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Assess Your Stress! What's You Stress Level?

This quiz can give you a picture of your overall stress level, based on common signs of symptoms of excessive and/or poorly managed stress. For ease of use, Print out a copy to complete and then see how you scored.

Scoring System - click on number,
view total at bottom

0 = Rarely, 1 = Sometimes, 2 = Regularly, 3 = Often/Always

PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS

Muscle Tension

0 1 2 3

Feeling Restless/Shaky

0 1 2 3

Headaches

0 1 2 3

Chest Pains

0 1 2 3

Irregular/unusual heartbeat

0 1 2 3

Hard to get a deep breath

0 1 2 3

Cold/sweaty hands or feet

0 1 2 3

Skin rash/itch/crawling sensation

0 1 2 3

Blurred Vision

0 1 2 3

Dizziness

0 1 2 3

Belly Knots or Pain

0 1 2 3

Nausea

0 1 2 3

Diarrhea, Gas, Constipation

0 1 2 3

Frequent Urination

0 1 2 3

Fatigue/Tiredness

0 1 2 3

BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS

Loss of Appetite/No Time to Eat

0 1 2 3

Overeating

0 1 2 3

Smoking to relieve tension

0 1 2 3

Alcohol-more than 4 drinks per day

0 1 2 3

Taking tranquilizers to relax

0 1 2 3

Withdrawing from close relationships

0 1 2 3

Criticizing or blaming others

0 1 2 3

Feeling victimized or taken advantage of

0 1 2 3

Watching TV more than 2 hours per day

0 1 2 3

Difficulty meeting commitments

0 1 2 3

Hard to pay attention at work

0 1 2 3

EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS

Nervous, uptight, wound up

0 1 2 3

Cannot turn off certain thoughts

0 1 2 3

Worrying at night

0 1 2 3

Unable to keep still/fidgeting

0 1 2 3

Apathetic - nothing seems important

0 1 2 3

Emotionally drained

0 1 2 3

Crying easily

0 1 2 3

Insomnia

0 1 2 3

Difficulty concentrating

0 1 2 3

Mind going blank - forgetting things

0 1 2 3

YOUR TOTAL

0

80
Severely stressed: You are at extreme risk for depression and burn out. Seek help immediately.
50-80
Elevated stress learn skills to take charge immediately!
30-50
Managed stress doing well, but watch where you are scoring high.
30
Wow! Are you sure? Are you serious?
STESS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TO BE WORRIED ABOUT
Stress causes many  symptoms  - about 70% of patients visiting the family doctor and anxious or depressed rather than physically ill.  However, it’s a mistake to put all symptoms down to ’stress’ when there is something really wrong. Here are some tips on when to be concerned about serious illness. Chest pain is [...]

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