Holmes and Rahe’s Social Readjustment Rating Scale ____

a. ?is used to make a diagnosis of mental illness
b. ?provides a measure of personality characteristics
c. ?measures the impact of major life events
d. ?suggests ways of dealing with social problems


ANSWER:
c

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A) ?True. B) ?False.

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