How Stressed Are You?

Coopers Life Stress inventory (Cooper, 1988)
Cooper's Life Stress Inventory can help measure life change and susceptibility to stress related illness. Print the page, then place an (X) in the 'Yes' column for each event which has taken place in the last two years. Then circle a number on the scale, which describes how upsetting the event was to you, e.g. 10 for the death of a husband or wife.

Event	Yes	Scale
Bought house		12345678910
Sold house		12345678910
Moved house		12345678910
Major house renovation		12345678910
Separation from loved one		12345678910
End of relationship		12345678910
Got engaged		12345678910
Got married		12345678910
Marital problem		12345678910
Awaiting divorce		12345678910
Divorce		12345678910
Child started school/nursery		12345678910
Increased care for elderly or ill person		12345678910
Problems with relatives		12345678910
Problems with friends/neighbours		12345678910
Pet-related problems		12345678910
Work-related problems		12345678910
Change in nature of work		12345678910
Threat of redundancy		12345678910
Changed job		12345678910
Made redundant		12345678910
Unemployed		12345678910
Retired		12345678910
Increased or new bank loan/mortgage		12345678910
Financial difficulty		12345678910
Insurance problem		12345678910
Legal problem		12345678910
Emotional or physical illness of close family or relative		12345678910
Serious illness of close family or relative requiring hospitalisation		12345678910
Surgical operation experienced by family member or relative		12345678910
Death of a husband		12345678910
Death of family member or relative		12345678910
Death of a close friend		12345678910
Emotional or physical illness of yourself		12345678910
Serious illness requiring your own hospitalisation		12345678910
Surgical operation on yourself		12345678910
Pregnancy		12345678910
Birth of a baby		12345678910
Birth of a grandchild		12345678910
Family member left home		12345678910
Difficult relationship with children		12345678910
Difficult relationship with parents		12345678910