Nervous-mental stress scale. Assessment of neuropsychic stress
ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONAL STATES
QUESTIONNAIRE SAN.
(Moscow medical institute named after Sechenov).
Assessment of well-being, activity, mood.
INSTRUCTIONS: select and mark the number that most accurately reflects the condition at the time of the examination.
SAN METHOD CARD
1. Feeling good 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 Feeling bad
2. Feeling strong Feeling weak
3. Passive Active
4. Sedentary Mobile
5. Cheerful Sad
6. Good mood Bad mood
7. Functional Broken
8. Full of strength Exhausted
9. Slow Fast
10. Inactive Active
11. Happy Unhappy
12. Cheerful Gloomy
14. Healthy Patient
15. Indifferent Passionate
16. Indifferent Excited
17. Enthusiastic Dejected
18. Joyful Sad
19. Rested Tired
20. Fresh Exhausted
21. Sleepy Excited
22. Desire to rest Desire to work
23. Calm Concerned
24. Optimistic Pessimistic
25. Hardy Tired
26. Cheerful Lethargic
27. Thinking hard Thinking easy
28. Absent-minded Attentive
29. Hopeful Disappointed
30. Satisfied Dissatisfied
TREATMENT: Index 3, corresponding to negative characteristics, is taken as one point, 2 as 2, 1 as 3 points, 0 as 4, 1 as 5, 2 as 6, 3 as 7.
Questionnaire code: questions on well-being - 1,2,7,8,13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26
for activity - 3,4,9,10,15,16,21.22,27, 28
for mood - 5,6,11,12,17,18,23,24,29,30.
The arithmetic mean is calculated. Well-being - 5.4
Activity - 5.0
Mood - 5.4.
MOOD ASSESSMENT
1. I feel extremely cheerful.
2. My neighbors (other students) are very annoying to me.
3. I experience some kind of painful feeling.
4. I would rather experience a feeling of peace (lessons, classes, a quarter would end).
5. They would leave me alone and not bother me.
6. The state is such that you are ready to move mountains.
7. The test score was not accepted, causing a feeling of dissatisfaction.
8. Amazing mood - I want to sing, dance, kiss everyone I see with joy.
9. There are a lot of people around me who are capable of acting ignoble and doing evil. Any person can be expected to do something unseemly.
10. All the buildings around, all the buildings on the streets seem surprisingly unfortunate to me.
11. I am ready to say something rude to everyone I meet.
12. I walk joyfully, I can’t feel my legs under me.
13. The mood is such that you want to say, “To hell with everything!”
14. I don’t want to see anyone, I don’t want to talk to anyone.
15. I want to say: “Stop bothering me, get rid of me!”
16. All people, without exception, seem good to me. All of them, without exception, are cute.
17. I don’t see any difficulties ahead. Everything is easy! Everything is available!
18. My future seems very sad to me.
19. It happens worse, but rarely.
20. I don’t trust even the closest people.
21. Cars honk loudly on the street, but these sounds are perceived as pleasant music.
Instructions: answer - “yes”, “no”, “vice versa”.
Mood: 9 points - 20 answers “no”, 4 - 9 - 10 answers.
6 -16-17, 1-5 or less
Asthenic state: answers “yes” to questions - 2,3,4,5,7,9,10,11,13,14,15,18,19,20.
The answers are the other way around - 1,6,8,12,16,17.
The fewer indicated answers, the better the condition.
9 points - 1-2 answers, 8 points. - 3, 7 b - 4, 6 b - 5 - 6, 5 b - 7 - 8, 4 b - 9 - 10, 3 b - 11 - 13, 2 b - 14-15, 1 b - 17 or more.
State of euphoria: answers “yes” to questions 1,6,8,12,16,17..
The answers are the other way around: 2,3,4,5,7,9,10,11,13,14,15,18,19,20.
The more answers, the more pronounced the euphoria (inadequate assessment of events). 9 b - 6 answers, 8 b - 7, 7 b - 8-9, 6 b - 10-12, 5 b - 10-13, 4 b - 14-15, 3 b - 16-17, 2 b - 18-19, 1 b - 20 .
Depression.
Possible answers:
1 - no, incorrect,
2 - probably so,
4 is absolutely correct.
1.I feel depressed and sad
2.I feel best in the morning
3. Tears come to my eyes
4.I have a bad night's sleep
5. My appetite is no worse than usual
6.I enjoy communicating with attractive people
7.I'm losing weight
8.I am worried about constipation
9.My heart is beating faster than usual
10.I get tired for no reason
11.I think as clearly as ever
12. It’s easy for me to do what I can do.
13.I feel restless and can’t sit still.
