Psychology Iowa Lakes Community College Age and numbers Questions 1.Health History If your Mother was younger than 18 or older than 35 at your birth, subt

Psychology Iowa Lakes Community College Age and numbers Questions 1.Health History

If your Mother was younger than 18 or older than 35 at your birth, subtract 1 year.

If you are the firstborn in your family, add 1 year.

Women: if you have had no children (or plan no children) subtract 1/2 year.

If you have annual physical exams, add 2 years.

If your weight is 10-30% above ideal and you are:

–a woman between ages 20 and 30, subtract 5 years

–a woman between ages 30 and 50, subtract 4 years

–a man between ages 20 and 30, subtract 10 years

–a man between ages 30 and 45, subtract 4 years

–a man over 45, subtract 2 years

If your weight is over 30% more than ideal and you are:

–a woman between 20 and 30, subtract 6 1/2 years

–a woman between 30 and 50, subtract 5 years

–a woman over 50, subtract 4 years

–a man between 20 and 30, subtract 13 years

–a man between 30 and 40, subtract 6years

–a man over 40 years old, subtract 4 years.

If your diet is genuinely low in fat and sugar and you never eat past the feeling of fullness, add 1 year.

If you smoke:

–2 or more packs a day, subtract 12 years

–1 to 2 packs a day, subtract 7 years

–less than 1 pack a day, subtract 2 years.

If you never drink, neither add nor subtract. If you drink heavlily, subtract 8 years. If you drink moderately add 3 years, if you are a light drinker add 1 1/2 years.

If you do some aerobic exercise at least 3x a week, add 3 years.

If you sleep more than 10 hours or less than 6 hours, subtract 2 years.

If you have sexual intercourse once or twice a week, add 2 years.

If you have a chronic health problem (e.g. hypertension, diabetes, ulcer, cancer) or are frequently ill, subtract 5 years.

2.Current Life

If you have 4 or more years of college, add 3 years. If you have 1-3 years of college, add 2. If you have completed high school only, add 1 year. If you have less than an 8th grade education, subtract 2 years.

If your work is professional, technical or managerial, add 1 year. If you work at unskilled work, subtract 4 years.

If your family income is above average for your education and occupation, add 1 year. If it is below average, subtract 1 year.

If your job is physically active, add 2. If sedentary subtract 2 years.

If you now live in a urban area and have lived in urban areas most of your life, subtract 1. If you have spent most of your life in rural areas, add 1 year.

If you are married and living with your spouse, add 1 year.

If you are separated or divorced, subtract 9 years if you are a man and 4 years if you are a woman.

If you are widowed, subtract 7 if you are a man and 4 if you are a woman.

If you are a never-married woman, subtract 1 year for each decade unmarried after age 25.

If you are a never-married man and living with a family, subtract 1 year for each decade unmarried past 25. If you live alone, subtract 2 years for each decade unmarried past 25.

If you have at least 2 close friends in whom you can confide, add 1 year.

If your personality is noticeably aggressive and hostile and you regularly feel under time pressure, subtract 2-5 years depending on how well this describes you.

If you are calm, relaxed, easy-going person who adapts well to whatever happens, add 1-3 years depending on how well this describes you.

If you are a basically happy person and have fun in life, add 2 years.

If you have had an episode of being depressed or very tense, guilty, or worried that lasted as long as a year or more, subtract 1-3 years depending on how severe.

If you take a lot of risks, subtract 2. If you generally avoid risks, add 1 year.