Which scale rates, assigns, and measures the amount of stress in a patient's life?

The Holmes Social Readjustment Rating Scale is designed to assess the stress load an individual has based on life events. It assigns values to various life events, representing the degree of adjustment required to navigate these changes. Each event listed has a corresponding score reflecting its impact; the cumulative total provides insight into a person's stress level. This scale effectively quantifies the stress associated with life changes, making it useful in understanding how such stress might relate to a person's mental health or the development of psychological issues.

In contrast, while the other options also relate to stress in different ways, they do not function as comprehensive measures of life stress load like the Holmes Scale. The Acute stress paradigm focuses on immediate stress responses rather than cumulative life stress, and the Daily hassles scale, though it assesses everyday annoyances, does not measure significant life changes. The Hassles Scale, similarly, pertains to minor stressors but lacks the structured approach of assigning scores based on major life events that the Holmes Social Readjustment Rating Scale provides.