Chronic stress can have what effect on the brain?

It can impair memory and thinking

It improves emotional resilience

It makes you less able to see colors

Why does exercise often make work-related stress feel more manageable?

It changes how your body responds to stress

You can sleep less and still feel OK

You lose short-term memories of bad things

You can eat more carbohydrates at lunch

Spending time outdoors can help reduce stress because it:

Promotes calm and improves mood

Makes you forget the past three hours

Which activity is most likely to reduce stress while also improving sleep?

Planning tomorrow’s to-do list

How can exercise help when you’re feeling stressed at work?

By boosting feel-good brain chemicals

By keeping you away from your computer

By helping you sleep less so you can get more done

When you’re stressed, what’s most likely to happen to your sleep?

You have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep

You fall asleep faster and sleep more deeply

You only feel sleepy during the day

What’s one reason birdwatching may help ease stress?

It shifts your attention to something calming in your surroundings

It exercises your eyes so you fall asleep faster

Your brain filters out noise while seeing birds

You tend to see the same birds again and again

Which habit can help support brain health and reduce stress?

Hitting the snooze button when the alarm goes off

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