Write a one page paper on any mental disorder we discussed in class or in your readin
Write a one page paper on any mental disorder we discussed in class or in your reading. Make sure to select a
disorder that you find interesting or are curious.
ATTACHMENT PREVIEW Download attachmentLife Change Index Scale (The Stress Test)EventImpactScoreMy ScoreDeath of spouse100Divorce73Marital Separation65Jail Term63Death of close family member63Personal injury or illness53Marriage50Fired at work47Marital reconciliation45Retirement45Change in health of family member44Pregnancy40Sex difficulties39Gain of a new family member39Business readjustment39Change in financial state38Death of a close friend37Change to a different line of work36Change in number of arguments with spouse35Mortgage over $20,00031Foreclosure of mortgage or loan30Change in responsibilities at work29Son or daughter leaving home29Trouble with in laws29Outstanding personal achievement28Spouse begins or stop work26Begin or end school26Change in living conditions25Revisions of personal habits24Trouble with boss23Change in work hours or conditions20Change in residence20Change in schools20Change in recreations19Change in church activities19Change in social activities19Mortgage or loan less than $20,00017Change in sleeping habits16Change in number of family get-togethers15Change in eating habits15Vacation13Christmas approaching12Minor violation of the law11TotalDirectionsIf an event mentioned above has occurred in the past year, or is expected in the nearfuture, copy the number in the score column. If the event has occurred or is expected to occurmore than once, multiply this number by the frequency of the event.
View the AnswerScoring The Life Change IndexThe body is a finely timed instrument that does not like surprises. Any sudden changestimuli which affects the body, or the reordering of important routines that the bodybecome used to, can cause needless stress, throwing your whole physical being intoturmoil.The following chart will give you some idea of how to informally score yourself on SocialReadjustment Scale. Since being healthy is the optimum state you want to achieve, beingsick is the state of being you most want to avoid.Life Change UnitsLikelihood Of Illness In Near Future300+about 80 percent150-299about 50 percentless than 150about 30 percentThe higher your life change score, the harder you have to work to get yourself back into astate of good health.T.H.Holmes and T.H. Rahe. “The Social Readjustment Rating Scale,” Journal of Psychosomatic Research.11:213, 1967.
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