Stress Test Part 1
The first portion of the test asks general questions that deal with your actions. How you act or react to pressures in your daily life has an effect on your stress levels. One of the most overlooked areas of our daily stress is how we act or react to everyday situations.
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Read and choose the most appropriate answer for each of the 10 questions as it actually pertains to you. Please answer the questions as honestly as you can. You need to be truthful in your answers if you hope to make the changes necessary for a better quality life. No one will see the answers except you so take a chance, be painfully honest with yourself.

1. When I can’t do something “my way,” I simply adjust to do it the easiest way.

a) Almost always true, b) Usually true, c) Usually false, d) Almost always false.

2. I get “upset” when someone in front of me drives slowly.

a) Almost always true, b) Usually true, c) Usually false, d) Almost always false.

3. It bothers me when my plans are dependent upon others.

a) Almost always true, b) Usually true, c) Usually false, d) Almost always false.

4. Whenever possible, I tend to avoid large crowds.

a) Almost always true, b) Usually true, c) Usually false, d) Almost always false.

5. I am uncomfortable having to stand in long lines.

a) Almost always true, b) Usually true, c) Usually false, d) Almost always false.

6. Arguments upset me.

a) Almost always true, b) Usually true, c) Usually false, d) Almost always false.

7. When my plans don’t “flow smoothly” I become anxious.

a) Almost always true, b) Usually true, c) Usually false, d) Almost always false.

8. I require a lot of room (space) to live and work in.

a) Almost always true, b) Usually true, c) Usually false, d) Almost always false.

9. When I am busy at some task, I hate to be disturbed.

a) Almost always true, b) Usually true, c) Usually false, d) Almost always false.

10. I believe that “All good thing are worth waiting for.”

a) Almost always true, b) Usually true, c) Usually false, d) Almost always false.

To Score: 1 and 10 a = 1pt., b = 2pts., c = 3 pts., d = 4 pts.

2 - 9 a = 4 pts., b = 3 pts., c = 2 pts., d = 1 pt.

This test measure your vulnerability to stress from being “frustrated,” i.e., inhibited. Scores in excess of 25 seem to suggest some vulnerability to this score of stress.

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