Stress Management Training Stress & Mental Health 2

Question 1

Which neurotransmitter is most depleted by chronic stress and linked to anxiety and depression?

Accepted Answer

Serotonin

Answer

Dopamine

Answer

Acetylcholine

Answer

GABA

Question 2

What is 'secondary traumatic stress' (STS) in mental health and stress management?

Accepted Answer

Stress acquired by indirect exposure to others' traumatic experiences

Answer

Stress resulting from witnessing a colleague's panic attack

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Re-experiencing stress after a period of recovery

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Stress caused by secondary job responsibilities

Question 3

Which mental health screening tool is commonly used in U.S. primary care to assess stress-related anxiety?

Accepted Answer

GAD-7

Answer

PHQ-9

Answer

PCL-5

Answer

PSS-10

Question 4

How does social connection function as a stress and mental health protective factor?

Accepted Answer

By activating oxytocin pathways that buffer stress responses

Answer

By increasing cortisol production

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By reducing prefrontal cortex activity

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By promoting social comparison and competition

Question 5

What is 'stress sensitization' in the context of repeated trauma?

Accepted Answer

Each stress exposure lowering the threshold for future stress responses

Answer

Becoming desensitized and unresponsive to all stressors

Answer

Developing physical immunity to stress-related illness

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Building mental toughness through adversity

Question 6

Which protective mental health factor best predicts recovery from acute stress events?

Accepted Answer

Strong sense of coherence and meaning-making

Answer

High intelligence

Answer

Complete avoidance of stress triggers

Answer

Physical fitness alone