Chapter 3 - Managing Stress

Which of the following statements about stress is not true

• stress is normal part of life

• stress always has negative effects

• stress is response of your body and mind to being challenged

• stress can help promote personal growth

which statement about eustress is correct

• eustress is positive stress

• eustress is negative stress

• eustress can damage health

• eustress is neither positive or negative

a stressor is

• positive response to stress

• negative response to stress

• cause of stress

• reliever of stress

stressors such as misplacing your homework or missing your bus are

• major life changes

• catastrophe

• environmental problem

• everyday problem

what is the order of stages in body's response to stress

• resistance, exhaustion, alarm

• alarm, resistance, exhaustion

• alarm, exhaustion, resistance

• resistance, alarm, exhaustion

which is not a warning sign of stress

• anger

• lack of concentration

• relaxed muscles

• sleep problems

after you recognize the warning signs of stress, you should

• identify the stressor

• eliminate the warning signs

• worry

• criticize yourself

select all that apply: which illnesses might be caused by stress

• asthma

• ulcers

• headaches

• stomachaches

how you react to stress does not depend on

• how you assess the situation

• how other people act

• whether or not the stress is a threat

• whether or not you have necessary resources to meet the challenge

optimism is

• focus on negative aspects

• focus on positive aspects

• tendency to accept nothing less than excellence

• ability to recover or bounce back