Stress Management: Understanding Stress
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What is the term for any event or stimulus that causes an individual to experience stress?

  • Coping response
  • Stressor (correct)
  • Coping strategy
  • Stress reaction
  • What is the result of an individual's response to a stressor?

  • Balanced state
  • Stressor
  • Stress reaction (correct)
  • Coping mechanism
  • Which of the following is an example of an internal stressor?

  • A death in the family
  • Pressure from peers
  • A move to another city
  • Feelings of depression (correct)
  • What is the term for the ways in which an individual responds to stressors?

    <p>Coping strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the concept of stress important?

    <p>It provides a way of understanding the individual as a whole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of stress?

    <p>A condition in which an individual experiences changes in their normal balanced state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic distinguishes situational stressors from developmental stressors?

    <p>Predictability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a factor that influences the degree to which an event has positive or negative effects on an individual?

    <p>The individual's developmental stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a consequence of stress?

    <p>Financial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of the death of a parent for a 12-year-old compared to a 40-year-old?

    <p>The 12-year-old is more likely to be affected negatively</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a situational stressor?

    <p>Birth of a child</p> Signup and view all the answers

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