Arrange the following stressful life events in the increasing order of their mean stress score as per Holmes and Rahe:
A. Change in eating habits
B. Unexpected accident
C. Breakup with friend
D. Illness of a family member
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, C, D, B
(A) Change in eating habits — first, with a mean stress score of 27, the lowest of the four.
(C) Breakup with friend — second, with a mean stress score of 47.
(D) Illness of a family member — third, with 52.
(B) Unexpected accident — fourth, with 53, the highest of the four (an unexpected accident or trauma).
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, 47, 52 and 53 are the book’s sample items of this measure. The order does not change.
NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges, Box 3.1 (2025-26)
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