COPING WITH

STRESS
MS. DESIREE DIMASUAY

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 STRESS

Natural response to

HOW CAN YOU the demands of the

environment

SAY THAT YOU Physiological

response to a

ARE STRESSED? physical or

psychological

threat

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 Stressor
Anything that induces stress response.

Physical, mental, emotional, social, psychological, economic or

spiritual.

Sources Physical Stressors

of Fatigue, pain, shock, trauma and other physiological conditions in

our body

Stress Mental Stressors

Academic overload, reviewing for exams, running after deadlines

or situations involving mental effort

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 Social, emotional and psychological
Stressors

Sources
Involves relating with others

Conflicts and disappointments

of
Economic stressor
Limited financial resources to meet our essential needs in life

Stress Spiritual stressor

Loss of joy and peace

Disturbance of tranquility

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Managing
and Coping

Coping
A cognitive or behavior response to

stress aimed at managing or

with
reducing stress.

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APPRAISAL
THEORY
Proposed by Richard Lazarus

Two components: Primary appraisal and

secondary appraisal

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PRIMARY
APPRAISAL
Evaluates the meaning of the situation and

checks if it will affect him.

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SECONDARY
APPRAISAL
Involves how one feels about the situation.

Used when a person has no capacity to deal with the problem

Avoiding, distancing, binge eating, drug use

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 OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL
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 Used when a person has no capacity to deal
Emotion-
with the problem
focused coping
Avoiding, distancing, binge eating, drug use
response

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 Deals with the stressors directly in practical ways
Problem-
Defining the problem, looking for alternative solutions
focused coping
learning new skills
response

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Coping Behavior
Emotion-focused coping Problem-focused coping
behavior behavior
Eating more or less Talking with the person

Sleeping more or concerned

Researching about the topic

sleeping less
Talking with friends about their
Excessive playing of
opinion
computer games
strategizing

Crying, shouting

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