Sandy has had a lot of readjustments in the last few months. First, she moved out of her parent's house and into residential housing at State University. Then, she started classes at State University. Three weeks later, she learned that she had become pregnant. Based on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale shown in Table 12.1, which of the following answers shows how Sandy's readjustments would rank (from largest to smallest) in terms of Life Event Units?

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Based on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, pregnancy is worth 40 Life Event Units, while beginning school and change in residence are worth 26 and 20 respectively. Therefore, pregnancy is the largest readjustment and is followed by beginning school and change in residence.

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