The Stress Test

Life Adjustment Stress Severity Test

Welcome to your LIFE ADJUSTMENT STRESS TEST also known as the life adjustment test.  This quiz is designed to give you a rough estimate of your stress level and the likelihood that you will experience serious illness in the coming year as a result of stress.

Directions:  If an event mentioned above has occurred in the past year, or is expected in the near future, select yes.  At the end of the experience, a summary score will be provided to tell how stressed you truly are.

Death of a Spouse

Divorce

Marital Separation

Jail Term

Death of Close Family Member

Personal Injury or Inness

Marriage

Fired at Work

Marital Reconciliation

Retirement

Change in Health of Family Member

Pregnancy

Sexuality Difficulties

Gaining a New Family Member

Business Readjustment

Change in Financial State

Death of a Close Friend

Change to a Different Line of Work

Change to a Different Rate of Arguments with Spouse or Partner

Having a Mortgage over $20,000

Foreclosure of a Mortgage or Loan

Change in responsibilities at work

Son or daughter leaving home

Troubles with the Law

Outstanding personal achievement

Spouse Begins or Stops work

Begin or end school

Change in living conditions

Revisions of personal habits

Trouble with the Boss

Change in work hours or conditions

Change in Residence

Change in School

Change in Recreational Activities

Change in Church Involvement

Change in Social Involvement

Collections on Amounts Less than $20,000

Mortgage of Less than $20,000

Change in Sleeping Habits

Change in number of family get-togethers

Change in eating habits

Vacation

Christmas Approaching

Minor violation of the law (ie traffic)

Christmas (or other Major Holidays) Approaching

Congratulations you have completed the Stress Test.  We are aware that this is the tip of the iceberg in terms of all of the things that may weigh on your mind.  This test has been studied to determine how much of a stress load that the average person experiencing these life events may carry and how likely this is to cause bodily illness or dis-ease.  Your individualized results are available here.