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The Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory

In the past 12 to 24 months, which of the following major life events have taken place in your life? Mark down the points for each event that you have experienced this year.  When you're done looking at the whole list, add up the points for each event and check your score at the bottom.

Event	Impact score	Your score	
Death of spouse	100		
Divorce	73		
Marital separation	65		
Jail term	63		
Death of a close family member	63		
Personal injury or illness	53		
Marriage	50		
Fired at work	47		
Marital reconciliation	45		
Retirement	45		
Change in health of family member	44		
Pregnancy	40		
Sex difficulties	39		
Gain of a new family member	39		
Business readjustment	39		
Change in financial state	38		
Death of a close friend	37		
Change to a different line of work	36		
Change in number of arguments with spouse	35		
Mortgage over $20,000	31		
Foreclosure of mortgage or loan	30		
Change in responsibilities at work	29		
Son or daughter leaving home	29		
Trouble with in-laws	29		
Outstanding personal achievement	28		
Spouse begins or stop work	26		
Begin or end school	26		
Change in living conditions	25		
Revisions of personal habits	24		
Trouble with boss	23		
Change in work hours or conditions	20		
Change in residence	20		
Change in schools	20		
Change in recreations	19		
Change in church activities	19		
Change in social activities	19		
Mortgage or loan less than $20,000	17		
Change in sleeping habits	16		
Change in number of family get-togethers	15		
Change in eating habits	15		
Vacation	13		
Christmas approaching	12		
Minor violation of the law	11		
Total			

Score
0-149: Low susceptibility to stress-related illness  (30% likelihood of illness)
150-299: Medium susceptibility to stress-related illness (50% likelihood of illness)
300 and over: High susceptibility to stress-related illness (80% likelihood of illness)
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