ストレスは"受け止め方"で変わる？ 「ストレスは力になる」と伝える動画で、社員の不安などの訴えが減った

Q1. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AHow to make videos
2. BWhy office work is hard
3. CHow the way we think about stress may change its effects
4. DWhy Yale is famous

ストレスの受け止め方によって影響が変わるかもしれない、という研究の話なので C。

Q2. What did the videos say about stress?

1. AStress is always dangerous.
2. BStress can help us focus and grow.
3. CStress makes people sleep better.
4. DStress has nothing to do with health.

short videos that said stress can help us focus and grow とあるので B。

Q3. In this passage, "ask for help" means to ...

1. Ahelp other people first
2. Bstop working forever
3. Cwatch more videos
4. Dask someone to support you

ask for help は「助けを求める」。誰かに支えてもらうよう頼むという意味なので D。

Q1. What is "stress mindset"?

1. AHow people view stress
2. BA test for measuring stress hormones
3. CA type of exercise
4. DA video about money

"stress mindset," or how people view stress と言い換えられているので A。

Q2. What did the group that watched the positive videos report?

1. AMore anxiety and worse performance
2. BNo change at all
3. CFewer symptoms and better work performance
4. DThat they wanted to quit their jobs

The first group later reported fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression, as well as better work performance. とあるので C。

Q3. According to the 2012 survey, who was more likely to die early?

1. APeople with low stress
2. BPeople with high stress who felt that stress had greatly harmed their health
3. CPeople with high stress who did not worry about it
4. DPeople who watched videos

People who had high stress and also felt that stress had greatly harmed their health were more likely to die early とあるので B。

Q1. In the 2013 study, how were employees placed into groups?

1. AThey chose their own group.
2. BThey were randomly assigned.
3. CThey were grouped by age.
4. DThey were grouped by salary.

employees ... were randomly assigned to watch short videos ... とあるので B。

Q2. What did the 2012 analysis find?

1. AStress was harmful for everyone equally.
2. BBelieving stress is harmful made people live longer.
3. CHigh stress was linked to higher mortality only among people who felt that stress had strongly affected their health.
4. DStress had no link to mortality at all.

high stress was associated with greater mortality only among people who felt that stress had strongly affected their health とあるので C。

Q3. Why does the author mention "reverse causation"?

1. ABecause people in poor health may be more likely to see stress as harmful
2. BBecause the videos were played backward
3. CBecause the employees changed jobs
4. DBecause cortisol always decreases under stress

since people already in poor health may be more likely to see stress as harmful と、逆の因果の具体例が示されているので A。