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The Stress Test

How good we are in coping with stress has a lot to do with our personality. Some people have just the right temperament for bouncing back after disasters and not letting things get to them. The rest of us have to work at it and learn how to combat stress. So, how do you score ?

Below is a list of statements. Grade yourself on a scale of 1 to 5, depending on how closely you think you correspond to either statement. Be honest with yourself and make sure you answer all questions.

1.

  I have to talk my problems over with someone

      12345

   I keep my problems to myself
2.

  I never interrupt

    12345

   I find myself finishing other people's   sentences
3.   I leave jobs undone & it doesn't bother    me

    12345

   I have to finish what I've started
4.   I never let things bother me too much

    12345

   I am a secret worrier
5.   Forgive and forget is always my motto

    1 2345

   I bear grudges
6. I am too happy-go-lucky for my own good

    1 2 3 45

   I take life too seriosly
7.   I am not very ambitious

    12345

   I am very ambitious
8.   I always think "what is a few minutes here and there"

    12345

   I hate to be kept waiting
9.   I find most people interesting

    12345

   I am easily bored by people
10.   I always know exactly where things are

    12345

   I am always misplacing things
11.   I like to do one thing at a time

    12345

   I like to do two or three things at a time
12.   I have a pretty good "self-image"

    12345

   I do not like myself much
13.   I had a very happy childhood

    12345

   I had an unhappy childhood
14.   I leave things to fate

    12345

   I believe that you make your own luck
15.   I prefer others to take control

    12345

   I have to be in control
16.   I hate playing games

    12345

   I play to win
17.   People know when something's on my mind

    12345

   I find it hard to tell people when I am angry
18.   I do not try very hard at anything

    12345

   I try hard at everything I do
19.   I take my time in doing anything

    12345

   I rush into things
20.   I am never unhappy with my lot

    12345

   I am never satisfied with what I have got

On submitting your response, your score will appear in the textbox below and the interpretation of the score will appear in an alert box