14.I hope for the future
15.I'm more irritable than usual
16.I find it easy to make decisions
17.I feel useful and needed
18.I live a fairly full life
19.I feel that other people will be better off if I'm not there.
20. I still enjoy what I have always enjoyed
PROCESSING RESULTS:
After filling out the text form, the points scored by the test taker are calculated. The questionnaire contains 10 “direct” questions (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19) and 10 “reverse” questions (2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 , 18, 20).Each answer is scored from 1 to 4 points. “Direct” and “Reverse” answers are counted, summed up and the “raw” score is converted to a scale using the formula
X = sum x 100
The average value of the mood decline index is 40.25 + 5.99 points.
Below 50 points are persons who do not have a decrease in mood.
From 51 to 59 points - a slight but clearly pronounced decrease in mood.
From 60 to 60 points - a significant decrease in mood and above 70 points - a deep decrease in mood (subdepression or depression).
4.How are you feeling?
Instructions: For each test question, choose one answer option.
1. What will you do if you see that the bus will arrive at the stop earlier than you?
a) take your “legs” into your “hands” to catch up with him
b) skip it, there will be another one
c) speed up your pace a little
2.Will you go hiking?
c) reluctantly
3. If you have a bad day at work, will you lose the desire to do anything that promises to be interesting?
b) the desire disappears, but you hope that you will feel better, and therefore do not give up on your plan
On the scales, the subject notes his typical, repeating day-to-day condition, crossing out on each scale the number that best corresponds to him. Large numbers indicate the predominance of a good mood, and small numbers indicate a predominance of a bad mood.
EVALUATION OF RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS.
The sum of points selected by the subject on all 30 scales is divided by 30, and the result is an average score reflecting the mood prevailing in this subject. A person with an average score in the range from 5 to 7 is considered to be in a good mood most often. Anyone with a score of 1 to 3 is considered to be in a predominantly bad mood. A score close to 4 points (from 3.5 to 4.5) indicates the dominance of a changeable mood or one that the person himself is not able to evaluate as good or bad.
Assessment of neuropsychic stress.
To conduct the study, you can use the questionnaire of neuropsychic tension (NPS), proposed by T.A. Nemchin. The questionnaire is a list of signs of neuropsychic stress, compiled according to clinical and psychological observation data, and contains 30 main characteristics of this condition, divided into three degrees of severity.
The study is carried out individually, in a separate, well-lit room, isolated from extraneous sounds and noise. Instructions to the subject: “Please fill out the right side of the form, marking with a plus sign those lines whose contents correspond to the characteristics of your current condition.”
QUESTIONNAIRE - NERVOUS AND MENTAL STRESS:
1.Presence of physical discomfort:
a) complete absence of any unpleasant physical omissions
b) there are minor discomforts that do not interfere with work
c) the presence of a large number of unpleasant physical sensations that seriously interfere with work.
2. Presence of pain:
a) complete absence of any pain
b) painful drainage periodically appears, but quickly disappears and does not interfere with work
c) there are constant pain sensations that significantly interfere with work.
3. Temperature drops:
a) absence of any changes in the sensation of body temperature;
b) feeling of warmth, increased body temperature;
c) a feeling of coldness in the body, limbs, feeling, chills.
4. State of muscle tone:
a) normal muscle tone;
b) moderate increase in muscle tone. feeling of some muscle tension;
c) significant muscle tension, twitching of individual muscles
face, neck, hands (tics, tremors).
5.Movement coordination:
a) normal coordination of movements;
b) increasing accuracy, ease, coordination of movements during writing and other work;
c) decreased accuracy of movements, impaired coordination, deterioration of handwriting, difficulties in performing small movements that require high precision.
6. State of motor activity in general:
a) normal physical activity;
b) increased physical activity. increasing the speed and vigor of movements;
c) a sharp increase in motor activity, inability to sit in one place, fussiness, desire to walk, change body position.
7. Sensations from the cardiovascular system:
a) absence of any unpleasant sensations from the heart;
b ) a feeling of increased cardiac activity that does not interfere with work;
c) the presence of unpleasant sensations from the heart - increased heart rate, a feeling of compression in the heart area, tingling, pain in the heart.
8. Manifestations from the gastrointestinal tract:
a) absence of any unpleasant sensations in the stomach;
b) isolated, quickly passing and not interfering with work sensations in the abdomen - suction in the epigastric region, a feeling of slight hunger, periodic “rumbling”.
c) pronounced discomfort in the abdomen - pain, loss of appetite, nausea, feeling of thirst.
9. Manifestations from the respiratory system:
a) absence of any sensations;
b) increasing the depth and frequency of breathing without interfering with work;
c) significant changes in breathing - shortness of breath, feeling of insufficient inspiration, “lump in the throat.”
