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The College Readjustment Rating
Scale
A
good website to try is: http://www.adaa.org
The College Readjustment Rating Scale is an
adaptation of Holmes and Rahe's Life Events Scale. It has been modified
for college- age adults and should be considered as a rough indication of
stress levels and possible health consequences.
In the College Readjustment Rating Scale,
each event, such as one's first term in college, is assigned a value that
represent the amount of
readjustment a person has to make as a result. In some studies, people with serious illnesses have been found to have
high scores on similar scales. Persons with scores of 300 and higher
have a high health risk. Persons scoring between 150 and 300 have
about a 50 - 50 chance of serious health change within two years.
People scoring 150 and below have a 1 in 3 chance of a serious health change.
To determine your stress score, circle the
number of points corresponding to the events you have experienced in the
past six months or are likely to experience in the next six months.
Then add up the circled numbers.
Stress and your Health: a Self-test
| EVENT |
POINTS |
| death of spouse |
100 |
| female unwed pregnancy |
92 |
| death of parent |
80 |
| male partner in unwed pregnancy |
77 |
| divorce |
73 |
| death of a close family member |
70 |
| death of a close friend |
68 |
| divorce between parents |
63 |
| jail term |
61 |
| major personal injury or illness |
60 |
| flunk out of college |
58 |
| marriage |
55 |
| fired from job |
50 |
| loss of financial support for college (scholarship) |
48 |
| failing grade in important or required course |
47 |
| sexual difficulties |
45 |
| serious argument with significant other |
40 |
| academic probation |
39 |
| change in major |
37 |
| new love interest |
36 |
| increased work load in college |
31 |
| outstanding personal achievement |
29 |
| first term in college |
28 |
| serious conflict with instructor |
27 |
| lower grades than expected |
25 |
| change in colleges (transfer) |
24 |
| change in social activities |
22 |
| change in sleeping habits |
21 |
| change in eating habits |
19 |
| minor violations of the law (for example, traffic ticket) |
15 |
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