This document contains four appendices that appear to relate to academic stress, adjustment styles, study habits, and mental health. Appendix A contains a 40-item academic stress scale that asks students to rate their level of stress from various sources on a scale from no stress to extreme stress. Appendix B contains a 40-item adjustment styles inventory that asks students to indicate how often they engage in different ways of adjusting to distressing events. Appendix C is a 25-item study habits inventory that asks students to rate how often certain study habits apply to them. Appendix D is a 41-item mental health inventory that asks students to rate the frequency of various feelings and views.

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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 1st
bracket (NS),
Slight Stress in the 2nd
(SS), Moderate Stress in the 3rd
(MS), High
Stress in the 4th
(HS) and you feel Extreme Stress put a ‘’ mark in the
5th
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. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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12. Worry about results after examinations. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
13. Hesitate to ask the teacher for detailed explanation. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
14. Biased attitude of the teacher. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
15. Inadequate space or room for study at home. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
16. Not knowing how to prepare for the examinations. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
17. Lack of assertiveness (confidence) in the class. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
18. Lack of opportunity to meet teachers. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
19. Teacher shows socio-economic status on students. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
20. Slow in getting along with the curriculum. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
21. Exam papers are tough and not valued well. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
22. Unable to complete the assignment in time. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
23. Lack of communication between teachers and
students.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
24. Monotonous (boring or tedious) teaching style by
the teacher.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
25. Not enough discussion in the class. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
26. Lack of mutual help among classmates. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
27. Lack of fluency while speaking the language other
than the mother tongue.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
28. Difficulty in public speaking. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
29. The teacher is fast and does not use blackboard
legibly.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
30. Teachers lacking interest in students. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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31. Examination syllabus is too heavy in some
subjects.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
32. Feeling of inferiority. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
33. Unable to discuss Academic failures with parents. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
34. Not able to grasp the subject matter. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
35. Incomplete and confusing study material. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
36. Eleventh hour preparation for the examinations. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
37. Importance of the subject matter. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
38. Difficulty in adjusting with opposite gender. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
39. Inadequate subject knowledge of the teacher. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
40. Inadequate lab and library facilities. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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APPENDIX – B
ADJUSTMENT STYLES INVENTORY
When some unhappy events happen, people behave in different
ways to adjust it. Listed below are some such ways of managing
distressing events by an ordinary person. Read each statement carefully
and indicate a ‘’ mark if it applies to you generally. Put a ‘’ mark if
you accepts the statement Never in the 1st
bracket (NE), Very Rarely in
the 2nd
bracket (VR), Sometimes in the 3rd
bracket (SO), Very Often in
the 4th
bracket (VO) and if you accept the statement Always put the
‘’ mark in the 5th
bracket (AL).
NE VR SO VO AL
1. Hope that things will get better. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2. Try to maintain some control over
the situation. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
3. Find out more about the situation to that
you can handle it better. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
4. Think through different ways to handle
the situation. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
5. Look at the problem objectively. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
6. Eat, Smoke, chew gum. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
7. Try out different ways of solving the problem
to see which works the best. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
8. Draw on past experience to help you
handle the situation. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
9. Try to find meaning in the situation. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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NE VR SO VO AL
10. Pray, Trust in God. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
11. Got nervous ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
12. Worry. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
13. Break the problem down into smaller pieces.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
14. Seek comfort or help from family or friends.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
15. Set specific goals to help solve the problem.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
16. Accept the situation as it is. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
17. Want to be alone. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
18. Laugh it off, figuring that things
could be worse. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
19. Try to put the problem out of your mind.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
20. Day dream, fantasize. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
21. Get prepared to expect the worst. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
22. Talk the problem over someone who has
been in the same type of situation. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
23. Actively try to change the situation. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
24. Get mad, curse, swear. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
25. Cry, get depressed. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
26. Go to sleep, figuring things will look
better in the morning. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
27. Don’t worry about it; everything will
probably work out fine. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
28. Withdraw from the situation. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
29. Work off tension with physical activity.( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
30. Settle for the next best thing. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
31. Take out your tension on someone or
something else. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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32. Drink alcoholic beverages. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
33. Resign yourself to the situation because
things look hopeless. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
34. Do nothing in the hope that the problem
will take care of itself. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
35. Resign yourself to the situation because
it is your life. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
36. Do nothing just to do something. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
37. Blame someone else for your problems.( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
38. Meditation, Yoga, bio-feedback. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
39. Let someone else solve the problem. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
40. Take drugs. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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APPENDIX – C
STUDY HABITS INVENTORY
You are asked to state your habits with regard to these items, in
accordance with what yourself are in the habit of doing. Please answer
all the questions. After each statement, you will find three alternatives
viz., Rarely – Sometimes – Often. Please put a ‘’ mark in the bracket
which you feel most nearly describes the truth of the statement in your
own case now.
