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Does stress impact your life?

Measuring Stress

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.  Sheldon Cohens Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is the most widely used psychological instrument for measuring the perception of stress.
It is a measure of the degree to which situations in one’s life are appraised as stressful. The scale also includes a number of direct queries about current levels of experienced stress. 
The questions in the PSS ask about feelings and thoughts during the last month.  In each case, you will be asked to indicate by selecting how often you felt or thought a certain way.

0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
1.In the last month, how often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?
0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
2.In the last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?
0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
3.In the last month, how often have you felt nervous and “stressed”?
0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
4.In the last month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?
0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
5.In the last month, how often have you felt that things were going your way?
0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
6.In the last month, how often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?
0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
7.In the last month, how often have you been able to control irritations in your life?
0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
8.In the last month, how often have you felt that you were on top of things?
0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
9.In the last month, how often have you been angered because of things that were outside of your control?
0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
10.In the last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?
0 = Never 1 = Almost Never 2 = Sometimes 3 = Fairly Often 4 = Very Often
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