10. Manifestation from the excretory system:
a) absence of any changes;
b) moderate activation of the excretory function - a more frequent desire to use the toilet while fully maintaining the ability to abstain (tolerate);
c) a sharp increase in the desire to use the toilet, difficulty or even impossibility to endure.
11.Sweating state:
a) normal sweating without any changes;
b) moderate increase in sweating;
c) the appearance of profuse “cold” sweat.
12. Condition of the oral mucosa:
b) moderate increase in salivation;
c) feeling of dry mouth.
13. Skin coloring:
a) normal coloring of the skin of the face, neck, hands;
b) redness of the facial skin;
c) paleness of the skin of the face, neck, appearance of a “marbled” (spotty) shade on the skin of the hands
14. Receptivity, sensitivity to external stimuli:
a) absence of any changes, normal sensitivity;
b) a moderate increase in susceptibility to external stimuli that does not interfere with work;
c) a sharp increase in sensitivity, distractibility, fixation on extraneous stimuli,
15.Feeling of self-confidence and self-confidence:
a) the usual feeling of confidence in one’s strengths, in one’s abilities;
b) increased sense of self-confidence, belief in success;
c) a feeling of self-doubt, expectation of failure, failure.
16.Mood:
a) normal mood;
b) elevated, heightened mood, a feeling of elation, pleasant satisfaction with work or other activities;
c) decreased mood, depression.
17.Sleep features:
a) normal, ordinary sleep;
b) a good, sound, refreshing sleep the night before;
c) restless sleep, with frequent awakenings and dreams, for several previous nights, including the day before.
18. Features of the emotional state in general:
a) absence of any changes in the sphere of emotions and feelings;
b) a feeling of concern, responsibility for the work being performed, “excitement” - an active desire to act;
c) a feeling of fear, panic, despair.
19. Noise immunity:
a) normal state without any changes;
b) increasing noise immunity in operation, the ability to work in conditions of noise and other interference;
c) a significant decrease in noise immunity, inability to work with distracting stimuli.
20. Features of speech:
a) ordinary speech;
b) increasing speech activity, increasing voice volume, speeding up speech without deteriorating its quality (logicality, literacy, etc.)
c) speech impairment - the appearance of long pauses, hesitations, an increase in the number of unnecessary words, stuttering, too quiet a voice.
21.General assessment of mental state:
a) normal state;
b) state of composure, increased readiness for work, mobilization, high mental tone,
c) a feeling of fatigue, lack of concentration, absent-mindedness, apathy, decreased mental tone.
22.Memory Features:
a) normal memory
b)improved memory - it’s easy to remember what you need,
c) memory impairment.
23.Features of attention:
a) normal attention without any changes,
b) improving the ability to concentrate, distraction from extraneous matters,
c) deterioration of attention, inability to concentrate on a task, distractibility.
24. Quick wit:
a) ordinary intelligence,
c) significant decrease in mental performance, rapid
mental fatigue.
26.Phenomena of mental discomfort:
a) the absence of any unpleasant sensations and experiences from the psyche as a whole,
b) a feeling of mental comfort, an increase in mental activity, or isolated, weakly expressed, quickly passing and not interfering with work phenomena,
c) pronounced, varied and numerous mental disorders that seriously interfere with work.
27. Degree of prevalence (generalization) of signs of stress:
a) single, weakly expressed signs that are not paid attention to;
b) clearly expressed signs of tension, which not only do not interfere with activity but, on the contrary, contribute to its productivity;
c) a large number of different unpleasant signs? tension that interferes with work and is observed in various organs and systems of the body.
28. Frequency of occurrence of voltage state:
a) the feeling of tension almost never develops;
b) some signs of tension develop only in the presence of really difficult situations;
c) signs of tension develop very often and often without sufficient reason.
29. Duration of voltage state:
a) very short-term, no more than a few minutes, quickly disappears even before the difficult situation has passed;
b) continues for almost the entire time of being in a difficult situation and performing the necessary work, and stops soon after its completion,
c) a very significant duration of a state of tension that continues for a long time after a difficult situation.
30. General degree of tension:
a) complete absence or very weak degree of expression,
b) moderately expressed, distinct signs of tension,
c) pronounced, excessive tension.
PROCESSING RESULTS.
After filling out the form, the points scored by the test taker are calculated by summing them up. At the same time, for the “+” mark given by the subject against:
point “a”, 1 point is awarded,
point "b" - 2 points,
point "c" - 3 points.
The minimum number of points that a subject can score is 30,
maximum - 90.
The range of weak, or “detensive”, neuropsychic stress ranges from 30 to 50 points,
moderate, or “intense” from 51 to 70 points and
excessive, or “extensive” - from 71 to 90 points.
