Suresh, 45, from Patna, lost his wife last year and soon after fell ill himself. A psychologist wants to rate the stress of such changes in his life with a self-rating questionnaire made for this purpose in India. How many life changes does that questionnaire contain?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Fifty-one
Option (1) Forty-three — Incorrect. 43 is the value given to failure in examination, and to appearing for an examination or interview. It is an item weight.
Option (2) Ninety-five — Incorrect. 95 is the value given to the death of a spouse on that scale. It is the weight of one item.
Option (3) Fifty-one — Correct. The death of a wife and his own illness are <strong>major life events</strong>. They are rated on the <strong>Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale</strong> of Singh, Kaur and Kaur, a self-rating questionnaire of <strong>fifty-one life changes</strong>.
Option (4) Fifty-six — Incorrect. 56 is the value of personal illness or injury, the weight Suresh's illness would carry.
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