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Stress Quiz: Do you have a Work-life Balance?

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Questionnaire: Job stress test - Work-life balance?


Please read the following questions about your current work situation. Choose the option that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days.

Question 1 / 30: I am happy:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 2 / 30: I am preoccupied with more than one person I help:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 3 / 30: I get satisfaction from being able to help people:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 4 / 30: I feel connected to others:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 5 / 30: I jump or am startled by unexpected sounds:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 6 / 30: I feel invigorated after working with those I help:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 7 / 30: I find it difficult to separate my personal life from my life at work:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 8 / 30: I am not as productive at work because I am losing sleep over traumatic experiences of a person I help:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 9 / 30: I think that I might have been affected by the traumatic stress of those I help:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 10 / 30: I feel trapped by my job:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 11 / 30: Because of my job, I have felt "on edge" about various things:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 12 / 30: I like my work:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 13 / 30: I feel depressed because of the traumatic experiences of the people I help:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 14 / 30: I feel as though I am experiencing the trauma of someone I have [helped]:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 15 / 30: I have beliefs that sustain me:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 16 / 30: I am pleased with how I am able to keep up with helping techniques and protocols:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 17 / 30: I am the person I always wanted to be:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 18 / 30: My work makes me feel satisfied:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 19 / 30: I feel worn out because of my work:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 20 / 30: I have happy thoughts and feelings about those I help and how I could help them:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 21 / 30: I feel overwhelmed because my work load seems endless:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 22 / 30: I believe I can make a difference through my work:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 23 / 30: I avoid certain activities or situations because they remind me of frightening experiences of the people I help:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 24 / 30: I am proud of what I can do to help:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 25 / 30: As a result of my work, I have intrusive, frightening thoughts:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 26 / 30: I feel "bogged down" by the system:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 27 / 30: I have thoughts that I am a "success" in my job:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 28 / 30: I can't recall important parts of my work with trauma victims:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 29 / 30: I am a very caring person:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Question 30 / 30: I am happy that I chose to do this work:

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often


Source: Test-stress.com. Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL). B. Hudnall Stamm, 2009. "Professional quality of life: Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue"