Understanding Stress and Life Skills for Healthy Choices

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This document defines key terms related to stress, such as change, anxiety, stressors, quality of life, and personality. It explains that stress is a reaction to pressures exceeding coping skills and categorizes stressors into physical and identity-related ones, providing examples for each. The material is intended for Matric students and emphasizes the importance of life skills for adapting to change as part of healthy lifestyle choices.

Stress Management Life Skills Well-being

20 Questions Easy Ages 15+ May 21, 2026

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This study set covers Health through 20 practice questions. This document defines key terms related to stress, such as change, anxiety, stressors, quality of life, and personality. It explains that stress is a reaction to pressures exceeding coping skills and categorizes stressors into physical and identity-related ones, providing examples for each. The material is intended for Matric students and emphasizes the importance of life skills for adapting to change as part of healthy lifestyle choices. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.

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1 What is the definition of 'Change'?

A To transform or become different.
B A state of nervousness.
C The quality of life.
D Personal characteristics.

2 Which unit focuses on life skills required to adapt to change as part of healthy lifestyle choices?

A UNIT 1
B CHAPTER 1
C MATRIC
D SUMMARY

3 What does 'Anxiety' refer to?

A Worry, nervousness or unease.
B Things that cause stress.
C Personal well-being.
D Qualities and behavior.

4 What are 'Stressors'?

A Things that cause stress or pressure.
B A reaction to pressure.
C The level of satisfaction with life.
D Unique personal characteristics.

5 How is 'Quality of life' defined?

A Your level of personal well-being and satisfaction with your life.
B The amount of things to do.
C The problems you need to solve.
D Physical exercise.

6 What is 'Stress' described as?

A Pressure, nervous tension and anxiety, constant worry, strain.
B A transformation or difference.
C Things that cause pressure.
D Your unique personality.

7 What is a characteristic of 'Personality'?

A Qualities, actions, behaviour and attitude that make a person unique.
B Constant nervous tension.
C Physical or sexual abuse.
D Illness or injury.

8 Stress is a reaction caused by what?

A Ongoing, increasing or new pressures or demands.
B Lack of physical exercise.
C Physical or sexual abuse.
D Too many things happening over which you have no control.

9 When can you feel overcome by stress?

A When the pressures are more than your coping skills.
B When you have too much to do.
C When you have too many problems to solve.
D When there is constant nervous tension.

10 Which of the following is listed as a 'Physical stressor'?

A Lack of physical exercise.
B Too many things happening.
C Physical or sexual abuse.
D Illness.

11 What is an example of an 'Identity stressor'?

A Too many things happening over which you think you have no control.
B Lack of physical exercise.
C Constant nervous tension.
D Too much to do.

12 Which of these is NOT listed as a stressor in the provided text?

A Lack of sleep.
B Physical or sexual abuse.
C Illness.
D Injury.

13 The text emphasizes the importance of life skills for adapting to what?

A Change.
B Stress.
C Anxiety.
D Pressure.

14 What is the primary goal mentioned in relation to life skills?

A To adapt to change as part of healthy lifestyle choices.
B To identify and manage stress.
C To understand the definition of personality.
D To cope with physical stressors.

15 The notes are a source of money for the creator and required a great deal of what?

A Effort.
B Distribution.
C Cooperation.
D Peer sharing.

16 What is the plea regarding the notes?

A Refrain from copying and distributing them to peers.
B Distribute them widely.
C Share them with friends.
D Make copies for everyone.

17 The text is intended for students preparing for which examination?

A MATRIC
B GRADE 10
C GRADE 11
D UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE

18 Which of the following is NOT a component of stress as defined in the text?

A Satisfaction.
B Pressure.
C Nervous tension.
D Anxiety.

19 What is the relationship between pressures and coping skills mentioned in the context of stress?

A When pressures are more than coping skills, one may feel overcome.
B Coping skills should be less than pressures.
C Pressures and coping skills are unrelated.
D High coping skills always lead to more pressure.

20 The text encourages healthy lifestyle choices that include the ability to identify and manage what?

A Stress.
B Change.
C Anxiety.
D Problems.

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