The data obtained in this way is entered into the protocol in the following form:
Last name, first name, patronymic __________________________Date_______________
Brief description of the current situation (ordinary, non-stressful, before an exam, after an exam, before completing a responsible and complex task, after a task, etc.)
To conduct research you can use Nervous-Mental Tension Questionnaire (NPS), proposed by T. A. Nemchin. The questionnaire is a list of signs of neuropsychic stress, compiled according to clinical and psychological observation data. It includes 30 main characteristics of this condition, divided into three degrees of severity. The study is carried out individually in a separate, well-lit room, isolated from extraneous sounds and noise.
The subjects are given the instruction: “Fill out the right side of the form, marking with a plus sign those lines whose contents correspond to the characteristics of your current condition.”
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NERVOUS AND MENTAL STRESS (NPS)
- 1. Presence of physical discomfort:
- a) complete absence of any unpleasant physical sensations;
- b) there are minor discomforts that do not interfere with work;
- c) the presence of a large number of unpleasant physical sensations that seriously interfere with work.
- 2. Presence of pain:
- a) complete absence of any pain;
- b) pain appears periodically, but quickly disappears and does not interfere with work;
- c) there are constant pain sensations that significantly interfere with work.
- 3. Temperature sensations:
- a) absence of any changes in the sensation of body temperature;
- b) feeling of warmth, increased body temperature;
- c) a feeling of coldness in the body, limbs, a feeling of chills.
- 4. State of muscle tone:
- a) normal muscle tone;
- b) moderate increase in muscle tone, feeling of some muscle tension;
- c) significant muscle tension, twitching of individual muscles of the face, neck, arms (tics, tremors).
- 5. Coordination of movements:
- a) normal coordination of movements;
- b) increasing accuracy, ease, coordination of movements during writing and other work;
- c) decreased accuracy of movements, impaired coordination, deterioration of handwriting, difficulties in performing small movements that require high precision.
- 6. State of motor activity in general:
- a) normal physical activity;
- b) increased motor activity, increased speed and energy of movements;
- c) a sharp increase in motor activity, inability to sit in one place, fussiness, desire to walk, change body position.
- 7. Sensations from the cardiovascular system:
- a) absence of any unpleasant sensations from the heart;
- b) sensations of increased cardiac activity that do not interfere with work;
- c) the presence of unpleasant sensations from the heart - increased heart rate, a feeling of compression in the heart area, tingling, pain in the heart.
- 8. Manifestations from the gastrointestinal tract:
- a) absence of any unpleasant sensations in the stomach;
- b) isolated, quickly passing and not interfering with work sensations in the abdomen - suction in the epigastric region, a feeling of slight hunger, periodic rumbling in the abdomen;
- c) severe discomfort in the abdomen - pain, loss of appetite, nausea, feeling of thirst.
- 9. Manifestations from the respiratory system:
- a) absence of any sensations;
- b) increasing the depth and frequency of breathing without interfering with work;
- c) significant changes in breathing - shortness of breath, a feeling of insufficient inspiration, a feeling of a lump in the throat.
- 10. Manifestations from the excretory system:
- a) absence of any changes;
- b) moderate activation of the excretory function - a more frequent desire to use the toilet while fully maintaining the ability to abstain (tolerate);
- c) a sharp increase in the desire to use the toilet, difficulty or even impossibility to endure.
- 11. Sweating condition:
- a) normal sweating without any changes;
- b) moderate increase in sweating;
- c) the appearance of profuse cold sweat.
- 12. Condition of the oral mucosa:
- b) moderate increase in salivation;
- c) feeling of dry mouth.
- 13. Skin coloring:
- a) normal coloring of the skin of the face, neck, hands;
- b) redness of the skin of the face, neck, hands;
- c) paleness of the skin of the face, neck, appearance of a “marbled” (spotty) shade on the skin of the hands.
- 14. Receptivity, sensitivity to external stimuli:
- a) absence of any changes, normal sensitivity;
- b) a moderate increase in sensitivity to external stimuli that does not interfere with work;
- c) a sharp increase in sensitivity, distractibility, fixation on extraneous stimuli.
- 15. Feeling of self-confidence and ability:
- a) the usual feeling of confidence in one’s strengths and abilities;
- b) increased sense of self-confidence, belief in success;
- c) a feeling of self-doubt, expectation of failure, failure.
- 16. Mood:
- a) normal mood;
- b) elevated, heightened mood, a feeling of elation, pleasant satisfaction with work or other activities;
- c) decreased mood, depression.
- 17. Sleep Features:
- a) normal, ordinary sleep;
- b) a good, sound, refreshing sleep the night before;
- c) restless sleep, with frequent awakenings and dreams, for several previous nights, including the day before.
