Stress Self Test

Stress Self-Test Professor Cary Cooper PhD

Circle the appropriate number to show how often you have been troubled by the following:

0 = Never/rarely; Always/nearly always

1.

1 = Occasionally;

2 = Frequently; 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

3 = 3 3 3 3 3 3

Constantly getting annoyed with people. Difficulty in making decisions. Loss of sense of humour. Suppressed anger. Difficulty concentrating. Inability to finish one task before rushing into another.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Feeling you're the target of other people's animosity.

8.

Feeling unable to cope. Wanting to cry at the smallest problem.

0 0

1 1

2 2

3 3

9.

10.

Not interested in doing things after coming home from work.

11.

Waking up and feeling tired after an early night. Constant tiredness. Lack of appetite. Craving for food when under pressure. Frequent indigestion or heartburn. Constipation or diarrhoea. Insomnia. Tendency to sweat for no good reason. Nervous twitches, nail biting, etc. Headaches. Cramps and muscle spasms. Nausea.

12.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

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Breathlessness without exertion. Fainting spells. Impotence or frigidity. Eczema.

0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3

24.

25.

26.

Remember this is only a rough guide.

Total score between 0-25 (Not many symptoms of Stress)

Total score between 26-52 (Moderate Stress)

Total score between 53-78 (Very High Stress)