LIFE STRESS TEST - take this same test online and see your score right now.

In the past 12 to 24 months, which of the following major life events have taken place in your life.

Make down the points for each event that you have experienced this year.

When you're done looking at the whole list, add up the points for each event.

Check your score at the bottom.

_____ 100 Death of Spouse
_____ 73 Divorce
_____ 65 Marital Separation or from relationship partner
_____ 63 Jail Term
_____ 63 Death of close family member
_____ 53 Personal injury or illness
_____ 50 Marriage
_____ 47 Fired from work
_____ 45 Marital reconciliation
_____ 45 Retirement
_____ 44 Change in family member's health
_____ 40 Pregnancy
_____ 39 Sex difficulties
_____ 39 Addition to family
_____ 39 Business readjustment
_____ 38 Change in financial status
_____ 37 Death of close friend
_____ 36 Change to a different line of work
_____ 35 Change in number of marital arguments
_____ 31 Mortgage or loan over $30,000
_____ 30 Foreclosure of mortgage or loan
_____ 29Change in work responsibilities
_____ 29 Trouble with in-laws
_____ 28 Outstanding personal achievement
_____ 26 Spouse begins or stops work
_____ 26 Starting or finishing school
_____ 25 Change in living conditions
_____ 24 Revision of personal habits
_____ 23 Trouble with boss
_____ 20 Change in work hours, conditions
_____ 20 Change in residence
_____ 20 Change in schools
_____ 19 Change in recreational habits
_____ 19 Change in church activities
_____ 18 Change in social activities
_____ 17 Mortgage or loan under $20,000
_____ 16 Change in sleeping habits
_____ 15 Change in number of family gatherings
_____ 15 Change in eating habits
_____ 13 Vacation
_____ 12 Christmas season
_____ 11 Minor violations of the law

 

______ 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 fall victim to a stress related illness. The illness could be mild - frequent tension headaches, acid indigestion, loss of sleep to very serious illness like ulcers, cancer, migraines and the like.

LIFE STRESS SCORES

0-149 Low susceptibility to stress-related illness

150-299 Medium susceptibility to stress-related illness.

Learn and practice relaxation and stress management skills and a healthy well life style.

300 and over High susceptibility to stress-related illness

Daily practice of relaxation skills is very important for your wellness. Take care of it now before a serious illness erupts or an affliction becomes worse.

1 to 99	100	500	1,000
$0.11	$0.10	$0.09	$0.08

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Resources to Master Stress - a complete catalog of educational materials to measure and master stress Health Master catalog of wellness products, stress management, biofeedback, relaxation, pain, Stress Meter, anxiety, Holographic Music, books, audio cassettes, Stress Thermometer, Mood Card, stress spots, training, stress card, biodot

Now take a 5 Second Stress Test this scale will help determine the level of pressure you are facing from major life stress events in the past year.

References

If you would like to read more about how Stress affects Body Temperature go to :

STRESS AND BODY TEMPERATURE

Research Articles on Biofeedback

Resources on Stress - various articles on stress. See Hot list for web sites.

Headaches - describes headaches and recommends relaxation and biofeedback

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