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Stress and Defense Mechanisms

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is good stress called?
a)
Stress
b)
Good stress
c)
Eustress
d)
Distress
2.
What is bad stress called?
a)
Bad stress
b)
Eustress
c)
Distress
d)
All of the above
3.
A stressor is any event, situation, or thing that causes someone to feel stressed.
a)
True
b)
False
4.

Stress is your mind and body's reaction to demands and challenges.

a)
True
b)
False
5.

Select the stress management technique(s).

a)
Use refusal skills
b)
Plan ahead
c)
Think positively
d)
Practice relaxation techniques
e)
Seek support
6.

Correctly match the stress management technique to its definition

a)

Use refusal skills

1.

Be able to say "no"

b)

Practice relaxation techniques

2.

Meditation, deep-breathing

c)

Think positively

3.

focus on the good aspects of a situation

d)

Plan ahead

4.

organize tasks & schedule in advance

e)

Redirect your energy

5.

focus efforts on positive activities

7.

Select which defense mechanism best fits this description: Steering clear of difficult situations

a)
Avoidance
b)

Denial

c)

Displacement

d)

Regression

8.

Select which defense mechanism best fits this description: Working harder in one area to cover for a weakness

a)
Avoidance
b)

Compensation

c)

Fantasy/Daydreaming

d)

Repression

9.

Select which defense mechanism best fits this description: Pretending you don’t have a problem

a)

Denial

b)

Compensation

c)

Regression

d)

Repression

10.

Select which defense mechanism best fits this description: Taking out your frustration on something else instead of dealing with the problem

a)

Denial

b)

Regression

c)

Displacement

d)

Repression

11.

Select which defense mechanism best fits this description: Escaping reality by daydreaming

a)

Denial

b)

Regression

c)

Displacement

d)

Fantasy

12.

Select which defense mechanism best fits this description: Blaming others for your own issues

a)

Denial

b)

Projection

c)

Displacement

d)

Fantasy

13.

Select which defense mechanism best fits this description: Acting younger than you are

a)

Denial

b)

Regression

c)

Displacement

d)

Repression

14.

Select which defense mechanism best fits this description: Involuntarily pushing away upsetting thoughts

a)

Denial

b)

Regression

c)

Displacement

d)

Repression