Coping with Stress Assessment

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Step 1: Assess the Impact of Pandemic on You*

My personal situation has not changed as a result of the pandemic.My situation has changed but I am coping.My daily routine has changed quite a bit, and sometimes it is hard to cope.The pandemic has had a pretty disruptive impact on my life and I am having some difficulty coping.The pandemic has had an extremely disruptive impact on my life (e.g., serious illness or death of friends or family, job loss), and I am finding it difficult to cope.

Step 2: Assess Your Ability to Cope with Stress*

Nothing gets me down. I always keep calm in a crisis and pride myself on staying steady.I’m usually in a good mood, but can lose my cool when I am sufficiently provoked.I’m pretty responsive and passionate, but I worry about things that most people ignore.

Step 3: Reactions to Stress

We all respond to stress and fatigue differently. Most of the time we handle it in fairly consistently in our day to day interactions. Sometimes stress or fatigue can overwhelm us. Consider a time when you dropped your shoulders, said to yourself “ok, I just don’t care anymore” and then probably over-reacted to the stress. Most of us have 2-3 of these “emergency” ways to handle the situation and let off some steam.

Please check off as many of common overreactions below that you feel might describe you in that moment:*

	Check All That Apply
Intense and passionate, but can become volatile, inconsistent, unpredictable or moody.
Perceptive and insightful, but can become negative, distrustful, cynical or fault-finding.
Careful and thorough, but can become overly careful, fearful of failure or extremely risk averse.
Objective and independent, but can become withdrawn, uncommunicative or socially withdrawn.
Cooperative and agreeable, but can become stubborn, covertly resistant, insincere or passive aggressive.
Confident and assertive, but can become arrogant, smug, or overestimated confidence.
Charming and interesting, but can become too risky or irreverent.
Outgoing and socially skilled, but can become self-promoting, dramatic or showboating.
Innovative and creative, but can become unrealistic, off-the-wall, impractical or eccentric.
Detailed and conscientious, but can become perfectionistic, micro-managing or nit-picking.
Supportive and loyal, but can become overly deferential, ingratiating or over-eager to please.
None (Not Common)