- 18. Features of the emotional state in general:
- a) absence of any changes in the sphere of emotions and feelings;
- b) a feeling of concern, responsibility for the work being performed, excitement, an active desire to act;
- c) feelings of fear, panic, despair.
- 19. Noise immunity:
- a) normal state without any changes;
- b) increasing noise immunity in operation, the ability to work in conditions of noise and other interference;
- c) a significant decrease in noise immunity, inability to work with distracting stimuli.
- 20. Features of speech:
- a) ordinary speech;
- b) increasing speech activity, increasing voice volume, speeding up speech without deteriorating its quality (logicality, literacy, etc.);
- c) speech disorders - the appearance of long pauses, hesitations, an increase in the number of unnecessary words, stuttering, too quiet a voice.
- 21. General mental status assessment:
- a) normal state;
- b) state of composure, increased readiness for work, mobilization, high mental tone;
- c) a feeling of fatigue, lack of concentration, absent-mindedness, apathy, decreased mental tone.
- 22. Memory Features:
- a) ordinary memory;
- b) improved memory - you can easily remember what you need;
- c) memory impairment.
- 23. Features of attention:
- a) normal attention without any changes;
- b) improving the ability to concentrate, distracting from extraneous matters;
- c) deterioration of attention, inability to concentrate on a task, distractibility.
- 24. Quick wits:
- a) ordinary intelligence;
- b) increased intelligence, good resourcefulness;
- c) decreased intelligence, confusion.
- 25. Mental performance:
- a) normal mental performance;
- b) increasing mental performance;
- c) a significant decrease in mental performance, rapid mental fatigue.
- 26. Phenomena of mental discomfort:
- a) the absence of any unpleasant sensations and experiences from the psyche as a whole;
- b) a feeling of mental comfort, increased mental activity, or isolated, mild, fast-passing phenomena that do not interfere with work;
- c) pronounced, varied and numerous mental disorders that seriously interfere with work.
- 27. The degree of prevalence (generalization) of signs of tension:
- a) single mild signs that are not paid attention to;
- b) clearly expressed signs of tension, which not only do not interfere with activity, but, on the contrary, contribute to its productivity;
- c) a large number of various unpleasant signs of tension that interfere with work and are observed in various organs and systems of the body.
- 28. Frequency of occurrence of stress state:
- a) the feeling of tension almost never develops;
- b) some signs of tension develop only in the presence of really difficult situations;
- c) signs of tension develop very often and often without sufficient reason.
- 29. Duration of voltage state:
- a) very short-term, no more than a few minutes, quickly disappears even before the difficult situation has passed;
- b) continues practically throughout the entire time of being in a difficult situation and performing the necessary work; stops soon after its completion;
- c) a very significant duration of the state of tension, which does not cease for a long time after a difficult situation.
- 30. General degree of tension:
- a) complete absence or very weak degree of expression;
- b) moderately expressed distinct signs of tension;
- c) pronounced, excessive tension.
PROCESSING RESULTS
After filling out the form, the points scored by the test taker are calculated by summing them up. In this case, for the “plus” mark put by the subject against point “a”, 1 point is awarded, against point “b” – 2 points, against point “c” – 3 points. The minimum number of points that a subject can score is 30, the maximum is 90. The range of weak (depressive) neuropsychic stress ranges from 30 to 50 points; moderate ("intense") stress - from 51 to 70 points, excessive ("extensive") stress - from 71 to 90 points. The data obtained in this way is entered into the protocol.
Protocol for the study of neuropsychic stress
Last name, first name, patronymic Date
Brief description of the current situation (usual non-stressful, before the exam, after the exam, before completing an important and complex task, after the task, etc.)
Mental State Assessment
To conduct the study, you can use the questionnaire of neuropsychic tension (NPS), proposed by T.A. Nemchin. The questionnaire is a list of signs of neuropsychic stress, compiled according to clinical and psychological observation data. The questionnaire includes 30 main characteristics of this condition, divided into three degrees of severity.
The study is carried out individually in a separate, well-lit room, isolated from extraneous sounds and noise.
Instructions to the subject: “Please fill out the right side of the form, marking with a plus sign those lines whose contents correspond to the characteristics of your current condition.”
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NERVOUS-MENTAL TENSION (NPS)
1. Presence of physical discomfort:
a) complete absence of any unpleasant physical sensations;
b) there are minor discomforts that do not interfere with work;
c) the presence of a large number of unpleasant physical sensations that seriously interfere with work.
2. Presence of pain:
a) complete absence of any pain;
b) pain appears periodically, but quickly disappears and does not interfere with work;
c) there are constant pain sensations that significantly interfere with work.