Rarely Sometimes Often
1. I have to re-read material several times –
the words don’t have much meaning the
first time I go over them. ( ) ( ) ( )
2. I have trouble picking out the important
points in material read or studied; tend to
take down material which turns out to be
unimportant. ( ) ( ) ( )
3. I go back and recite to myself the material
studied-rechecking any points I find
doubtful. ( ) ( ) ( )
4. I pronounce the words to myself as I read.
( ) ( ) ( )
5. I miss important points in the lecture while
copying down notes on something which has
gone before. ( ) ( ) ( )
6. I find it hard to keep my mind on what I am
studying-don’t know what I have been
reading about when I get through. ( ) ( ) ( )
7. I have a tendency to ‘day-dream’ when
trying to study. ( ) ( ) ( )

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Rarely Sometimes Often
8. It takes me sometime to get settled and
‘warmed up’ to the task of study. ( ) ( ) ( )
9. I have to wait for ‘the mood to strike me’
or for ‘an inspection’ before starting a task;
I am likely to waste time. ( ) ( ) ( )
10. My study periods are often too short for me
to get ‘warmed up’ and concentrated. ( ) ( ) ( )
11. My time is unwisely disturbed; I spend too
much time on something and not enough
on others. ( ) ( ) ( )
12. My periods of study are interrupted by outside
interference such as telephone calls, visitors
and distracting noises. ( ) ( ) ( )
13. I find it hard to force myself to finish work
by a certain time under pressure; work is
unfinished, inferior or not on time. ( ) ( ) ( )
14. I study with others rather than my-self.( ) ( ) ( )
15. My enjoyment of loafing (spending time ideally),
‘bull-seasons’ (amusing and illogical use of words)
or chewing that fat, interferes with my study. ( ) ( ) ( )
16. I spend too much time reading fiction, going to
cinemas etc., for the good of my college work. ( ) ( ) ( )
17. Too much social life interferes with school
success-dances, dates and trips. ( ) ( ) ( )
18. I get ‘fussed’ (annoy or disturbed) and
nervous on exams blow up and can’t do
myself justice or tell what I know. ( ) ( ) ( )
19. I plan out in my mind the answer to a
subjective or essay type of examination
question before starting to write the answer. ( ) ( ) ( )

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Rarely Sometimes Often
20. I finish my examination papers and turn
them in before time is called on the
examination. ( ) ( ) ( )
21. I try to get each point as I go over it, rather
than to go on at the time and them go back
later to clear up doubtful points. ( ) ( ) ( )
22. I try to summarize, classify and
systematize the facts learned; associating
then with previously learned material and
facts. ( ) ( ) ( )
23. I try to do some ‘over-learning’, working
beyond the point of immediate memory
or recall. ( ) ( ) ( )
24. I find myself too tired, sleepy and listless
to study efficiently. ( ) ( ) ( )
25. Dislike of certain courses and teachers
interferes with my school success. ( ) ( ) ( )

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APPENDIX – D
MENTAL HEALTH INVENTORY
You have got four alternatives to respond each of the statements.
Choose any one of the four alternative responses, i.e. Always – Most of
Times – Sometimes – Never, which most suitably indicate the
frequency of your feelings and views.
