The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS), developed by Holmes and Rahe in 1967, assigns specific life change unit values to various life events, such as the death of a close family member (63 units), personal injury or illness (53 units), dismissal from work (47 units), change in financial state (38 units), change to a different line of work (36 units), outstanding personal achievement (28 units), beginning or ending school (26 units), change in living conditions (25 units), change in working hours or conditions (20 units), change in residence (20 units), change in schools (20 units), change in social activities (18 units), change in sleeping habits (16 units), change in eating habits (15 units), and minor violation of the law (11 units).

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  Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Psychology 2e OpenStax

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• Life Change Units concept
• Social Readjustment Rating Scale concept
• life events concept