3. Temperature sensations:
a) absence of any changes in the sensation of body temperature;
b) feeling of warmth, increased body temperature;
c) a feeling of coldness in the body, limbs, a feeling of “chills”.
4. State of muscle tone:
a) normal muscle tone;
b) moderate increase in muscle tone, feeling of some muscle tension;
c) significant muscle tension, twitching of individual muscles of the face, neck, arms (tics, tremors);
5. Coordination of movements:
a) normal coordination of movements;
b) increasing accuracy, ease, coordination of movements during writing and other work;
c) decreased accuracy of movements, impaired coordination, deterioration of handwriting, difficulties in performing small movements that require high precision.
6. State of motor activity in general:
a) normal physical activity;
b) increased motor activity, increased speed and energy of movements;
c) a sharp increase in motor activity, inability to sit in one place, fussiness, desire to walk, change body position.
7. Sensations from the cardiovascular system:
a) absence of any unpleasant sensations from the heart;
b) sensations of increased cardiac activity that do not interfere with work;
c) the presence of unpleasant sensations from the heart - increased heart rate, a feeling of compression in the heart area, tingling, pain in the heart.
8. Manifestations from the gastrointestinal tract:
a) absence of any unpleasant sensations in the stomach;
b) isolated, quickly passing and not interfering with work sensations in the abdomen - suction in the epigastric region, a feeling of slight hunger, periodic “rumbling”;
c) severe discomfort in the abdomen - pain, loss of appetite, nausea, feeling of thirst.
9. Manifestations from the respiratory system:
a) absence of any sensations;
b) increasing the depth and frequency of breathing without interfering with work;
c) significant changes in breathing - shortness of breath, feeling of insufficient inspiration, “lump in the throat.”
10. Manifestations from the excretory system:
a) absence of any changes;
b) moderate activation of the excretory function - a more frequent desire to use the toilet, while fully maintaining the ability to abstain (tolerate);
c) a sharp increase in the desire to use the toilet, difficulty or even impossibility to endure.
11. Sweating condition:
a) normal sweating without any changes;
b) moderate increase in sweating;
c) the appearance of profuse “cold” sweat.
12. Condition of the oral mucosa:
b) moderate increase in salivation;
c) feeling of dry mouth.
13. Skin coloring:
a) normal coloring of the skin of the face, neck, hands;
b) redness of the skin of the face, neck, hands;
c) paleness of the skin of the face, neck, appearance of a “marbled” (spotty) shade on the skin of the hands.
14. Receptivity, sensitivity to external stimuli:
a) absence of any changes, normal sensitivity;
b) a moderate increase in sensitivity to external stimuli that does not interfere with work;
c) a sharp increase in sensitivity, distractibility, fixation on extraneous stimuli.
15. Feeling of self-confidence and self-confidence:
a) the usual feeling of confidence in one’s strengths and abilities;
b) increased sense of self-confidence, belief in success;
c) a feeling of self-doubt, expectation of failure, failure.
16. Mood:
a) normal mood;
b) elevated, heightened mood, a feeling of elation, pleasant satisfaction with work or other activities;
c) decreased mood, depression.
17. Sleep characteristics:
a) normal, ordinary sleep;
b) a good, sound, refreshing sleep the night before;
c) restless sleep, with frequent awakenings and dreams, for several previous nights, including the day before.
18. Features of the emotional state in general:
a) absence of any changes in the sphere of emotions and feelings;
b) a feeling of concern, responsibility for the work being performed, “excitement,” an active desire to act;
c) feelings of fear, panic, despair.
Noise immunity:
a) normal state without any changes;
b) increasing noise immunity in operation, the ability to work in conditions of noise and other interference;
c) a significant decrease in noise immunity, inability to work with distracting stimuli.
20. Features of speech:
a) ordinary speech;
b) increasing speech activity, increasing voice volume, speeding up speech without deteriorating its quality (logicality, literacy, etc.);
c) speech disorders - the appearance of long pauses, hesitations,
an increase in the number of unnecessary words, stuttering, too quiet a voice.
21. General assessment of mental state:
a) normal state;
b) state of composure, increased readiness for work, mobilization, high mental tone;
c) a feeling of fatigue, lack of concentration, absent-mindedness, apathy, decreased mental tone.
22. Memory Features:
a) ordinary memory;
b) improved memory - you can easily remember what you need;
c) memory impairment.
23. Features of attention:
a) normal attention without any changes;
b) improving the ability to concentrate, distracting from extraneous matters;
c) deterioration of attention, inability to concentrate on a task, distractibility.
24. Quick wit:
a) ordinary intelligence;
b) increased intelligence, good resourcefulness;
c) decreased intelligence, confusion.
