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Stress Sources - for individuals
How does this relate to our congregations?

Family:
Death of a close family member
Major disagreements within family
Improvement or worsening in family member's health
Divorce or remarriage of parents
Alcoholism or drug problems in family
Holidays, family reunion, family vacation
Increase or decrease in number of family get-togethers
Pregnancy in family and/or gain of a new family member
Moving away from home
Significant increase or decrease in family income

Social
Marriage or starting significant relationship(s)
Marriage difficulties, divorce or ending old relationship(s)
Death of a close friend
Increase or decrease in social activities
Arguments with roommate or close friend
Leading a group or identification as a group leader
Feeling excluded from a group
Increase or decrease in the amount of human touch
Feeling you are the victim of ethnic, racial, religious prejudice
Conflicting interests between socializing, college and/or work

Individual
Jail term, involved in lawsuit or other court procedure, minor violations of the law
Pregnancy
Improvement or worsening in your state of health
Significant increase or decrease in personal finances
Sexual difficulties
Change in personal habits (smoking, bedtime, mealtime, exercise, recreation, etc.)
Problems with weight or feeling unattractive
Problems with drugs or alcohol dependence
Failure to meet personal goals or obligations
Vacation and/or travel


Environment
Increase or decrease in quality of living conditions
Moving within the same city or town
Moving to a different state or city
Noisy or unfriendly roommate or neighbors
Problems with traffic
Increase or decrease in daily level of background noise
Increase or decrease in amount of personal space
Increase or decrease in amount of available light
Increase or decrease in air quality
Increase or decrease in water quality

Work
Ending an old job and/or beginning a new job
Problems with boss and/or co-workers
Fired or laid-off job
Expectations of continued success after outstanding personal achievement
Increase or decrease in work hours or conditions
Increase or decrease in responsibilities
Feeling overqualified or under qualified for the work you actually do
Feeling pressured to do well and/or meet deadlines
Feeling bored with work
Little opportunity for advancement