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How Vulnerable Are You To Stress

This document provides a 20-item questionnaire to assess vulnerability to stress. Participants rate how often each statement applies to them from 1 to 5. Items address behaviors related to health, social support, leisure activities, and time management. Scores are calculated by adding responses and subtracting 20, with higher scores indicating greater vulnerability. Scores over 30 suggest vulnerability, 50-75 suggest serious vulnerability, and over 75 suggest extreme vulnerability to stress. The questionnaire was developed by psychologists to help individuals identify areas in their lives affecting their ability to manage stress.

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How Vulnerable Are You To Stress

This document provides a 20-item questionnaire to assess vulnerability to stress. Participants rate how often each statement applies to them from 1 to 5. Items address behaviors related to health, social support, leisure activities, and time management. Scores are calculated by adding responses and subtracting 20, with higher scores indicating greater vulnerability. Scores over 30 suggest vulnerability, 50-75 suggest serious vulnerability, and over 75 suggest extreme vulnerability to stress. The questionnaire was developed by psychologists to help individuals identify areas in their lives affecting their ability to manage stress.

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University Counseling & Consulting Services (UCCS) c 4.12.

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Office for Student Affairs • University of Minnesota
340 Appleby Hall • 612-624-3323 • www.uccs.umn.edu

How Vulnerable Are You to Stress?


The following test was developed by psychologists Lyle H. Miller and Alma Dell Smith at Boston
University Medical Center.

Score each item from 1 (almost always) to 5 (never), according to how much of the time
each statement applies to you.

1 I eat at least one hot, balanced 12 I have a network of friends and


meal a day. acquaintances.

2 I get seven to eight hours of sleep 13 I have one or more friends to


at least four nights a week. confide in about personal matters

3 I give and receive affection 14 I am in good health (including


regularly. eye-sight, hearing, teeth).

4 I have at least one relative within 15 I am able to speak openly about


50 miles on who I can rely. my feelings when angry or
worried.
5 I exercise to the point of
perspiration at least twice a week. 16 I have regular conversations with
the people I live with about
6 I smoke less than half a pack of domestic problems, e.g., chores,
cigarettes a day. money, and daily living issues.

7 I take fewer than five alcoholic 17 I do something for fun at least


drinks a week. once a week.

8 I am the appropriate weight for 18 I am able to organize my time


my height. effectively.

9 I have an income adequate to 19 I drink fewer than three cups of


meet basic expenses. coffee (or tea or cola drinks) a
day.
10 I get strength from my religious
beliefs. 20 I take quite time for myself
during the day.
11 I regularly attend club or social
activities. TOTAL ________

To get your score, add up the figures and subtract 20. Any number over 30
indicates a vulnerability to stress. You are seriously vulnerable if your score is between
50 and 75, and extremely vulnerable if it is over 75.

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