25. Mental performance:
a) normal mental performance;
b) increasing mental performance;
c) a significant decrease in mental performance, rapid mental fatigue.
26. Phenomena of mental discomfort:
a) the absence of any unpleasant sensations and experiences from the psyche as a whole;
b) a feeling of mental comfort, increased mental activity, or isolated, weakly expressed, quickly passing phenomena that do not interfere with work;
c) pronounced, varied and numerous mental disorders that seriously interfere with work.
27. Degree of prevalence (generalization) of signs of stress:
a) single, weakly expressed signs that are not paid attention to;
b) clearly expressed signs of tension, which not only do not interfere with activity, but, on the contrary, contribute to productivity;
c) a large number of various unpleasant signs of tension that interfere with work and are observed in various organs and systems of the body.
28. Frequency of occurrence of the voltage state:
a) sensations of tension almost never develop;
b) some signs of tension develop only in the presence of really difficult situations;
c) signs of tension develop very often and often without sufficient reason.
29. Duration of the state of tension:
a) very short-term, no more than a few minutes, quickly disappears even before the difficult situation has passed;
b) continues for almost the entire time of being in a difficult situation and performing the necessary work, and stops soon after its completion;
c) a very significant duration of a state of tension that continues for a long time after a difficult situation.
30. General degree of tension:
a) complete absence or very weak degree of severity
b) moderately expressed, distinct signs of tension
c) pronounced, excessive tension.
After filling out the form, the points scored by the test taker are calculated by summing them up. In this case, for the mark “+” put by the subject against point “a”, 1 point is awarded, against point “b” - 2 points and against point “c” 3 points. The minimum number of points that a subject can score is 30, and the maximum is 90. The range of weak, or “detensive”, neuropsychic stress ranges from 30 to 50 points, moderate, or “intense” - from 51 to 70 points and excessive, or “extensive” - from 71 to 90 points. The data obtained in this way is entered into the protocol in the following form:
Last name, first name, patronymic___________ Date__________
Brief description of the current situation (usual non-stressful, before an exam, after an exam, before completing an important and complex task, after a task, etc.).
Scales: anxiety level
Purpose of the test
The technique is designed to measure the level of anxiety.
Test Description
The questionnaire consists of 50 statements. It can be presented to the subject either as a list or as a set of cards with statements.
Test instructions
You are invited to familiarize yourself with a set of statements regarding character traits. If you agree with the statement, answer “Yes”; if you disagree, answer “No”. Don’t think too long, the first answer that comes to your mind is important.
Test
1. I am usually calm and it is not easy to get angry.
2. My nerves are no more upset than other people's.
3. I rarely have constipation.
4. I rarely have headaches.
5. I rarely get tired.
6. I almost always feel quite happy.
7. I am confident in myself.
8. I practically never blush.
9. Compared to my friends, I consider myself to be quite a brave person.
10. I blush no more often than others.
11. I rarely have heart palpitations.
12. Usually my hands are quite warm.
13. I am no more shy than others.
14. I lack self-confidence.
15. Sometimes it seems to me that I am good for nothing.
16. I have periods of such anxiety that I cannot sit still.
17. My stomach bothers me a lot.
18. I don’t have the courage to endure all the upcoming difficulties.
19. I would like to be as happy as others.
20. Sometimes it seems to me that such difficulties are piled up in front of me that I cannot overcome.
21. I often have nightmares.
22. I notice that my hands begin to shake when I try to do something.
23. I have extremely restless and interrupted sleep.
24. I am very worried about possible failures.
25. I have had to experience fear in cases when I knew for sure that nothing threatened me.
26. I have difficulty concentrating at work or on any task.
27. I work under a lot of pressure.
28. I get confused easily.
29. I feel anxious almost all the time about someone or something.
30. I tend to take things too seriously.
31. I cry often.
32. I often suffer from attacks of vomiting and nausea.
33. Once a month or more often I have an upset stomach.
34. I am often afraid that I am about to blush.
35. It is very difficult for me to concentrate on anything.
36. My financial situation worries me very much.
37. I often think about things that I wouldn’t like to talk about with anyone.
38. I have had periods when anxiety deprived me of sleep.
39. At times, when I am confused, I sweat profusely, which makes me very embarrassed.
40. Even on cold days I sweat easily.
41. At times I become so excited that it is difficult for me to fall asleep.
42. I am an easily excitable person.
43. At times I feel completely useless.
44. Sometimes it seems to me that my nerves are very shaken and I’m about to lose my temper.
45. I often catch myself worrying about something.
46. I am much more sensitive than most other people.
47. I feel hungry almost all the time.
48. Waiting makes me nervous.
49. Life for me is associated with unusual tension.
50. I am often overwhelmed by despair.
Processing and interpretation of test results
Key to the test
The number of responses of the subject indicating anxiety is counted.
