Assess Your Stress
Reg Adkins, over at his blog Elemental Truths, provides a 12 question survey on assessing the level of stress. These kind of tests may not be totally accurate, but at least it will give you a rough indication and attention. On this stress level test, I have done it and got a score of 11:
Scores between 11 and 23 indicate your probably as adept at handling stress as the next person. You may occasionally feel overwhelmed but are usually able to work your with through it. It might be well for you to add some stress relievers (down time, exercise, FUN) into your life.
I usually see myself could handle stress pretty well and could settle down quickly, and it sounds the right assessment, even with a tight schedule project at work. But I definitely can use some exercise and fun time.
What about you? What is your score?
Assess Your Stress – [Elemental Truths]
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Amanda Himelein says on October 10th, 2006 at 9:07 am
I’m not impressed with this test; I think it accurately assesed my stress level, but I think that was more-or-less accidental.
The test is set up so that a higher score indicates a higher stress level. So an answer that is “stressier” should always gain me more points than an more relaxed answer.
But take question 1 “I sometimes feel frustrated by daily issues (long lines, etc). I can put these things out of my mind and get on with my day.”
For me this statement is false. I ALWAYS feel frustrated by long lines, stop-and-go traffic, spilled milk, etc, and often this stupid little thing can ruin my day. Yesterday my husband and I didn’t communicate well, and he had to leave the house before we went for our morning run. As a result, I sulked on the couch all day and refused to work.
It seems to me, therefore, that I’m a person who is more stressed than the person who gets frustrated by these things but then gets over it. But the test gives 3 points for a “True” answer and 0 points for a “False” answer, indicating the exact opposite.
The test is also set up so that questions 3,6,10, and 12 make no difference. You add 0 points for each true answer, and that’s good. (Question 3 is, “I meditate or use active relaxation techniques on a regular basis.”) Someone who says that’s true should have a lower score – should add 0.
But someone who says it’s false (like me) also adds 0. It doesn’t make any difference whether you meditate or not – this test doesn’t give you any credit for it.
As you can guess, I’m pretty stressed. But I wouldn’t trust this test to tell me so.