Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Response to Stressful Experiences Scale

The following statements describe how some individuals may think, feel, or act during and after the most stressful events in life. Please indicate how well each of these statements describes you during and after life's most stressful events.

During and after life's most stressful events, I tend to…

1. find a way to do what's necessary to carry on.
   1. Exactly like me 4 Exactly like me
   2. 3
   3. 2
   4. 1
   5. 0 Not at all like me
2. know I will bounce back.
   1. Exactly like me 4 Exactly like me
   2. 3
   3. 2
   4. 1
   5. 0 Not at all like me
3. learn important and useful life lessons.
   1. Exactly like me 4 Exactly like me
   2. 3
   3. 2
   4. 1
   5. 0 Not at all like me
4. practice ways to handle it better next time.
   1. Exactly like me 4 Exactly like me
   2. 3
   3. 2
   4. 1
   5. 0 Not at all like me

Burnout Screening

Please read the statements below and select the number that indicates how often you feel that way.

1. I feel burned out from my work.
   1. Never
   2. A few times a year or less
   3. Once a month or less
   4. A few times a month
   5. Once a week
   6. A few times a week
   7. Every day
2. I've become more callous toward people since I took this job.
   1. Never
   2. A few times a year or less
   3. Once a month or less
   4. A few times a month
   5. Once a week
   6. A few times a week
   7. Every day

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