Correct Response: D. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America recommends several strategies for reducing feelings of generalized anxiety and stress. These include exercise and interacting with others. Learning to deal with anxiety and worry is preferred over ignoring areas of concern (A). Although speaking with a family member or friend is a recommended technique for alleviating generalized anxiety, doing so in a stream-of-consciousness manner (B) would only exacerbate the stress and anxiety. Similarly, merely challenging oneself to tackle a lengthy difficult task (C) without a strategy to make the task manageable would likely lead to failure and would therefore aggravate rather than alleviate the problem.
