Tension-Stress Test

Comedy Fix Traffic School's
Tension-Stress Test

DIRECTIONS: This is an quick, easy test to measure your level of tension, which is your body's reaction to too much stress. Rate each statement on how well it describes you by selecting one of the buttons to the statement's left in either the Many Times a Week, A Few Times a Week or Rarely If Ever. When you have made a selection for each statement, click the Assess My Tension button at the bottom of the page to view your results.

Many
Times
a Week A Few
Times
a Week Rarely
If Ever Statements

I feel anger or frustration at home or at work.

I feel tension or anxiety.

It is difficult to concentrate because I worry about other things.

In conversation, I find myself finishing what the other person is about to say or I interrupt.

My work involves deadlines and/or time pressures.

It is difficult for me to relax.

People at home and/or at work make me tense.

I take tranquilizers (or other drugs, including alcohol) to relax or sleep.

Thoughts race through my mind when I try to relax or sleep.

It is difficult to find enough time to relax.

I eat/drink/smoke in response to tension.

I have tension headaches or migraine headaches.

I find it difficult to sleep or, when I do sleep, it is not refreshing.

I perspire during ordinary conversations or I perspire excessively on a regular basis.

Annoyances tend to build up during the day.

Click the button to the left to assess your tension level.

Stress Level = 0 30 (max)

Your stress level is:

Explanation: Tension-Stress Test

SCORE Tension-Stress Level

18-30 Considerably above average

10-17 Above average

6-9 Average

0-5 Below average

The mean or average score on this test is 7.7. A score of 12 or above would
indicate that you probably have a problem with stress related tension.

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Many Times a Week	A Few Times a Week	Rarely If Ever	Statements
			I feel anger or frustration at home or at work.
			I feel tension or anxiety.
			It is difficult to concentrate because I worry about other things.
			In conversation, I find myself finishing what the other person is about to say or I interrupt.
			My work involves deadlines and/or time pressures.
			It is difficult for me to relax.
			People at home and/or at work make me tense.
			I take tranquilizers (or other drugs, including alcohol) to relax or sleep.
			Thoughts race through my mind when I try to relax or sleep.
			It is difficult to find enough time to relax.
			I eat/drink/smoke in response to tension.
			I have tension headaches or migraine headaches.
			I find it difficult to sleep or, when I do sleep, it is not refreshing.
			I perspire during ordinary conversations or I perspire excessively on a regular basis.
			Annoyances tend to build up during the day.
			Click the button to the left to assess your tension level.

Explanation: Tension-Stress Test
	SCORE	Tension-Stress Level
	18-30	Considerably above average
	10-17	Above average
	6-9	Average
	0-5	Below average
The mean or average score on this test is 7.7. A score of 12 or above would indicate that you probably have a problem with stress related tension.