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Perceived Stress Scale

Welcome to your Perceived Stress Scale

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 difficultieswere piling up so high that you could not overcome them?

| 0=Never | 1=Almost Never | 2=Sometimes | 3=Fairly Often | 4=Very Often |