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Class 12 Meeting Life Challenges worksheet
CBSE Psychology. Types and sources of stress, appraisal, the General Adaptation Syndrome, coping strategies, stress management, life skills, hardiness and well-being. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Selye, the father of modern stress research, defined stress as:
- a disorder of memory
- only a negative emotion
- a stimulus that always causes illness
- the nonspecific response of the body to any demand
Answer
(d) the nonspecific response of the body to any demand
- 2.
Kabir watches films to avoid thinking about the upcoming test. Which coping strategy (Endler and Parker) is this?
- appraisal
- blunting
- avoidance-oriented
- emotion-oriented
Answer
(c) avoidance-oriented
- 3.
Dev wants to join both the dance class and the science club, which meet at the same time. Which source of psychological stress is this?
- frustration
- internal pressure
- conflict
- social pressure
Answer
(c) conflict
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Name the three major types of stress.
Answer
Physical and environmental, psychological, and social stress.
- 5.
Name the coping strategy in each case. (a) Ananya makes a revision timetable and asks the teacher about hard topics. (b) Rahul watches films to avoid thinking about the upcoming test.
Answer
(a) task-oriented (b) avoidance-oriented
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain the General Adaptation Syndrome.
Answer
Selye’s three stages of the body’s response to prolonged stress: alarm reaction (the body mobilises its defences), resistance (it tries to cope), and exhaustion (resources are depleted if stress continues).
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