STRESS MANAGEMENT CORE EXAM SET 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is an appraisal-focused coping strategy? - ✔✔Changing the way you think
about the stressor or seeking knowledge or practice skills.
✔✔What is a problem-focused coping strategy? - ✔✔Strategies aimed at actively
addressing the stressor, such as problem-solving and seeking social support.
✔✔What is the importance of social support in stress management? - ✔✔Quality social
support can significantly aid in managing stress.
✔✔What are avoidant coping strategies? - ✔✔Strategies that are not effective, such as
ignoring or escaping the stressor.
✔✔What resources are available at USC for stress management? - ✔✔Student Health
Services, Counseling and Psychiatry, workshops, yoga classes, and meditation
resources.
✔✔What is the Perceived Stress Scale? - ✔✔A tool used to measure the perception of
stress.
✔✔What is the significance of time management in stress management? - ✔✔Effective
time management helps prioritize tasks and reduce stress levels.
✔✔What are the three categories for prioritizing tasks? - ✔✔A - Must be done soon, B -
Should be done soon, C - Could be done.
✔✔How can one evaluate if stress management worked? - ✔✔By assessing changes in
stress levels and symptoms after applying management techniques.
✔✔What is the impact of stress on academic performance? - ✔✔Stress can negatively
affect concentration and overall academic success.
✔✔What are some cognitive reactions to stress? - ✔✔Impaired concentration and
attention.
✔✔What are some emotional reactions to stress? - ✔✔Anxiety and apprehension.
✔✔What are some behavioral reactions to stress? - ✔✔Nail-biting, altered eating and
sleeping habits, and increased use of substances.
What is stress? - ✔✔A physical, mental, and/or emotional result to a perceived threat,
altering the state of balance or equilibrium.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is an appraisal-focused coping strategy? - ✔✔Changing the way you think
about the stressor or seeking knowledge or practice skills.
✔✔What is a problem-focused coping strategy? - ✔✔Strategies aimed at actively
addressing the stressor, such as problem-solving and seeking social support.
✔✔What is the importance of social support in stress management? - ✔✔Quality social
support can significantly aid in managing stress.
✔✔What are avoidant coping strategies? - ✔✔Strategies that are not effective, such as
ignoring or escaping the stressor.
✔✔What resources are available at USC for stress management? - ✔✔Student Health
Services, Counseling and Psychiatry, workshops, yoga classes, and meditation
resources.
✔✔What is the Perceived Stress Scale? - ✔✔A tool used to measure the perception of
stress.
✔✔What is the significance of time management in stress management? - ✔✔Effective
time management helps prioritize tasks and reduce stress levels.
✔✔What are the three categories for prioritizing tasks? - ✔✔A - Must be done soon, B -
Should be done soon, C - Could be done.
✔✔How can one evaluate if stress management worked? - ✔✔By assessing changes in
stress levels and symptoms after applying management techniques.
✔✔What is the impact of stress on academic performance? - ✔✔Stress can negatively
affect concentration and overall academic success.
✔✔What are some cognitive reactions to stress? - ✔✔Impaired concentration and
attention.
✔✔What are some emotional reactions to stress? - ✔✔Anxiety and apprehension.
✔✔What are some behavioral reactions to stress? - ✔✔Nail-biting, altered eating and
sleeping habits, and increased use of substances.
What is stress? - ✔✔A physical, mental, and/or emotional result to a perceived threat,
altering the state of balance or equilibrium.
