AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following best describes what the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) developed by Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe measures?
A
the effects of hassles on one’s overall health
B
the level of resilience a person displays when experiencing trauma and tragedy
C
the effects of uplifts on one’s overall health
D
the effects of life-changing events like death and divorce
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) to measure stress by assigning a number of life change units to life events that typically require some adjustment, including positive events.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) – more commonly known as the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale – is a self-assessment tool for measuring the total stress you’re experiencing. It can also help you to respond effectively to whatever stresses you face.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stress and Life Events. Holmes and Rahe (1967) developed a questionnaire called the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) for identifying major stressful life events. Each one of the 43 stressful life events was awarded a Life Change Unit depending on how traumatic it was felt to be by a large sample of participants.

Detailed explanation-4: -The SRRS is a self-report questionnaire that uses objectively weighted life change units to index the relative level of adaptive demand associated with a particular life event, regardless of whether the event is positive or negative.

Detailed explanation-5: -Holmes, T. H. & Rahe, R. H. (1967). The social readjustment rating scale.

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