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Take the Holiday Stress Survey
Read each statement. Choose YES or NO to show if you would feel stress at that time.
If you choose YES, then use the Confidence Scale to show how certain you are that you could manage the stress.
| Confidence Scale | ||
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 |
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| Very uncertain | Somewhat uncertain | Very certain |
| Situation | Might you feel stress? | If yes, how certain are you that you could manage the stress? |
| You have four parties to attend on a given weekend. | YES NO | ________________________ |
| Each day at work there are high-fat holiday treats. | YES NO | ________________________ |
| The party host repeatedly offers to freshen your cocktail. | YES NO | ________________________ |
| You are running on a few hours of sleep due to holiday demands. | YES NO | ________________________ |
| You must buy a gift for each member of you and your spouse's family. | YES NO | ________________________ |
| You have exceeded your holiday budget for entertaining and gift giving. | YES NO | ________________________ |
| You plan to give homemade cookies to everyone on your block. | YES NO | ________________________ |
| You have taken on more than you are able to do. | YES NO | ________________________ |
| Your friends keep asking you to do things you do not have time to do. | YES NO | ________________________ |
There may be situations where you might feel stress, but you also have a high degree of confidence that you could manage the stress. That's fine.
For situations in which you think you might feel stress and in which you reported less than a 60 on the confidence scale, develop a stress management plan. Write down at least one step you can take to manage the situation.
This survey was created by the American Heart Association.