Describe a time in your life where the stress was definitely "too much." If you were in a similar situation today, how would you change your approach to the particular challenge/problem in your life?
Describe a time in your life when you were able to employ a problem-based coping mechanism where you were able to handle stressors within your control. (Or, you may describe a situation you are facing now where you could employ this means of controlling a stressful situation.)
Describe a time in your life when you were able to employ an emotion-based coping mechanism where you were able to handle stressors that are NOT within your control. (Or, you may describe a situation you are facing now where you could employ this means of controlling a stressful situation that is out of your control.)