For this weeks blog assignment I was given the opportunity to take three stress level\/personality related tests. These tests are designed to help a person gauge their current stress levels, gain a deeper understanding of their own personality, and learn how stress may affect individuals in different ways. The first test I took was the Holmes-Rahe’s stress inventory test, resulting in a score of 181. This score reflects a fairly average amount of stress that may be going up slightly upon graduation and all the life changes that come with it. What I found surprising is that with my current score I would be at a 50% higher chance of a major health breakdown in the next few years. The second\/third tests I took were on phycology todays website. Scoring 69 on the coping and stress management skills test and 22 on the type A personality test. My takeaways from these tests is that there is slightly more stress in my life than I realized and that I could improve on my stress management skills overall. Furthermore, I confirmed that I am not very type A but could learn to be more patient in times of elevated stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although stress is unavoidable, there are ways to improve how one deals with stress. Learning to deal with stress in a healthy way is also important for ones physical\/mental health. Highlighted in an article I found that breaks down a recent study of how stress negatively impacts heart health (Brody, 2022). The article concludes with some tips for lifestyle changes that help people limit the amount of exposure to stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moving forward I plan to try and reduce stress in my life that stems from my career. Based on my personality I know that I tend to thrive with companies that offer a good work life balance. Luckily there are many companies that intentionally support work life balance and there are rating systems that can help you find the best fit. I found a list on business insider that ranks the top 25 companies in the U.S. based on work life balance. I plan on using information like this to help me start and build my career after graduation while I continue to work on stress management skills as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Brody, J. E. (2022, January 3). Stress May Be Your Heart\u2019s Worst Enemy.\u00a0The New York Times<\/em>. https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/03\/well\/mind\/stress-heart.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hoff, M. (n.d.).\u00a0These 25 large companies have the best work-life balance<\/em>. Business Insider. Retrieved May 30, 2024, from https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/large-companies-best-work-life-balance-comparably-ranking-2021-10#21-whole-foods-market-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n Links to the tests I took:<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com\/bin\/transfer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com\/bin\/transfer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n