Your stress level

Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it. Hans Selye

The table shows the stress level for different events which can happen in life of every person

If the summary stress level during 1 year exceeds 300 points the risk of serious illness or depression constitutes 80%. The level of 200-300 points lowers this risk to 50%. At the sum less than 200 points the risk of disease or depression is not high.

Situation	Stress Level
Death of spouse	100
Divorce	73
Division of property	65
Imprisonment	63
Death of family member	63
Trauma or disease	53
Dismissal from work	47
Reconciliation with a spouse	45
Pension or retirement	45
Health deterioration of family member	44
Pregnancy	40
Sexual problems	39
Change of employment status	39
Change of financial status	38
Death of a friend	37
Change of work	36
Increase of responsibility at work	29
Son or daughter left home	29
Law troubles	29
Sufficient personal achievements	28
Graduation from school	26
Spouse started or chucked up working	26
Change of life conditions	25
Problems with chiefs	23
Movement	20
Change of school	20
Change of personal habits	20
Change of entertainment	19
Transfer to another religion	19
Change in the sphere of social activity	18
Change of sleep duration	16
Change of eating habits	15
Change of relations with friends	15
Holidays	13
Minor law violations	11

Your stress level

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Your stress level

Situation

Stress Level

Death of spouse

100

Divorce

73

Division of property

65

Imprisonment

63

Death of family member

63

Trauma or disease

53

Dismissal from work

47

Reconciliation with a spouse

45

Pension or retirement

45

Health deterioration of family member

44

Pregnancy

40

Sexual problems

39

Change of employment status

39

Change of financial status

38

Death of a friend

37

Change of work

36

Increase of responsibility at work

29

Son or daughter left home

29

Law troubles

29

Sufficient personal achievements

28

Graduation from school

26

Spouse started or chucked up working

26

Change of life conditions

25

Problems with chiefs

23

Movement

20

Change of school

20

Change of personal habits

20

Change of entertainment

19

Transfer to another religion

19

Change in the sphere of social activity

18

Change of sleep duration

16

Change of eating habits

15

Change of relations with friends

15

Holidays

13

Minor law violations

11

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