Wednesday 10 August, 2016.Take this simple stress quiz to find out whether you are suffering from stress.
Before you learn about the physical, mental and behavioral signs of stress, you can assess some of your own signs and symptoms of stress by completing the assessment below.
This quiz does not address all the signs of stress but will give you a warning of the range of feelings and actions that just might be telling you that you need to address your levels of stress.
Stress Quiz
Signs and Symptoms of StressDuring the last month have you:
a. almost never Felt impatient? a. almost never Felt unable to cope? a. almost never Felt a failure? a. almost never Found it difficult to make decisions? a. almost never Lost interest in other people? a. almost never Felt you had no one to talk to about your problems? a. almost never Found it difficult to concentrate? a. almost never Failed to complete tasks before moving onto the next job, leaving jobs incomplete? a. almost never Felt neglected in any way? a. almost never Tried to do too many things at once? a. almost never Felt anxious or depressed? a. almost never Been unusually aggressive? a. almost never Felt bored? a. almost never Changed your eating, drinking, smoking patterns? a. almost never Cried or had the need to cry? a. almost never Changed your sexual activity? a. almost never Felt tired most of the time? a. almost never Suffered from any of the following more frequently? Back and neck pain, headaches, muscular aches and pains, spasms or cramps, indigestion, loss of appetite, constipation, nausea? a. almost never Noticed two or more of the following? Nail biting, clenched fists, drumming fingers, grind your teeth, tap your feet, hunch your shoulders, having trouble a. almost never |
Scoring
Questions 1, 5, 7, 8, 14, 16, 17 and 18
score (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
Questions 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15, 19 and 20
score (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
Questions 3, 4, 12 and 13
score (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 30
Evaluation
If your score in the stress quiz is over 30 then you are most likely to be suffering from dis-stress. The higher your score is to the maximum of 192, the more stress you are suffering. scores over 60 are a reason to be concerned and are a sign that you should do something about your lifestyle and levels of stress.
The message from the stress quiz?
We must all learn to listen to our bodies and be able to take notice of the messages that it is sending.
A good place to start is to go back to more information on stress and get going on your diy stress relief practice.
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