Holmes and Rahe Created an Instrument Called the Social Readjustment

Holmes and Rahe created an instrument called the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) to measure life change events. In their model of stress, higher life change event scores for the last six months to a year indicate a person has a greater likelihood of ____.

A) suicidal behavior
B) developing an illness
C) living a shorter lifespan
D) pessimism