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Subject: Stress Test


Author:
Marilyn
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Date Posted: 21:19:37 06/25/02 Tue






In a now-famous American study from 1967, Dr. Thomas H. Holmes and Dr. Richard H. Rahe created a do-it-yourself stress test. They examined the stress - measured the Life Changes (LCU) - that induced by experiences ranging from the death of a spouse to getting a traffic ticket. By adding the LCUs values of the past year, you can predict the likelihood of stress related illness or accident.
Total LCU below 150 - 35% chance of illness or accident within 2 years
Total LCU between 150 - 300 - 51%
Total LCU over 300 - 80% chance of illness or accident

Take the test!




Death of a Spouse: 100
Divorce 73
Marital Separation 65
Detention in jail or institution 63
Death of a close family member 63
Major personal injury or illness 53
Marriage 50
Being fired at work 47
Marital reconciliation 45
Retirement 45
Major change in health or behaviour of a family member 44
Pregnancy 40
Sexual Difficulty 40
Gaining a new family member through birth, adoption or remarriage 39
Major business readjustments 39
Major change in financial state 38
Death of a close friend: 37
Change to a different line of work 36
Major increase in fights with spouse 35
Taking on a mortgage 31
Foreclosure on a mortgage or loan 30
Major change in responsibility at work 29
Son or daughter leaving home 29
In-Law troubles 29
Outstanding personal achievement 28
Spouse begins to cease work outside of home 26
Go back to school 26
Major change in living condition (rebuilding, remodeling) 25
Revision of personal habits 24
Troubles with superior, boss 23
Major change in working hours, conditions 20
Change in residence 20
Change to a new school 20
Major change in usual type and/or amount of recreation 19
Major change in church activities 19
Major change in social activities 18
Purchasing a new car, or other big purchase 17
Major change in sleeping habits 16
Major change in number of family get-to-gethers 15
Major change in eating habits 15
Vacation 13
Christmas or holiday observance 12
Minor violations of the law 11


Add up the LCUs and see how your stress levels are!



http://www.prcn.org/next/stress.html

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