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STRESS QUESTIONNAIRE
Instructions: Answer the following questions. Except when otherwise indicated, score a single point for every "yes" answer, and zero for each "no" answer.
1.Does anyone in your family-sibling, mother, father, grandparents, cousins - suffer from a chronic medical condition?
2.Have you ever been hospitalized for a medical condition? How frequently? (1 for each hospitalization)
3.Do you suffer from chronic respiratory problems? (2 for yes)
4.Do you exercise at least three times a week? (1 for "no")
5. Do you have trouble sleeping or getting enough sleep? Do you wake up feeling tired? (2 for yes)
6. Do you meditate or perform other relaxation techniques regularly? (1 for "no")
7. Have you experienced the recent loss of your job?
8. Have you recently experienced the loss of a loved one?
9. Do you meditate or pray on a daily basis? (1 for "no")
10. Are you experiencing difficulties with people at work or at home?
11. Are you experiencing financial problems, divorce or other stress?
SCORING
Your score gives an indication of how much stress you are experiencing on a day-to-day basis.
Your stress score
- Under 4 points. Your stress level is generally low. This is a good time for you to learn techniques for staying healthy and handling stress effectively over the long term.
- 4-9 points. Your stress levels are high and may be adversely impacting your health and immunity. You need to begin a stress reduction program now.
- 10 points or more. You are overloaded with stress and may even feel you are at the breaking point. You may not know it, but your body is using up valuable stores of stress hormones and nutrients, and your ability to recover from stress is significantly impaired. You can be tremendously helped by focusing on immune-boosting techniques and stress-reduction exercises.
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You may like to do the questionnaire again in six months to see how you have progressed.
Richard Firshein D.O.
by Dr. Richard Firshein
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