Identify a benefit of stress management.

• A. More confidence, better handle on the situation
• B. Lower risk of injury
• C. Increased arrest rates
• D. Higher stress levels

Answer: (A)

Managing stress builds confidence and keeps you in control when pressure mounts. With stress-management techniques, you can slow your breathing, organize your thoughts, and plan your response. That preparation makes you feel more capable of handling the situation, which reduces anxiety and sharpens focus. As a result you make better, more deliberate choices rather than reacting impulsively, and you communicate more clearly under pressure. Those direct improvements—greater confidence and a steadier ability to handle what’s happening—are the primary benefits. While a lower injury risk can occur as a downstream effect of staying calm, it isn’t the most direct or reliable outcome described by stress management. Higher stress levels or increased arrest rates do not align with its goals.