Stress Test Questionnaire

The stress questionnaire is a subjective scale of life events that have the potential to negatively impact your health. This stress test if officially called the Holmes and Rahe social adjustment scale. What Holmes and Rahe found was that your adjustment score determined your risk of developing an illness in the near future. See the scoring system below.


INSTRUCTIONS: Mark down the point value of each of these life events that has happened to you in the previous year. Total these associated points and based on the scale at the bottom of the table determine your risk for developing a stress related health decline within the next 2 years.

Now, add up all the points you have to find your score.
150 pts or less = relatively low amount of life change and a low susceptibility to stress-induced health breakdown
150 to 300 pts = about a 50% chance of a major health breakdown in the next 2 years.
300 pts or more = about an 80% chance of developing a major health crisis within the next 2 years according to Holmes/Rahe statistical model.