Stress Assessment Quiz

STRESS ASSESSMENT QUIZ

The Stress Test is a system for ranking your perceived level of stress in relation to 40 different changes in relationships and life styles and situations, from the death of a close family member to a promotion at work. The total score is calculated to determine the level of stress in your life at this particular time.

Why is it important to know the level of stress in our lives? So we can develop skills to help us deal with the level of stress in our lives before the danger zone is reached, because high levels of stress can cause memory loss, wreak havoc on our brain as well as on our immune system.

 Event
Stressor Rating
Personal Perception Multiplier (1-10) 
Score
       
Death of your child
  
100
  = 
Death of your spouse
  
99
  = 
Life-threatening illness
  
95
  =
Prison Term
  
80
  =
Divorce
  
78
  =
Marital separation
  
68
  =
Death of a parent or sibling
  
68
  =
Fired from your job
  
65
  =
Pregnancy
  
60
  =
Hospitalization for serious illness
  
58
  =
Marriage
  
57
  =
Foreclosure on a mortgage
  
57
  =
Serious illness in the family
  
55 
  =
Birth of a child 
  
50 
  =
Demotion at work
  
50
  =
Lawsuit against you 
  
50 
  =
Retirement
  
49 
  =
Sexual problems 
  
45
  =
Laid off from work 
  
43
  =
Problems with boss 
  
40 
  =
Major business change
  
40 
  =
Major change in finances 
  
39
  =
Move to a new town
  
38
  =
Death of a close friend 
  
38
  =
Change Careers 
  
38
  =
Change in frequency of arguments with spouse
  
35 
  =
Change in sleep habits 
  
31 
  =
Problems with co-workers
  
30
  =
Assuming a mortgage of over 25% of net earnings
  
29
  =
Birth of first grandchild 
  
28
  =
Children leaving home
  
27
  =
Problems with extended family 
  
25
  =
Significant lifestyle change
  
24
  =
Illness of more than one week 
  
23
  =
Promotion at work 
  
23
  =
Change in political or religious beliefs
  
20
  =
Assuming a mortgage of over 20% of net earnings
  
18
  =
Change in social life
  
17
  =
Change in diet 
  
15 
  =
Vacation 
  
10
  =
Minor legal problem
  
10 
  =
     
     
 
Total Score   

(Quiz reproduced from the book Brain Longevity by permission of the author Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.)

Now take our Memory Quiz.