Which of the following is a stress management practice?

Which of the following is a stress management practice?

• A. Ignore problems and work longer hours
• B. Make adjustments, time management, overload avoidance, relaxation, exercise and nutrition, social support, prioritization
• C. Increase workload without rest
• D. Avoid all social interactions

Answer: (B)

Stress management revolves around proactive, evidence-based strategies that reduce demand and boost your capacity to cope. The best choice combines practical planning with self-care: making adjustments and tightening time management to prevent overload, prioritizing tasks to focus on what matters, using relaxation techniques to lower physiological arousal, staying active with exercise, supporting good nutrition, leaning on social support, and setting clear priorities to reduce competing demands. This mix tackles both the sources of stress and your body's resources to handle it, which is the essence of effective stress management. In contrast, ignoring problems and working longer hours tends to worsen fatigue and burnout; increasing workload without rest adds pressure without restoring capacity; avoiding social interactions removes a crucial source of support that helps buffer stress.

Stress management revolves around proactive, evidence-based strategies that reduce demand and boost your capacity to cope. The best choice combines practical planning with self-care: making adjustments and tightening time management to prevent overload, prioritizing tasks to focus on what matters, using relaxation techniques to lower physiological arousal, staying active with exercise, supporting good nutrition, leaning on social support, and setting clear priorities to reduce competing demands. This mix tackles both the sources of stress and your body's resources to handle it, which is the essence of effective stress management. In contrast, ignoring problems and working longer hours tends to worsen fatigue and burnout; increasing workload without rest adds pressure without restoring capacity; avoiding social interactions removes a crucial source of support that helps buffer stress.