Chart 4.

Lipp’s stress symptoms inventory (LSSI) for adults. Physical and psychological symptoms of stressed participants: exhaustion phase

a) Mark with F3 symptoms that you have experienced in the last month.

( ) 1. Frequent diarrhea

( ) 2. Sexual difficulties

( ) 3. Insomnia (difficulty sleeping)

( ) 4. Nausea

( ) 5. Tics

( ) 6. Continued hypertension (high blood pressure)

( ) 7. Continued skin problems

( ) 8. Extreme appetite change

( ) 9. Excessive gases

( ) 10. Frequent dizziness

( ) 11. Ulcer, colitis or other serious digestive problem

( ) 12. Heart attack

Add 1 point for each F3 marked: F3 = .......

b) Mark with P3 symptoms that you have experienced

in the last month.

( ) 13. Inability to work

( ) 14. Frequent nightmare

( ) 15. Feeling incompetent in all areas

( ) 16. Desire to get away from everything

( ) 17. Apathy, depression and prolonged rage

( ) 18. Constant and excessive fatigue

( ) 19. Constantly speaking and think on only one subject

( ) 20. Frequent irritability without apparent cause

( ) 21. Daily distress, anxiety, fear

( ) 22. Emotional hypersensitivity

( ) 23. Loss of sense of humor

Add 1 point for each P3 marked: P3 = ........