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Mental and health experts believe personality plays an important part in how we experience stress.
Personality is the way a person acts, feels and thinks.
Some people are aggressive and always in a hurry. They often become angry when things do not
happen the way they planned. They are called "Type A" personalities. Studies suggest that these people
often get stress-related disorders. The "Type B" personality is calmer. These people are able to deal with
all kinds of situations more easily. As a result, they are less affected by stress.
Studies have also shown that men and women deal with stress differently. Women seem to be better
able to deal with stress than men are. However, experts say women are three times more likely to develop
depression in reaction to the stress in their lives. American writer John Gray became famous for his book,
"Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus." He notes that men and women have Opposite ways of
dealing with stress. For a man, the best way is to rest and forget about daily problems. But a woman
suffering from stress needs to talk about her problems.
Experts say there are several ways to deal with stress, including deep breathing, exercise, eating healthy
foods, getting enough rest and balancing the time spent in working and playing. Exercise is one of the most
effective stress-reduction measures, as physical changes from exercise make you feel better. In addition,
exercise can also improve the body's defense system against disease.
Keeping stress to yourself can make problems worse. Experts say that expressing emotions to friends
or family members or writing down your feelings can help reduce stress. And they also suggest that people
should attempt to accept or change stressful situations whenever possible.
1. According to the experts, _____.
A. people respond to stress quite differently
B. people make the same response to stress
C. unlike women, men tend to feel depressed more easily
D. personality has nothing to do with how we experience stress
2. Compared with "Type A" personalities, "Type B" personalities _____.
A. cause more troubles
B. are less able to cope with different situations
C. are more easily affected by stress
D. tend to solve problems more peacefully
3. By saying "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus", John Gray means that they _____.
A. experience emotions in a different way
B. cope with stress in a different way
C. suffer from stress in the similar way
D. develop stress in the opposite way
4. If you want to reduce your stress, you can _____.
A. take some exercise
B. keep it to yourself
C. remain silent
D. ignore the stressful situation
