The Stress Questionnaire measures two types of stress: stress as load and stress as worry. Stress as load is about the number of things you have to get done at any given time. The more you have to do, the greater your stress as load becomes. Stress as worry is about worrying how you will get everything done in time and what others will think about it. In other words, if you worry about not being able to finish your tasks, failing at them, or that no one will like what you did then you have a lot of stress as worry.

Take this quiz once a month to track how your worry is changing. The Stress Quiz can be launched from the Stress Quiz icon at the bottom of every page.

Q: For the past four weeks, I've been feeling a lot different than I used to. I have trouble falling asleep at night and trouble staying asleep. I'm also skipping meals. I just don't feel that hungry. I've stopped running. I feel like I have no energy for that. I'm not talking to my friends as much because I feel I'm dragging them all down. I have a hard time focusing on schoolwork, and the smallest things make me cry. I can't control my sadness and was hoping it would pass. My parents say that everyone feels stressed like that from time to time, but I think I need some help. Do I need to see a doctor? Read our answer ...