Americans are stressed out. No surprise there, I suppose. The question is, what are we doing about it? The answer, according to a new survey from the American Psychological Association, is not enough.

Fewer people are utilizing stress-management techniques to cope with their burdens, according to the annual survey released yesterday. Among the techniques asked about—from exercising to reading, praying or shopping—nearly all were being used less in this year’s survey compared with 2008. And many people are turning to sedentary...