The Stress Test is a system for ranking your perceived level of stress in relation to 40 different changes in relationships and life styles and situations, from the death of a close family member to a promotion at work. The total score is calculated to determine the level of stress in your life at this particular time.

Why is it important to know the level of stress in our lives? So we can develop skills to help us deal with the level of stress in our lives before the danger zone is reached, because high levels of stress can cause memory loss, wreak havoc on our brain as well as on our immune system.

Event	Stressor Rating	Personal Perception Multiplier (1-10)	Score

Death of your child	100	=
Death of your spouse	99	=
Life-threatening illness	95	=
Prison Term	80	=
Divorce	78	=
Marital separation	68	=
Death of a parent or sibling	68	=
Fired from your job	65	=
Pregnancy	60	=
Hospitalization for serious illness	58	=
Marriage	57	=
Foreclosure on a mortgage	57	=
Serious illness in the family	55	=
Birth of a child	50	=
Demotion at work	50	=
Lawsuit against you	50	=
Retirement	49	=
Sexual problems	45	=
Laid off from work	43	=
Problems with boss	40	=
Major business change	40	=
Major change in finances	39	=
Move to a new town	38	=
Death of a close friend	38	=
Change Careers	38	=
Change in frequency of arguments with spouse	35	=
Change in sleep habits	31	=
Problems with co-workers	30	=
Assuming a mortgage of over 25% of net earnings	29	=
Birth of first grandchild	28	=
Children leaving home	27	=
Problems with extended family	25	=
Significant lifestyle change	24	=
Illness of more than one week	23	=
Promotion at work	23	=
Change in political or religious beliefs	20	=
Assuming a mortgage of over 20% of net earnings	18	=
Change in social life	17	=
Change in diet	15	=
Vacation	10	=
Minor legal problem	10	=




Total Score

(Quiz reproduced from the book Brain Longevity by permission of the author Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.)

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