Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Meeting Life Challenges

Question:

According to Holmes and Rahe, arrange stressful life events in sequence from highest to lowest in terms of their severity:

(A) Unexpected accident or trauma
(B) Break-up with friend
(C) Illness of family member
(D) Death of a close family member
(E) Change in eating habits

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(D), (A), (C), (B), (E)

(D), (C), (A), (B), (E)

(D), (B), (A), (C), (E)

(B), (D), (A), (E), (C)

Correct Answer:

(D), (A), (C), (B), (E)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (D), (A), (C), (B), (E)

Holmes and Rahe developed a life event measure of stress.

Life Events

Mean Stress Score

Death of a close family member

66

Unexpected accident or trauma

53

Illness of a family member

52

Appearing for examinations

43

Change in eating habits

27