When Holmes and Rahe administered the Life Readjustment Scale to a large group of military personnel, what did they find?
a) All of the personnel completing the scale were at elevated risk for experiencing a heart attack within the next six months.
b) Scores on the scale enabled them to predict who would get ill within the next two years and who would remain healthy.
c) Physical fitness was the best predictor of subsequent illness, followed in order by levels of optimism and whether the respondent owned or rented a home.
d) The military officers reported no stressful events whatsoever, whereas the enlisted personnel generally scored in the 85th percentile.
Answer: b
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