235 APPENDICES APPENDIX – A ACADEMIC STRESS SCALE This scale consists of 40 items describing the stress in your institution/ college life from the various sources. The level of stress you feel for each item can be indicated by marking a ‘’ mark in the bracket given against each statement. If you feel No Stress put a ‘’ mark in the 1 st bracket (NS), Slight Stress in the 2 nd (SS), Moderate Stress in the 3 rd (MS), High Stress in the 4 th (HS) and you feel Extreme Stress put a ‘’ mark in the 5 th bracket (ES). S.No Statement NS SS MS HS ES 1. Teachers make too many extra demands on students. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 2. Poor interest in some subjects. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 3. Progress reports to parents ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 4. The teacher is not humours towards us. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 5. Lack of concentration during study hours. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 6. Difficulty in remembering all that is studied. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 7. Worrying about the examinations. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 8. Lack of self-confidence. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 9. The teachers do not listen to our ideas. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 10. Conflict with friends/college authorities. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 11. Teachers give more punishment in the class. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )