** The sources used MUST BE scholarly/peer-reviewed articles.
Throughout the course of life, humans will encounter differential daily stressors and hassles. The
cumulative build-up of such life experiences and events can contribute to bio-physiological,
behavioral, emotional, and perceptual reactions. If little to nothing is done to appraise and
resolve these responses, it can often lead to acute, as well as chronic physical health conditions.
For this age/sim module report, you are being ask to complete two separate online tests. The first
text is a classic stress test known as the Holmes and Rahe Stress Inventory (1967) later known as
the Social Readjustment Scale. This is a life event/experience scale. You will be asked to
indicate whether you have experienced a list 47 different events in the past year. You will then
be given a final score. Scores are interpreted as follows:
 Above 300 equals an 80% increased risk of a minor/major health event within the next
12 months
 150-299 equals a 50% increased risk of a minor/major health event within the next 12
months;
 Below 150 equals a low to no risk of a minor/major health event within the next 12
month.
The Holmes and Rahe Inventory can be taken by clicking on the following website:
https://www.thecalculator.co/health/Holmes-And-Rahe-Stress-Scale-Calculator-983.html
The great thing about stress is that it can be resolved. Human can engage in positive and healthy
behaviors to help minimize the noxious impact of stress and reduce potential incidence of a
minor or major health incident. As a compliment to stress test above, you will also need to take
an online coping and stress management test. This test will provide insight into your preferred
style or method of coping with stress. You can find the test at one of the two following websites:
https://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/3111 (This test requires some additional demographic
information)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/career/coping-stress-management-skills-test
Take the test above to find out your preferred method for addressing life stressors.
Once you have calculated your stress and your coping score, take a little time to reflect about the
stress in your life and the manner in which you try to resolve it. Once you take a few moments of
reflection, provide a summary report of your findings by addressing the following prompt:
Instructions: Once you have completed the tasks above write a 500-750 word (2 pages double-
spaced in APA style) critical self-reflection in essay-format that address the following question
prompt:
Now that you have completed the online stress and copying test, provide some insight into the
severity of stress and your style of coping. What was your final stress score? Stress can come in
through many experiences and in many forms, but what is it for you? How do you define
“stress?” How is stress an acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) issue in your life? How is
impacting your perception of health? How is it impacting your physical health? Think about the
way in which you manage and cope with stress. Based on the online stress management skills
test, what is the predominant method or manner by which you resolve stress? In what way(s),
do you think this preferred style of coping is a positive or negative approach to stress? Explain
how this style of coping is interconnected with the types of stressors you have recently
experienced. How is this style allowing you to build resilience against illness/disease and/or
making you more susceptible to illness/disease? As you continue to age, how might the stressors
you encounter and the coping method you prefer impact your ability to fight illness/disease, as
well as allow you to life to your full biological potential (e.g., life-expectancy, longevity,
optimal/secondary aging)?