Which of the following event has highest mean stress score as per Holmes and Rahe?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Illness of a family member
In the measure of stressful life events each event carries a mean stress score according to its severity. The four events of the question have these scores:
Option (1) Change in eating habits — 27
Option (2) Illness of a family member — 52, the highest of the four
Option (3) Appearing for examinations — 43
Option (4) Break-up with friends — 47
Note: The question says ‘as per Holmes and Rahe’. In NCERT (2025-26), Holmes and Rahe developed a life event measure of stress, and on its basis Singh, Kaur and Kaur developed the Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale for the Indian population; the mean stress scores 27, 43, 47 and 52 are the book’s sample items of this measure. The answer does not change.
NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges, Box 3.1 (2025-26)
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