(Stress and Anxiety Assessment) Enhanced Handout Template

Title: Understanding Your Stress and Anxiety

Instructions:
Take a few moments to reflect on the following questions and answer them honestly. This is a personal assessment to help you better understand what contributes to your stress and how you currently manage it.

1. What are the top 3 things that cause you the most stress?
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2. How does your body physically react when you feel stressed? (e.g., tense muscles, racing heart, trouble sleeping, etc.)
3. On a scale from 1-10, how would you rate your current stress level?
4. What is one method you use to cope with stress? (e.g., exercise, talking to a friend, listening to music)
5. What’s one thing you think could help reduce your stress but you haven’t tried yet?
6. Do you think stress affects your basketball performance? If yes, how?
7. How often do you feel overwhelmed by anxiety or stress during a game?
8. Describe a time when you were stressed and you handled it well. What did you do?
9. What could you do differently next time you’re feeling stressed?
10. Write down one goal related to stress or anxiety that you want to work on.