COPING WITH STRESS

LESSO
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 TRUE OR FALSE

Every person has his/her own

coping style

Stress is negative

Sleeping to much is a problem-

focused
style of coping
A little amount of stress can be
helpful
 TRUE OR FALSE

What one percei3ves as stressful

may not be
stressful to another person
Stress is inevitable

Development starts from Puberty

and ends
on adulthood
Individuals develop personal sense
of
identity during middle and late
adolescence
 TRUE OR FALSE

Impulse control and behavioral

maturity are
naturally developed in middle
and late
adolescence

Identity and positive self-

concept
significantly contribute to
becoming
responsible adolescence
 ANSWERS:

1. TRUE 6. TRUE

2. FALSE 7. FALSE

3. FALSE 8. TRUE

4. TRUE 9. FALSE

5. TRUE 10. TRUE

 COPING WITH STRESS

• Stress is an everyday reality of life

• Anything that makes us feel unpleasant is
considered stress.
• Whether it is positive (eustress) or negative
(distress) it still creates agitation on our
physiological and psychological well-being
• Our system should constantly be in balance or in’
homeostasis’ internally and externally.
• During moments of stress this balance is
disrupted causing possible hazard to the body.
• Learning to deal with this stressors and
everyday accumulates woes is a necessity
• As we age, more of these challeges and
pressures confront us.
 WHAT IS STRESS?

• It is a state of mental or emotional strain

or tension resulting from adverse or very
demanding circumstances.
• This is the response of individual to
stressors, which are circumstances and
events that threaten them and tax their
coping abilities.
 WHAT IS STRESS?

• According to the study of American

Psychological Association reported
that stress is extremely common among
teenagers.
• The school is the top source of stress for
teens while enrolling in a good college or
deciding what to de after high school.
• It is also found out that physical and
emotional strees is common to
 COMMON SYMPTOMS

The common symptoms of stress may

include:
• Anxiety or being restless
• Feeling exhausted
• Delaying or ignoring duties
• Having negative thoughts
• Changes in eating and sleeping habits
• Difficulty concentrating in lessons
 SOURCE OF STRESS

Environmental Factors (Life

events and daily hassles),
family demads, romantic
relationships and peer
pressure.
 ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS
(Life events and daily
hassles)
Reflect on your life, what events brought
the most stress for you?
• The death of loved one
• Failed grades
• Family problems
• Physical injuries
 FAMILY DEMANDS

Family expectations
Unfortunately, some parents would put
such incredible demands on their
children without taking into
consideration their inclinations and
capacity.
 PEER PRESSURE

• It takes a common ground if one wants

to be accepted in a group.
• In order to be accepted, an individual
should be ready and open trying what
other members
• Peers that will are doing. you and Peers
motivate
that will lead you to harm.
• Not all adolescents would succumb to this
ploy; some could discern the difference
between “good” groups from the “bad”
 ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

• Being in a romantic relationship or the

absence of it can put pressure on
adolescents especially if all members in
theorder
• In grouptohave
be their own could
in, one partners.
force and
enter into a romantic relationship for the
sake of having one.
• On the other hand, the demands of a
partner can put stress on the other to
submit to unreasonable demands just to
save the relationship.
HOW TO COPE UP According to the article
WITH STRESS? written by the
American Academy of
Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry (2013)
 OBSERVE REGULAR
EXERCISE AND DIET
Having a balanced diet and daily
exercise can improve stamina and
physical well-being which can help
improve physical strength in order
to combat stress
Studies shown that exercise can
improve the production of
endorphines known as “happy
hormone”which helps to combat
stress
 AVOID EXCESS CAFFEINE

Caffeiene can be found in products like

coffe, soda, tea and some energy drinks
.
• To much intake of these products may lead to an
increased heart rate, blood pressure, irritability,
insomia and palpitations .
 STAY AWAY FROM CONSUMING ILLEGAL
SUBSTANCES SUCH AS DRUGS, ALCOHOL
OR CIGARETTES

• Some individuals when already stressed or

even depressed search for means to mask
their problems by turning to alcohol or
drugs.
• Substance abuse might used to
temporarily forget the problem but will
leave permanent damage on the
individual like addiction and the inability
to build meaningful relationship.
 STUDY RELAXATION
TECHNIQUES
Relaxation can help improve the
condition of a person under stress by:
• Reducing muscle tension and
chronic pain
• Slowing the heart rate
• Lowering blood pressure
• Improving the breathing rate
• Increasing blood flow to major
muscle
• Enhancing concentration and
 LEARN “ASSERTIVENESS” TRAINING SKILLS

• Assertiveness is expressing your feelings

and rights as a person while respecting
other’s feelings and rights too.
 PREPARE SITUATIONS
CAUSING ANXIETY
Example:
• Taking a speech class if
talking in front of a class
makes you anxious
• This will help a person
gather enough confidence
to face a situation since
he is able to imagine
what the feeling would be
 STUDY USEFUL
COPING SKILLS
Example: break a large task into
smaller, more attainable tasks.

How to finish senior high school

brings a lot of pressure and stress
to an individual, the person may
start by completing smaller tasks
leading to that goal such as coming
to class on time and passing the
 LESSEN DAMAGING
SELF-TALK
Challenge negative thoughts about
yourself with alternative neutral or
positive thoughts.

“My life will never get better”

can be transformed into “I may
feel hopeless now, but my life
will probably get better if I
work at it and get some help”
 DO NOT DEMAND
PERFECTION FROM
OTHERS OR YOURSELF

It is not bad to set high standards for

ourselves or from others, however
this becomes counterproductive if we
do not allow room for mistakes.

Demanding perfection can create

unreasonable expectations for
ourselves which can bring us massive
tension and stress.
 HAVE A BREAK

Activities like:
• Listening to music
• Talking to a friens
• Drawing
• Writing
• Spending time with a pet can
reduce stress
“By implementing proper
stress management
techniques, we can
maintain emotional and
physical balance to live a
healthier, happier life.”
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