DIRECTIONS: Read each statement carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is wrong. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.

_________ 1. Major life changes are not stressful.
_________2. Stress can be positive if it helps you escape from danger, promotes personal growth, or helps accomplish goals.

_________3. When a person feels too overwhelmed by stress, they should always just handle it on their own.
_________4. Stress can sometimes lead you to perform at your best.
_________5. Participating in any sports is a good way to reduce stress.
_________6. Stress is how the brain and body respond to any demand. Every type of demand or stressor-such as exercise, work, school, major life changes, or traumatic events- can be stressful. _________7. Stress disrupts memory.
_________8. Physical activities help reduce stress, and it adds to your total sense of well-being. _________9. Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his/her own potential and can cope with the normal stresses of life.
_________10. Your body does not know the difference between a physical stressor and an emotional/psychological stressor. It reacts the same to both.