Stress Test

Stress and Happiness Test

First, some questions to help us understand who is taking this test and how it can be improved.
Gender Male Female

Age

Highest Education

Marital Status
Employed
Heritage
Is English your first language? No Yes

Country

Parents' Social Group

Your own Social Group

Do you have a problem with serious ongoing pain? No Yes

Have you recently suffered a major life setback such as job loss, serious illness, bereavement or major injury?
No Yes

Are you physically handicapped? No Yes

Please rate the level of pain you are experiencing at present.
No pain at all 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Worst possible

How tired you are at present?
Not tired 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Extremely tired

The Stress and Happiness Test begins here.

There are no right or wrong answers to the following test. However, you will not receive useful feedback unless you answer the questions carefully.

Click the answers below to show if the statement has not been true (NO), has SOMETIMES been true or has OFTEN been been true of you in the last seven days. (If it has always been true, please select "often".)
USE MOUSE OR KEYBOARD FOR THESE QUESTIONS KEYS: 1 for NO, 2 for SOMETIMES, 3 for OFTEN or ALWAYS, B to back up, F key to go forward. (Some browsers accept only mouse clicks.)

In the last week have you been . . .

1. . . eating regular meals?
No Sometimes Often

2. . . feeling sad?
No Sometimes Often

3. . . having upsetting dreams?
No Sometimes Often

4. . . not interested in food?
No Sometimes Often

5. . . tense around certain people?
No Sometimes Often

6. . . restless?
No Sometimes Often

7. . . feeling weak all over?
No Sometimes Often

8. . . having discomfort from backache?
No Sometimes Often

9. . . feeling afraid?
No Sometimes Often

10. . . nervous?
No Sometimes Often

11. . . forgetting what people say to you?
No Sometimes Often

12. . . reading the same lines over and over again?
No Sometimes Often

13. . . feeling confident in yourself?
No Sometimes Often

14. . . feeling on edge?
No Sometimes Often

15. . . feeling good about being with family or friends?
No Sometimes Often

16. . . finding people to be critical of you?
No Sometimes Often

17. . . getting off track and not finishing what you had set out to do?
No Sometimes Often

18. . . aware that you had a good sense of humour?
No Sometimes Often

19. . . worrying about personal matters?
No Sometimes Often

20. . . feeling unloved?
No Sometimes Often

21. . . finding your mind returning again and again to an upsetting thought?
No Sometimes Often

22. . . finding enjoyment in reading?
No Sometimes Often

23. . . losing your temper?
No Sometimes Often

24. . . feeling life was not worth living?
No Sometimes Often

25. . . feeling that your future looked bright?
No Sometimes Often

26. . . arguing strongly for your opinion?
No Sometimes Often

27. . . moving about more slowly than usual?
No Sometimes Often

28. . . having pain in the neck or shoulders?
No Sometimes Often

29. . . having difficulty remembering the order in which events took place?
No Sometimes Often

30. . . noticing that others were enjoying being with you?
No Sometimes Often

31. . . finding people have been taking advantage of you?
No Sometimes Often

32. . . putting worries out of your mind as soon as you thought about them?
No Sometimes Often

33. . . feeling that you didn't care what happened to you?
No Sometimes Often

34. . . avoiding asking questions for fear of feeling foolish?
No Sometimes Often

