The Stress Test

Do You Need A Massage? Take The Stress Test Now

Ok, I know this really doesn’t have anything to do with massage chairs. I just found this online stress test and thought it would be interesting to readers of this website.

After all, if you find yourself wanting a massage chair, I’m sure it’s because you have some level of stress in your life that you need relief from. While I really don’t know the accuracy of this test, I’m pretty sure it will give you a vague idea of where you stand.

First, let me give you some background information about this stress test:

Dr. Thomas H. Holmes and Dr. Richard H. Rahe in 1967 study created a stress test. They examined the stress – measured in Life Changes Units (LCU). By adding the LCUs values of the past year, they concluded that you can predict the likelihood of stress related illness or accidents.

Take the stress test now

Death of a Spouse	Yes No
Divorce	Yes No
Marital Separation	Yes No
Detention in jail or institution	Yes No
Death of a close family member	Yes No
Major personal injury or illness	Yes No
Marriage	Yes No
Being fired at work	Yes No
Marital reconciliation	Yes No
Retirement	Yes No
Major change in health or behaviour of a family member	Yes No
Pregnancy	Yes No
Sexual Difficulty	Yes No
Gaining a new family member through birth, adoption or remarriage	Yes No
Major business readjustments	Yes No
Major change in financial state	Yes No
Death of a close friend:	Yes No
Change to a different line of work	Yes No
Major increase in fights with spouse	Yes No
Taking on a mortgage	Yes No
Foreclosure on a mortgage or loan	Yes No
Major change in responsibility at work	Yes No
Son or daughter leaving home	Yes No
In-Law troubles	Yes No
Outstanding personal achievement	Yes No
Spouse begins to cease work outside of home	Yes No
Go back to school	Yes No
Major change in living condition (rebuilding, remodeling)	Yes No
Revision of personal habits	Yes No
Troubles with superior, boss	Yes No
Major change in working hours, conditions	Yes No
Change in residence	Yes No
Change to a new school	Yes No
Major change in usual type and/or amount of recreation	Yes No
Major change in church activities	Yes No
Major change in social activities	Yes No
Purchasing a new car, or other big purchase	Yes No
Major change in sleeping habits	Yes No
Major change in number of family get-to-gethers	Yes No
Major change in eating habits	Yes No
Vacation	Yes No
Christmas or holiday observance	Yes No
Minor violations of the law	Yes No

Your result

Interpreting your stress level results

• Total score below 150 – 35% chance of illness or accident within 2 years
• Total score between 150 – 300 – 51%
• Total score over 300 – 80%

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