Each life event is assigned a value in arbitrary “life changing units” chosen to reflect the relative amount of stress the event causes in the population studied. Stress is cumulative, so to estimate the total stress you are experiencing, add up the values corresponding to the events that have occurred in your life over the past year.


1. 

Death of a spouse (100 pts)

2. 

Divorce (73 pts)

3. 

Marital separation (65 pts)

4. 

Jail term (63 pts)

5. 

Death of close family member (63 pts)

6. 

Personal injury or illness (53 pts)

7. 

Marriage (50 pts)

8. 

Fired at work (47 pts)

9. 

Marital reconciliation (45 pts)

10. 

Retirement (45 pts)

11. 

Change in health of a family member (44 pts)

12. 

Pregnancy (40 pts)

13. 

Sex difficulties (39 pts)

14. 

Gain of new family member (39 Pts)

15. 

Business readjustment (39 pts)

16. 

Change in financial state (38 pts)

17. 

Death of a close friend (37 pts)

18. 

Change to a different line of work (36 pts)

19. 

Change in number of arguments with spouse (35 pts)

20. 

Home mortgage over $100,000 (31 pts)

21. 

Foreclosure or mortgage or loan (30 pts)

22. 

Change in responsibilities at work (29 pts)

23. 

Son or daughter leaving home (29 pts)

24. 

Trouble with in-laws (29 pts)

25. 

Outstanding personal achievement (28 pts)

26. 

Spouse begins or stops work (26 pts)

27. 

Begin or end school (26 pts)

28. 

Change in living conditions (25 pts)

29. 

Revision of personal habits (24 pts)

30. 

Trouble with boss (23 pts)

31. 

Change in work hours or conditions (20 pts)

32. 

Change in residence (20 pts)

33. 

Change in schools (20 pts)

34. 

Change in recreation (19 pts)

35. 

Change in church activities (19 pts)

36. 

Change in social activities (18 pts)

37. 

Mortgage or loan of less than $100,000 (17 pts)

38. 

Change in sleeping habits (16 pts)

39. 

Change in number of family get-togethers (15 pts)

40. 

Change in eating habits (15 pts)


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