Since people cannot usually change stress should aim to change instead. a. responses; sourcesb. encounters; occurrencesc. occurrences; encountersd. sources; responses

   D. Sources; responses

Explanation:  Most often people cannot change or influence the source of stress, and the reason is objective circumstances such as work, long hours, deadlines, overcrowding, trouble with money, etc. There may be some stresses that can be avoided, but most stresses in the modern world are inevitable because they are dictated by a modern and hectic lifestyle. All of the above can also affect the emergence of other consequential sources of stress, for example, because of work, we have to move to some other city and move away from a loved one and eventually break up, and therefore lose a loved one, which means another source of stress. There are also so-called minor stressors that accumulate and also add to the already existing stress and increase it, such as daily hours of commute to work, morning fights in the house, etc.

It is clear that we cannot change many sources of stress, but we can change our response to those stress sources. Experts say that identifying the source of stress is the first step in the fight against stress, i.e in the proper response to stress. When stressors are identified rationally, there are always ways to reduce them if not completely avoided. Healthy lifestyles also help to avoid or reduce stress. These include a well-balanced healthy diet, exercise, yoga, breathing properly while experiencing stress, enough hours of sleep, periodic visit to a psychiatrist, staying in the outdoors for sure, etc.