Stress as a stimulus (Holmes & Rahe, 1967)

Question 1

Name of Model

Answer 1

Social Readjustment Rating Scale

Question 2

Year of Model

Answer 2

1967

Question 3

Inventors of Model

Answer 3

Holmes and Rahe

Question 4

Stress as described by Holmes and Rahe

Answer 4

Significant change in life that requires a response / adjustment to be made

Assumption that life changes are stressful events

Question 5

Process

Answer 5

Stress as a stimulus -> Physiological and psychological reactions -> Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion

Question 6

Factors that do not affect the impact of stress nor the response / adjustment

Answer 6

Personality

Life experiences

Social support

Question 7

Social Readjustment Rating Scale

Answer 7

Assesses amount of stress experienced in past year by an individual

Question 8

Rating Scale Elements

Answer 8

43 common life events

Respondents indicate which of these events they have experienced over the last year

A score of 10 to 100 Life Change Units (LCU) are allocated to each event

Scores are added up to determine a final score

Question 9

Purpose of LCU Scores

Answer 9

Estimates level of response and adjustment required by individual experiencing them

Life events range from minimally stressful to extremely stressful

Likelihood of developing mental or physical stress-related illness can be calculated

Question 10

Stress is not an event…

Answer 10

It’s a consequence of primary and secondary appraisal.