Stress Management and Defense Mechanisms

_________ is the combination of a new and possibly threatening situation and your body's natural response to the situation.

• Fatigue

• Coping

• Stress

• Denial

Which of the following is an example of distress?

• forgetting your lunch money

• having an argument with someone

• being in a car accident

• all of the above

Fatigue is when you feel like you have lots of energy.

• True

• False

Taking time for yourself is

• an important part of managing your stress

• called a defense mechanism

• not important

• a sign of physical stress

Frustration, depression, irritability, and poor concentration are

• uncommon in teenagers

• mental and emotional signs of stress

• nothing to worry about

• physical signs of stress

rationalization is

• ignoring or denying the problem

• making excuses for your behavior

• thinking someone else is to blame

• shifting anger at one person to another

displacement is

• ignoring or denying the problem

• making excuses for your behavior

• thinking someone else is to blame

• shifting anger at one person to another

denial is

• ignoring or denying the problem

• making excuses for your behavior

• thinking someone else is to blame

• shifting anger at one person to another

projection is

• ignoring or denying the problem

• making excuses for your behavior

• thinking someone else is to blame

• shifting anger at one person to another

Carl failed his math test. His teacher told Carl to have his parents sign the test, but Carl forgot. IS this

• Rationalization

• Projection

• Repression