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@H@4ARE YOU STRESSED OUT ?
@A@2HOWARD RIGSBY
@FHnewcentury24
@FAcitylight14
@FMdarkparticle08
{2@3
3Here is a stress quiz, compiled by Professor Cary Cooper in `The Guardian'
3(Friday, February 3 1995), to find how stressed out you are. Simply pick an
3answer and note down th mark you recieve below it:
{3@1
1EMPLOYMENT
1==========
{1@6
61. JOB SECURITY
6---------------
6A> I have no fears about my current job at all. If I don't have my current
6   job I know I'll have another which is just as good
6B> I'm not certain that I'll still have my job in a few years time
6C> I constantly worry about losing my job
{6@2
21.= A1, B2, C3
{2@6
62. FUTURE PROSPECTS
6-------------------
6A> If I lost my current job I am confident that I could find another that
6   would pay as well or better
6B> If I lost my current job I would be unable to find another and would
6   almost certainly have to claim income support
6C> If I lost my current job I would be in considerable difficulties finding
6   another job that would pay as well. But I would be able to find some form
6   of paid employment
{6@2
22.= A1, B3, C2
{2@6
63. ECONOMIC FUTURE
6------------------
6A> I'm absolutely certain that the good times are just around the corner.
6   You've got to be patient
6B> The green shoots of recovery ? Pull the other one. The whole thing looks
6   really grim to me
6C> Well, things are OK for me, I just hope they stay like that
{6@2
23.= A1, B3, C2
{2@6
64. LUNCH BREAKS
6---------------
6A> I generaly stick to the one hour lunch break
6B> I never take a lunch break. I'm worried I'll fall behind on work and send
6   out the wrong signals
6C> I love lunch. I take at least an hour, often longer
{6@2
24.= A2, B3, C1
{2@6
65. WORK PATTERNS
6----------------
6A> "Jobs for life" seem to be a thing of the past so I may have to pick up
6   contract work and even part-time work. I will just have to make do
6B> "Jobs for life" don't exist any more so you have to just face up to it.
6   Makes for a more exciting career anyway
6C> I wish we still had a "jobs for life" culture. I feel pretty insecure
6   about the thought of chopping and changing all the time
{6@2
25.= A2, B1, C3
{2@6
66. TECHNOLOGY
6-------------
6A> I welcome new computer technology: it's fun to work with and relieves some
6   of the boring work
6B> It's difficult to get to grips with all the new advances but it does
6   ultimately make life easier
6C> I hate computers: I just can't keep up with it all
{6@2
26.= A1, B2, C3
2
{2@1
1FINANCIAL
1=========
{1@6
67. MORTGAGES
6------------
6A> I would have no worries about borrowing a 25-year mortgage that is three
6   times my earnings this year (You wouldn't really pick this answer - would
6   you ?)
6B> My employment prospects are not secure enough to permit me to buy a house
6   so I'll have to continue renting
6C> I would have no worries about borrowing a 25-year mortgage, but I would
6   not borrow up to my absolute limit
{6@2
27.= A1, B3, C2
{2@6
68. PENSIONS
6-----------
6A> I have to organise my own pension arrangements because I am self-employed/
6   my employer's scheme is inadequate - and I am worried about whether I can
6   live comfortably in old age
6B> My employer contributes to my pension and I expect to live comfortably
6   when I retire
6C> I am totaly reliant on the state pension - I just don't know what I;ll do
6   if that doesn't provide for me in old age
{6@2
28. = A2, B1, C3
{2@6
69. STANDARD OF LIVING
6---------------------
6A> I expect my standard of living to rise in the years ahead
6B> I expect my standard of living to stay steady
6C> I expect my standard of living to fall
{6@2
29.= A1, B2, C3
2
{2@1
1HEALTH
1======
{1@6
610. CONFIDENCE IN THE NHS
6-------------------------
6A> Of course, there's a chance of being taken ill - luckily we've got the
6   best health system in the world
6B> Sooner or later, I will be rushed into hospital and there won't be a spare
6   bed for me (I'm Kult !)
6C> The NHS has become something of a two-tier system, but if you're
6   desperately ill there'll always be room for you
{6@2
210.= A1, B3, C2
2
{2@1
1EDUCATION
1=========
{1@6
611. COMPREHENSIVES
6------------------
6A> I sometimes worry about the decline in educational standards at the local
6   school but these things usually work themselves out
6B> I am appalled by the problems in our education system. I worry a lot about
6   the effect on kids
6C> I have every confidence in our schools. Children will be safe in their
6   hands
{6@2
211.= A2, B3, C1
2
{2@1
1THE ENVIRONMENT
1===============
{1@6
612. TRANSPORT
6-------------
6A> I can't say I enjoy commuting, but it's got to be done (Ah ha, but who
6   says I commute ? Somebody should tell him)
6B> I love the trip to work
6C> The journey to work drives me mad
{6@2
212.= A2, B1, C3
{2@6
613. POLLUTION
6-------------
6A> I get really depressed by the pollution in our cities and on our beaches
6B> Pollution ? I think we hear too much about it. I bet our environment was
6   always polluted
6C> Yeah, no one likes pollution but I suppose that's the price you pay for
6   20th century advances
{6@2
213.= A3, B1, C2
{2@6
614. SAFETY
6----------
6A> You can't live your life being scared. I just get on with it
6B> I do occasionaly feel frightened in public places, but it won't stop me
6   doing most things
6C> Walking in public places, like parks really scares me
{6@2
214.= A1, B2, C3
{2@6
615. THE OFFICE ENVIRONMENT
6--------------------------
6A> I have no problems with my work environment
6B> Sometimes I wish the environment was more conducive to work
6C> My office is smelly, polluted and claustrophobic. I hate it (I'm Ad... ?)
{6@6
615.= A1, B2, C3
6
{6@1
1STATE OF MIND
1=============
{1@6
616. CONTENTMENT
6---------------
6A> I feel much the same as I did three years ago
6B> I am much less happy with my lot than I was three years ago - often
6   depressed, in fact
6C> I am much more secure, and happier, than I was three years ago
{6@2
216.= A2, B3, C1
{2@6
617. SOCIETY
6-----------
6A> I think theres a lot of nonsense talked. A lot of this scaremongering is
6   media hype. I don't really pay any attention to it
6B> Drugs, violence, children at risk, sex pests - the whole thing just gets
6   me down
6C> There are things that worry me about society, but you can't dwell too much
6   on them or you'll never get anything done
{6@2
217.= A1, B3, C2
2
{2@1
1HOME V WORK
1===========
{1@6
618. LIFESTYLE
6-------------
6A> I work hard and play hard. No problem (I wonder if a better word than HARD
6   might have been chosen in the case of `play', Doc Cooper ?)
6B> I just work so many hours and think about work so much that my domestic
6   and social life is a bit of a shambles
6C> It's a constant battle trying to juggle work and my domestic and social
6   life, but I seem to manage
{6@2
218.= A1, B3, C2
{2@1
1THAT IS THE END OF THE TEST.
{1@4
4And now...
4How did you score: (NB my score comments vary a little from The Guardian's)
{4@5
5IF YOU SCORED: 43-54
5Oh shit ! You are one seriously stressed person. Unhappy, lonely and probaly
5bloody negative. Of course you may be taking the piss with your answers, but
5I shouldn't really say things like that, because it will really make people
5who genuinely scored THIS worry.
{5@3
3IF YOU SCORED: 31-42
3Not bad. Having a few problems. Your probably just being safe in the current
3climate. Relax. Calm down.
{3@5
5IF YOU SCORED: 18-30
5Boy you are one smug bastard. Probably a lier too.
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