Based on Holmes and Rahe’s life event measure of stress, arrange the given events in order of most stressful to least stressful event:
A. Appearing for examinations
B. Illness of a family member
C. Death of a close family member
D. Unexpected accident or trauma
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → C, D, B, A
The Indian scale based on Holmes and Rahe’s measure, the Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale by Singh, Kaur and Kaur, gives each life event a mean stress score. The higher the score, the more stressful the event.
C. Death of a close family member — mean stress score 66, the highest of the four.
D. Unexpected accident or trauma — mean stress score 53.
B. Illness of a family member — mean stress score 52.
A. Appearing for examinations — mean stress score 43, the lowest of the four.
NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges, Box 3.1 (2025-26)
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