The stress test is part of all medical checks as part of your health care and prevention. With the stress test, your doctor will perform the necessary tests if symptoms or illnesses are present. The stress test is used to determine your individual risk for stress.
Indications (areas of application)
| Test | Indication / comorbidities | |
| Diseases | Complaints/symptoms | |
Stress
|
Obesity, alcohol abuse, bronchial asthma, depression, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain), dyspareunia (discomfort during intercourse), dysuria (difficult (painful) urination),cardiac neurosis, hypertension (high blood pressure), immune insufficiency (immunodeficiency), coronary heart disease (CHD), lumbar vertebral syndrome, metabolic syndrome, migraine, myocardial infarction (heart attack), neurodermatitis, nicotine abuse, tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and many more. v. m. | Erectile dysfunction, headache* , libido disorder, back pain, unemployment and many more. |
* If organic causes have been ruled out.
Procedure
In the first step, the stresses/strains are discussed. The following questions will be discussed:
- Are there critical life events?
- Are there day-to-day stresses?
- What disturbs in the working environment?
- Are there indications of bullying?
- Is there evidence of burnout syndrome?
- Are there recent concerns about your own physical and mental illnesses that are severe enough to diminish your sense of well-being?
- Are there positive or negative aspects in lifestyle, for example, diet, exercise, alcohol?
In the second step, the consequences of stress are discussed. The following questions will be discussed:
- Where are there limitations in the quality of life or well-being?
- What physical or mental disorders are most severe?
In the third step, the processing of the stresses / stress is discussed. The following topics will be discussed:
- Attention is drawn to the positive resources from the “Emotional Intelligence” and “Social Support”.
- The potential of buffer zones is emphasized.
- Positive coping strategies are executed
- When present, the risks of negative coping strategies and negative personality traits, such as perfectionism, are addressed.
Benefits
The stress test is an ideal tool to complement or confirm the medical diagnosis by your “self-assessment” or “self-assessment”.
The questions are asked dynamically based on an expert system – depending on the probability of diagnosis.Your doctor will create individual recommendations for you based on the test results.