According to the American Psychological Association, one-third of Americans report they live under "extreme stress." Stress can have significant negative impacts on people's psychological and physical health and on their social, academic, and vocational lives. List and describe three ways to overcome stress.

What will be an ideal response?


Get in touch with the ways in which you experience stress.
Identify the situations and people that are stressing you out.
Get in touch with how you handle - or don't handle- stress.
Develop better ways to cope with stress.
Take care of your health.
Obtain social support.

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