Answers " Yes» for statements: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50.
. Answers " No"for statements: 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Answers that match the key are scored 1 point. The number of points is summed up.
Evaluation of test results
. 40-50 points are seen as an indicator of a very high level of anxiety,
. 25-40 points indicate a high level of anxiety,
. 15-25 points- about an average (with a tendency to high) level of anxiety,
. 5-15 points- about an average (with a tendency to low) level of anxiety,
. 0-5 points- low level of anxiety.
Sources
Personal scale of anxiety manifestations (J. Taylor, adaptation by T.A. Nemchin) / Diagnostics of emotional and moral development. Ed. and comp. I.B. Dermanova. – St. Petersburg, 2002. P.126-128.Genre: Psychology
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Description: The modern era of social development is characterized by two important features. Firstly, this is an unprecedented pace of development of science and production, which has the character of a scientific and technological revolution, and, secondly, the increasingly increasing role of man in this process as the main productive force of society.
Humanization of almost all areas of social practice objectively requires a deep development of the main problems of human science, its theoretical and practical aspects. The high dynamism of everyday life and activity of a modern person, the intensification of social connections and communication between people, the need to make responsible decisions in conditions of an uncertain situation and lack of time, increasing demands on the competence and efficiency of a person are associated, in turn, with the need not only for an in-depth study of his personality, character, abilities and other mental characteristics, but also the development of practical measures to increase the potential properties of a person that could fully meet difficult life situations.
These and many other circumstances force a person to quickly and fully adapt and maintain high performance in a constantly changing environment. The relevance of the problem of human adaptation to new conditions is also increasing in connection with the expansion of the ecological area, going into space, mastering previously inaccessible areas of the Earth, the deployment of work on the continental shelf of the World Ocean, tension in international military-political relations, the need to work in unusual, often very difficult , dangerous or in so-called “extreme” conditions. Increased demands on the physical, moral, psychological qualities and abilities of a person in the overwhelming majority are not only not accompanied by any adverse consequences, but, on the contrary, cause the mobilization of the spiritual and physical resources of the individual, ensuring overcoming difficulties. However, in some cases, extreme conditions can become objective causes of special “stressful” conditions in a person.
Currently, it is difficult to find in the specialized literature a word so often used to denote a wide variety of strong experiences and sensations of mental and physical discomfort that arise in a person in an “extreme” situation, such as the word “stress”. This word has become one of the symbols of the modern way of life, its use has gone far beyond the boundaries of science and is increasingly common in everyday life. At the same time, the concept of “stress” over the past decades has been the object of careful attention and deep interest of representatives of various fields of human science.
The problem of stress is being studied by physiologists, doctors, psychologists, sociologists, philosophers, and yet, it is still very far from being resolved. If the biochemical, physiological and other biological aspects of stress are currently developed quite well, then the most complex section of this problem - the psychology of stress - has not been studied enough. Until now, those studies that are aimed at studying the states of mental adaptation and maladaptation in healthy people - representatives of mass professions, students, mental workers at industrial enterprises, people from the administrative, economic, management apparatus, etc. have not received proper development. It is precisely in these categories that the specificity of everyday work activity is most closely connected with the high demands placed on the neuropsychic sphere. Particularly important are studies of adaptation processes in such a mass category of workers as operators, whose activities, in the context of growing technological progress, are becoming increasingly complex, becoming more responsible and accompanied by a strain of creative forces and abilities.
The problem of intense work activity is systematically reflected in the materials of the congresses of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in government decrees, is highlighted in political and economic documents, and is set as one of the main tasks of five-year plans. The humanistic task of healthcare, and in particular psychohygiene and medical psychology, is, on the one hand, to ensure optimal stress in the work process, its high efficiency and, on the other hand, to prevent undesirable consequences that can be accompanied by prolonged neuropsychic stress .
The object of this study was healthy people, mainly those who, due to the nature of their work, are periodically or systematically exposed to extreme factors, especially during periods of significant increase in work intensity, increasing responsibility for its quality and for errors, in conditions of limited time to achieve high results . The subjects included workers from a number of large industrial facilities in Leningrad - workers in the main professions, employees of the administrative and management apparatus, designers, engineers, students of higher educational institutions, and university teachers. As a “sample”, “training group”, or a kind of model of neuropsychic stress of the highest degree, a group of patients with neuroses with clinically clear signs of tension, emotional disorders, states of anxiety, and fear was used.
The general objectives of the study were to clarify the phenomenology of neuropsychic stress, to study the shifts that occur at different levels of the neuropsychic and somatic organization of a person, to study the causes and mechanisms of neuropsychic stress.
