In teaching a stress management workshop, the nurse educator emphasizes that which of the following determines how one responds to stress?
a. State in life (e.g., single versus married)
b. Age
c. Job occupation
d. Person's perceptions
ANS: D
Whether one will experience eustress or distress depends largely on the person's perceptions, physical activity or inactivity, or mental activity or inactivity.
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