HOLMES AND RAHE (1967) LIFE EVENTS/ SOCIAL READJUSTMEMT RATING SCALE Flashcards
1
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What did Holmes and Rahe (1967) propose?
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- Life events can be a MAJOR cause of stress.
2
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What is a ‘life event’?
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- Any major changes in your life postive or negative.
- That requires transition.
- Which can be a cause of stress
3
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Give some examples of positive and negative life events?
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- Positive= Pregnancy/ marriage
- Negative= Serious illness, firing
4
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How did Holmes and Rahe (1967) propose that ‘life events’ could be measured, but also their effect on health?
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- They constructed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)
5
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How was the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (1967) developed?
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- Using interviews and case histories
- Of 384 people who had suffered from extreme stress.
- From the data they produced SRRS and identified 43 life events and ranked them according to how much stress they appeared to give people.
6
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They developed the SRRS by using the interviews and case studies of…
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- 384 people
7
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How much life events are on the SRRS?
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- 43 life events
8
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How does the Social Readjustment scale work?
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- Select ‘life events’ that has occured within the past 12 months. (Each event has a Life Changing Unit)
- The total Life Changing Units are added up to predict the liklihood of suffering a stress-related illness.
LIFE CHANGING UNIT= INDICATES HOW STRESSFUL THE EVENT IS.
9
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What does a score of 150 life events predict?
What does a score of 150-299 life events predict?
What does a score of 300 life events predict?
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- 150 Life Event= 30% chance of suffering from a stress-related illness.
- 150-299 Life Events= 50% chance
- 300 Life Events= 80% chance
10
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What is a “Social Readjustment Rating Scale”?
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- A scale consisting of 43 life events, and the respondents must identify any ‘life events’ they’ve experinced within the past 12 months.
- Each life event is given a Life Changing Unit
- The total Life Changing Units are added up to predict the liklihood of suffering a stress-related illness.
