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What Barriers Do You Have? |
Note those events that you have experienced in the past year
Death of spouse | 100 |
Divorce | 73 |
Marital separation | 65 |
Jail term | 63 |
Death of close family member | 63 |
Personal injury or illness | 53 |
Marriage | 50 |
Fired at work | 47 |
Marital reconciliation | 45 |
Retirement | 45 |
Change in health of family member | 44 |
Pregnancy | 40 |
Sex difficulties | 39 |
Gain of new family member | 39 |
Business readjustment | 38 |
Death of close friend | 37 |
Change to different line of work | 36 |
Change in number of arguments with spouse | 35 |
Mortgage over $10,000 | 31 |
Foreclosure of mortgage or loan | 30 |
Change in responsibilities at work | 29 |
Son or daughter leaving home | 29 |
Trouble with in-laws | 29 |
Outstanding personal achievement | 28 |
Spouse begins or stops work | 26 |
Begin or end school | 26 |
Change in living conditions | 25 |
Revision of personal habits | 24 |
Trouble with boss | 23 |
Change in work hours or conditions | 20 |
Change in residence | 20 |
Change in schools | 20 |
Change in recreation | 19 |
Change in church activities | 19 |
Change in social activities | 18 |
Mortgage or loan less than $10,000 | 17 |
Change in sleeping habits | 16 |
Change in number of family get-togethers | 15 |
Change in eating habits | 15 |
Vacation | 13 |
Christmas | 12 |
Minor violations of the law | 11 |
Total those you notedin the right column. If you scored less then 150 points you are average and have only a one in three chance of experiencing serious health problems. If you scored between 150-300 points your chances rise to fifty-fifty. If you scored over 300 points you have experienced some serious transitions in your life. Your chances of developing serious health problems are now nine in ten!