35. . . feeling helpless to do much about your situation?
No Sometimes Often

36. . . overeating?
No Sometimes Often

37. . . . getting into arguments?
No Sometimes Often

38. . . talking things over with someone you trust?
No Sometimes Often

39. . . nervous traveling in a car?
No Sometimes Often

40. . . feeling that your situation was hopeless?
No Sometimes Often

41. . . avoiding being with other people?
No Sometimes Often

42. . . calming yourself down and sorting out your thoughts?
No Sometimes Often

43. . . feeling unable to work?
No Sometimes Often

44. . . startled by something that happened suddenly?
No Sometimes Often

45. . . terrified by an attack of panic or anxiety?
No Sometimes Often

46. . . tempted to take your own life?
No Sometimes Often

47. . . losing weight without trying to?
1. No 2. Yes

48. . . not able to be loving towards someone you love?
No Sometimes Often

49. . . comfortable with people you don't know well?
No Sometimes Often

50. . . waking up during the night?
No Sometimes Often

51. . . feeling angry?
No Sometimes Often

52. . . enjoying a good laugh?
No Sometimes Often

53. . . feeling bored?
No Sometimes Often

54. . . feeling like a failure?
No Sometimes Often

55. . . shaking or trembling?
No Sometimes Often

56. . . finding it hard to return to a task after being interrupted?
No Sometimes Often

57. . . feeling a sense of accomlishment?
No Sometimes Often

58. . . putting angry feelings aside if they arise?
No Sometimes Often

59. . . feeling defeated because you had so much to do?
No Sometimes Often

60. . . interested in sex?
No Sometimes Often

61. . . blaming yourself for something you may have thought, said or done?
No Sometimes Often

62. . . having pain in the chest?
No Sometimes Often

63. . . feeling able to handle difficult situations without help?
No Sometimes Often

64. . . stating your case in a calm voice?
No Sometimes Often

65. . . feeling an impulse to harm another person?
No Sometimes Often

66. . . forgetting what you were talking about?
No Sometimes Often

67. . . taking particular care to appreciate another person's point of view?
No Sometimes Often

68. . . feeling less energetic than usual?
No Sometimes Often

69. . . waking up too early and finding you were unable to get back to sleep?
No Sometimes Often

70. . . noticing that you had done a job well?
No Sometimes Often

71. . . sleeping too much of the time?
No Sometimes Often

72. . . seriously considering suicide?
No Sometimes Often

73. . . having bothersome headaches?
No Sometimes Often

74. . . aware of your heart racing?
No Sometimes Often

75. . . critical of yourself?
No Sometimes Often

76. . . tearful?
No Sometimes Often

77. . . having difficulty saying 'no' to people?
No Sometimes Often

78. . . waking up in the morning feeling exhausted?
No Sometimes Often

79. . . skipping breakfast?
No Sometimes Often

80. . . having to make an extra effort to get things done?
No Sometimes Often

81. . . feeling like a loser?
No Sometimes Often

82. . . having stomach distress?
No Sometimes Often

83. . . feeling guilty about something?
No Sometimes Often

84. . . feeling out of control?
No Sometimes Often

85. . . getting less pleasure from things you usually enjoy?
No Sometimes Often

86. . . noticing that you were taking good care of yourself?
No Sometimes Often

87. . . easily irritated?
No Sometimes Often

88. . . finding it difficult to express your opinion?
No Sometimes Often

89. . . lying awake for more than half an hour after going to bed?
No Sometimes Often

90. . . worried about your physical health?
No Sometimes Often

91. . . going for a walk or doing other outdoor activity?
No Sometimes Often

92. . . thinking gloomy thoughts?
No Sometimes Often

93. . . thinking about doing something good in the future?
No Sometimes Often

94. . . feeling empty?
No Sometimes Often

95. . . working out a way to cope with someone who has caused you distress?
No Sometimes Often

96. . . misplacing things?
No Sometimes Often

97. . . unable to take care of things as well as usual?
No Sometimes Often

98. . . trying to figure out a different way to handle your problems?
No Sometimes Often

99. . . managing your emotional problems as well as you normally do?
No Sometimes Often

100. . . managing your emotional problems better than during the previous week?
No Sometimes Often

101. Have you ever completed this test on this web site before? No Yes

102. Were you careful in giving your answers to the above? No Yes

This is the end of the test. When you click the button below (or press the Enter or Return key) you will be advised of any missing responses. When all items have been answered, clicking the button once will take you to the results page.

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