Always Most Sometimes Never
of times
1. I feel lack of confidence. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2. I get excited very easily. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
3. I am not able to take quick decision on
any subject. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
4. I have affection and attachment with
my neighbours. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
5. I mould myself according to the
circumstances. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
6. I feel that I am losing self-respect. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
7. I use too worry even about trivial matter
for a long time. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
8. I am not able to take decision about my
next step. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
9. I hesitate in meeting with others. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
10. I do my duty well even in adverse
circumstances. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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11. I feel that I am not able to fully utilize my
abilities in performing my different duties.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
12.In adverse circumstances, I act without
keeping in view of the real facts. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
13. I feel irritated. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
14. I feel to be insecure. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
15. I am much worried about my responsibilities.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
16. I feel depressed / dejected. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
17. I play important role in social ceremonies.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
18. I utilize my reasoning even in difficult times.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
19. I feel that my relations with others are not
satisfactory. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
20. My responsibilities are like burden to me.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
21. I suffer from inferiority complex. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
22. I am used to be lost in the world of
imagination. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
23. I am anxious about my future. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
24. My friends / relatives remain ready to help
me in the different times. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
25. I make definite plans about my future.( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
26. I am enraged even by the slightest
unfavourable talks. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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27. I take decision easily even in difficult
circumstances. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
28. I am not able to behave in such a ways as
my friends expect from me. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
29. I am satisfied with most of the aspects
of my life. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
30. My friends and relatives hale respect for me.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
31. My confidence varies highly in quantity.( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
32. I am always ready to fight the problems.( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
33. I make impressions about people or issue
even in absence of facts and grounds. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
34. I am not able to concentrate fully in
my works. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
35. I feel inclined towards opposite sex. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
36. I solve my problems myself. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
37. I fully co-operate in the important functions
of my community. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
38. I am perplexed (puzzled or confused) with
my contradictory thoughts. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
39. I take decisions on the basis of facts even
though they are contrary to my wish. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
40. I am not able to continue any task for long.
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41. I feel myself secured amidst
(among / in the middle of) my friends.( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
42. I do not become hopeless even when I fail.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
43. I consider myself useful for society. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
44. I aspire for something without having in
view of my short comings. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
45. Even reasonable arguments do not
influence me. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
46. I am not able to take such decision,
as I want to take. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
47. I am afraid of imaginary calamities. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
48. I feel that this world is a place good
enough for passing life. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
49. I feel full of enthusiasm to thing that I will
certainly achieve my objectives. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
50. I do not get disappointed with the common
worries of daily life. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
51. My mood changes momentarily. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
52. I myself decide what and how I should do.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
53. I feel that my intimacy with my group
community is increasing gradually. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
54. I feel pleasure in taking responsibilities.( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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APPENDIX – E
PERSONAL DATA SHEET
Dear Teacher trainee,
This is in connection with a research work on academic stress
and adjustment styles of teacher training students. Here are some
questionnaires, which are concerned with your studies. Please read
each statement carefully in terms of its contribution to your feelings
and put a ‘’ mark in any one of the brackets given against the
statement.
Please answer all the items. There is no right or wrong answer.
What you feel in your studies is the right answer. This is purely for
research purpose and all the information will be kept confidential.
Please give your opinion correctly.
“Accurate Information is the backbone of any useful research work”
I will be ever grateful for your help.
R. BALAJI RAO
M.Sc., M.Ed.,
Lecturer,
DIET: : PALLIPADU
Nellore District.
1. Name of the teacher trainee :
2. Gender : Boy / Girl
3. Group studied in Intermediate : M.P.C/ Bi.P.C. / C.E.C / H.E.C
4. Native Place : Rural / Urban
5. Caste : SC / ST / BC / OC
6. Religion :Hindu/Muslim/Christian/Others
7. Type of family : Joint Family / Nuclear Family
8. Are you suffering from any type
of hanidcapness: : Yes / No
9. Why you have in this course : Self interest /By the force of
others
PERSONAL DATA