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Assess Your Stress Using Haris Stress Inventory
This is a tool to measure the amount of stress you experience in your daily life. 66 statements are included. Read slowly and carefully, state how far it is true in your case. You may please choose any one of the following five options to each item. A. Very true, I agree fully Once you finish writing your responses to all items, you can go to the scoring key, given at the end. Now start taking the test. 1. I do things in a hurry. 31. I discus my problems with family members. For more information on development of this inventory, please visit http://EzineArticles.com/?id=48173 Dr. Hari S.Chandran, M.Phil (Psy), Ph.D, PGDPC is working as Cons. Psychologist ,Department of Deaddiction&Mental Health,St.Gregorios Mission Hospital, Parumala. Kerala, drhari7@hotmail.com This is a questionnaire to measure your STRESS in different life situations. Once you finish answering, give scores to each response. Scores 1,2,3,4,5 respectively for A,B,C,D,E. Qns. 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 31, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, 60, 64, 65 should be scored in the opposite order.( Scores 5,4,3,2,1 respectively for A,B,C,D,E) Find your total score. If it is above 150, you should find out what makes you tensed, may be your life style... try to change it. If above 250, you need professional help to reduce stress. Thanks, Dr.Hari Dr. Hari S.Chandran, M.Phil (Psy), Ph.D, PGDPC is working as Cons. Psychologist, Department of Deaddiction & Mental Health, St.Gregorios Mission Hospital, Parumala. Kerala, India drhari7@hotmail.com
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