How well do you cope under pressure?

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1. How important to you is the need to succeed?

a) Quite important.

b) Very important.

c) It is not something I think about a great deal.

2. How often have you taken time off work due to stress?

a) Twice or less.

b) More than twice.

c) Never.

3. Do you believe you are a person who is thought of by others as someone who is able to keep a cool head in a crisis?

a) Sometimes, but often someone who keeps a cool head in a crisis has not got a grasp of the situation.

b) Not really.

c) Yes, that is how I believe others rightly perceive me.

4. Which of the following would you say would be most beneficial to reducing stress and enabling you to relax after a particularly busy day at the office?

a) A couple of hours sleep in my favourite armchair.

b) A nice stiff whisky or other spirit.

c) Eat a bar of chocolate.

5. Does working to deadlines give you a buzz?

a) No, but working to deadlines is a necessary evil most of us have to cope with.

b) No, I find working to deadlines quite a worry and much prefer being able to set my own pace.

c) Yes, I believe I work well under pressure.

6. Do you believe that modern living creates much more pressure than, say, 40 years ago?

a) Perhaps.

b) Yes.

c) No.

7. You are suddenly asked to look after your nephew’s three unruly children for the weekend due to a family crisis. How would you feel about doing this?

a) It would worry me.

b) I would find the thought of it so horrendous that I would probably try to get out of doing it.

c) I would relish the challenge.

8. Have you ever damaged anything due to feeling the pressure?

a) Not actually damaged anything although I have done such things as slamming down the phone on occasions.

b) Yes.

c) No.

9. Do you find that little, almost insignificant, things occasionally upset you?

a) Yes, occasionally.

b) More than occasionally.

c) Rarely or never.

10. What do you feel about having to get to grips with new technology?

a) Quite indifferent about it. If I have to get to grips with it because of my job, for example, then it is usually something I am able to cope with.

b) It worries me somewhat.

c) It is something I enjoy and find of interest.

11. What do you think, for you, is the main purpose of weekends?

a) A time when I can spend more time with my friends and family.

b) A time when I don’t have to work quite as hard as I do the rest of the week, however, I am not in a position where I can completely switch off.

c) A time for giving myself a mental and emotional break.

12. When your house is being decorated, or when you are having other alterations carried out, how do you feel?

a) It does not bother me in particular as these things have to be done.

b) Somewhat on edge until it is completed, especially as it disturbs my routine.

c) Quite happy about it and sometimes quite excited depending upon what is being done.

13. Do you have friends who you trust completely and can talk to in turbulent times?

a) Maybe.

b) Not really.

c) Yes.

14. Do you feel that more than ever we are living today in a competitive world?

a) I would say that the modernworld is perhaps a little more competitive than a generation or so ago.

b) Yes, very much so.

c) No more competitive than it ever was.

15. People know a lot about each other’s families

a) Occasionally.

b) Rarely or never.

c) More than occasionally.

16. Do you believe in pushing yourself harder and harder ?

a) Sometimes.

b) Yes, that is the best way to make a success out of life.

c) No, life's too short.

17. How do you feel about having several tasks on the go at the same time?

a) It does not bother me.

b) I prefer one job at a time.

c) I prefer having several tasks on the go at the same time.

18. How often do you get angry and upset with yourself if you make a mistake or things do not go the way you expected?

a) Occasionally, as I suppose do most people.

b) Probably more than the average person.

c) Probably less than the average person.

19 Have you ever taken any sort of medication, including pills, in order to relieve stress?

a) Occasionally.

b) More than occasionally.

c) Never.

20. Has your own health ever suffered due to the death or illness of a loved one?

a) No, but maybe it would do in the future, I just do not know.

b) Yes.

c) No, I have coped with, and have suffered, grief and upset, as have all of us, but my own health has never suffered as a result.

21. Have you ever suffered from stress due to the pressure of taking examinations?

a) Perhaps I find taking examinations a little stressful but no more than the average person.

b) Yes.

c) No.

22. What are your views on alternative therapy such as acupuncture in order to relieve stress?

a) Not sure, perhaps it is something I might consider if the need arose.

b) It is not something Iwould consider.

c) It can be very beneficial.

23. Do you ever get stressed out by the thought of doing small household chores such as washing up or cutting the lawn?

a) Not stressed although such tasks can sometimes be something of an annoyance.

b) Yes.

c) Never.

24. Howeasy is it for you to switch off completely, put everything completely out of your mind, and totally relax?

a) Sometimes it is more difficult to switch off than at other times.

b) It is almost, if not, impossible.

c) I am in the fortunate position of finding it reasonably easy to switch off completely.

25. How often have you felt the pressure of one thing and another is simply doing your head in?

a) Occasionally

b) More often than Iwould like

c) Rarely or never

26. You are sitting in a traffic jam.Which of the following is likely to be your strongest feeling?

a) Anger.

b) Frustration.

c) Boredom.

27. Do you feel more, or less, pressure the older you get?

a) About the same.

b) More.

c) Less.

28. What would be your feelings on removing to another house?

a) Well, I quite like the house we live in now but perhaps a move at this time could have its advantages.

b) An overwhelming task to be avoided if at all possible.

c) A lot of hard work, but generally something to plan for, and look forward to.

29. How often has your sex life ever suffered due to stress or pressure of work?

a) On no more than a couple of occasions.

b) More than a couple of occasions.

c) Never.

30. Have you ever suffered from stress due to having to give up something such as caffeine or nicotine?

a) Not apart from a few withdrawal symptoms.

b) Yes.

c) No.

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