Question

stress surrounds us on a daily basis. which of the following statements best describes ways to reduce or handle stress? a. handling stress effectively involves ignoring stressors and remaining silent about stressful issues. b. handling stress effectively involves recognizing what your stressors are, developing healthy behaviors to minimize stress, and adopting positive coping skills. c. handling stress effectively involves recognizing what stressors are and visiting a psychologist weekly to discuss stressful issues. d. handling stress effectively involves doing whatever it takes to erase the stressful issue from your mind.

Explanation:

Effective stress management begins with identifying stressors, then building healthy habits and positive coping strategies to address them, which aligns with evidence-based stress reduction practices. Option A is incorrect as ignoring stressors does not resolve them; option C is overly narrow (weekly psychologist visits are not a universal best practice); option D is unrealistic as "erasing" stressors from the mind is not a sustainable or effective strategy.

Answer:

Effective stress management begins with identifying stressors, then building healthy habits and positive coping strategies to address them, which aligns with evidence-based stress reduction practices. Option A is incorrect as ignoring stressors does not resolve them; option C is overly narrow (weekly psychologist visits are not a universal best practice); option D is unrealistic as "erasing" stressors from the mind is not a sustainable or effective strategy.