SUBJECT- PSYCHOLOGY CLASS XII
REVISION WORKSHEET
Chapter – 3 Meeting Life Challenges
1. The state of physical, emotional and psychological exhaustion is known as
a) Resistance b)Stress
c) Burnout d) Coping 1 (2017)
2. Differetiate beween eustress and distress. Explain the different effects of stress with
examples.
Or
Explain stress according to General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model giving examples
from everyday life. Describe any one strategy for coping with stress. 6 (2017)
3. Which of the following statements is not true about coping with stress ? 1(2023)
(i) Coping is a dynamic situation-specific reaction to stress.
(ii) It is a set of concrete responses to stressful situations or events that are intended to resolve
the problem and reduce stress.
(iii) People who cope poorly with stress have high level of natural killer cell cytotoxicity.
(iv) Individuals show similarity in coping strategies that they use to deal with stressful
situations.
(a) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(b) (iii) only
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i) and (ii)
4. A student blames her/his best friend for her/his poor performance rather than devoting time
towards studies. She/he is said to be using __________ coping. 1 (2019)
5. What is burnout ? 2 (2019)
OR
Explain the physiological effects of stress.
6. Explain the various sources of psychological stress giving suitable examples(2019)
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7. Karim watches TV when he is stressed due to pending assignments in school. According to
Endler and Parker, he is using _________ mechanism of coping. 1 (2020)
8. What do you understand by creative visualization? 2 (2020)
OR
What is burnout ? Explain any one cause of burnout.
9. Explain how life skills can help meet life challenges. 4 (2020)
OR
Explain any four stress management techniques.
10. Meena’s work environment is highly stressful due to unrealistic expectations by the
organisation. She had been trying to balance her job as well as her home front. Since the last
few months, she was not feeling well. So, she went for a check-up and was diagnosed with
high blood pressure. According to General Adaptation Syndrome, at what stage does this
happen ? a) Alarm Reaction 1 (2023)
b) Resistance
c) Exhaustion
d) Adaptation
11. Wasim is always brushing everything under the carpet and refuses to face the
stressor or
even accept it. Which kind of unhelpful habit is this ? 1 (2023)
a) Forgetfulness
b) Avoidance
c) Procrastination
d) Perfectionism
12. Ranjan has faced a lot of mishaps in his life. However, he shows low levels of illness
despite high levels of stress. What makes people like Ranjan resistant to stress(2023)
?2
OR
Neerav’s parents have recently shifted to Bengaluru and have been busy settling him in the
new city. Neerav misses his friends back in Nagpur and this has impacted his academic
performance. What is the source of this stress ? State the other sources of stress as well.
13. To deal effectively with environment, the individuals must possess the right life skills.
Explain any four of these life skills. 4 (2023)
OR
Many ailments like hypertension, ulcers, etc. could be stress related. To prevent this from
happening, we need to be aware about stress management techniques. Explain any four of
these techniques.
