“Life is a test; it is only a test. If it were a real life, you would receive instructions on where to go and what to do.” …Unknown Stress is part of everyday life. In this module, you will learn how to define stress,  how to manage stress, and how to reduce it. Stress affects the mind, the body, or more often both. Hopefully, this section  will allow you to develop strategies to help deal with stress.

The first step in managing stress is to identify how stressed we may be. The exercise on the following page is designed as a reflective assessment. By that we mean that you will NOT submit this information to anyone, it's provided only as a tool for you to identify what stressors you may have in your life.

We all experience stress in many different forms. It's important that we recognize what causes us stress so that we can work to minimize those stressors in our lives.

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This program was developed by the West Virginia State Department of Education, the West Virginia Workplace Education Program, and the Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) V.