Measuring Stress

One way to measure the amount of stress in your life is to examine the demanding events which have occurred to you recently. On the following scale, you can determine your "stress score" by adding up the number of points corresponding to the events which you have experiences in the past 6 months or expect to experience in the coming 6 months.

1.	Death of a close family member	100
2.	Death of a close friend	73
3.	Divorce between parents	65
4.	Jail term	63
5.	Major personal injury	63
6.	Marriage	58
7.	Fired from job	50
8.	Failed important course	47
9.	Change in health of a family member	45
10.	Pregnancy	44
11.	Sex problems	44
12.	Serious argument with family member	40
13.	Change in financial status	39
14.	Change of major	39
15.	Trouble with parents	39
16.	New girl or boy friend	38
17.	Increased workload at school	37
18.	Outstanding personal achievement	36
19.	First semester in college	35
20.	Change in living conditions	31
21.	Serious argument with instructor	30
22.	Lower grades than expected	29
23.	Change in sleeping habits	29
24.	Change in social habits	29
25.	Change in eating habits	28
26.	Chronic ear trouble	26
27.	Change in number of family get-togethers	26
28.	Too many missed classes	25
29.	Change of college	24
30.	Dropped more than one class	23
31.	Minor traffic violations	20

Total = ___________

The higher your stress score, the higher your present stress level. If you score over 150, then you may need help managing the stress in your life.