Question 41 – Managing and coping with stress - Questions

The results from a study comparing the effectiveness of different approaches to stress management are shown in the table below.

Each participant completed a self-assessment of their stress levels after 3 weeks of treatment and again after 8 weeks of treatment. The participants rated their improvement on a scale of 1–10: the higher the score, the more they felt their stress levels had improved.

Table 1: Average improvement ratings for different stress management methods

	Biological methods (drug therapy) of stress management		Psychological method of stress management
	SSRIs	Pregabalin	Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Average improvement score after 3 weeks	4.8	6.4	3.1
Average improvement score after 8 weeks	6.2	5.9	8.5

The results from a study comparing the effectiveness of different approaches to stress management are shown in the table below.

Table 1: Average improvement ratings for different stress management methods

	Biological methods (drug therapy) of stress management		Psychological method of stress management
	SSRIs	Pregabalin	Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Average improvement score after 3 weeks	4.8	6.4	3.1
Average improvement score after 8 weeks	6.2	5.9	8.5

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Table 1: Average improvement ratings for different stress management methods

Managing and coping with stress

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Table 1: Average improvement ratings for different stress management methods

Managing and coping with stress

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Table 1: Average improvement ratings for different stress management methods

Managing and coping with stress Questions

Managing and coping with stress

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Table 1: Average improvement ratings for different stress management methods

Managing and coping with stress Questions