HEALTH 7

Name of Learner: _________________________________________ Grade Level: ________

Section: _____________________________ Date: ______________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

MENTAL HEALTH AND UNDERSTANDING STRESS
(Week 1 and 2)

Background Information for Learners

1. Health – is a state of complete physical , mental or intellectual, emotional, social ,

mora-spiritual and environmental well-beng, and not merely the absence of disease of
infirmity.

2. Physical Health – is a state of well-being when all internal and external body
parts, organs, tissues and cells can function properly as they are supposed to
function.
Example: physically fit, eating nutritious foods, and getting adequate rest
and sleep
3. Mental Health – means being a lifelong learner by continuously wanting to learn new
things and improve one’s skills.
Example: open to new ideas and experiences, aware of his/her own
abilities, able to work regularly and productively, and can cope normal
stresses in life
4. Emotional Health – refers to understanding and liking yourself as well as accepting
and learning from your mistakes.
Example: expressing your happiness, love, joy and hope as well as your
sadness, stress, and anger
5. Stress – is defined as the physiological and emotional responses to a significant or
unexpected change or disruption in one’s life (Payne, et al.,2005)
- it may also refer to “what you feel when you react to pressure, either from the
outside wolrd (school) or from yourself (wanting to do well in school)
Kinds of Stress
a. Eustress – refers to a positive and healthy response of the body from a stressor. It
produces good effects to one’s well-being.
b. Distress – refers to a negative reaction of the body towrds a given stressor. It may
cause problems in health, aler the mood and emotions, and even affect the way a person
woke up late for work, he or she may feel anger and disappointment.
6. Stressor – refers to the thing or event that make a person stressed.

Learning Competency with code

Explain the factors that affect the promotion of good mental health (H7PH-III a b-28)
Explain that stress is normal and inevitable (H7PH-IIIa-b-29)
Differentiate eustress from distress (H7PH-IIIa-b-30)

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Directions/Instructions

Is stress Normal and Inevitable ?

Yes! Stress is normal and inevitable .
Everyday we experience different kinds of stress
and it is already part of ourlives. Some are good and
some are not.
There are common stressors that affects
adolescents in their daily living, like lack of skills in
performing school activities and being pressured to get
a high grades. School demands and frustrations may
cause stress to teens. Another usual cause of stress is
the high expectation of parents to their children’s
performances whether inside or outside the school.
With this learning activity sheet you will be able to learn that all your experiences causing
stress is normal and inevitable. It’s just a matter on how you hanlde them. Just always
remember “Take one step ata a time”.

Activity 1. Happy or Sad !

Directions : Read the following situations. Draw a smiling face  if you consider it as a source
of eustress and a sad face  if it causes distress.

_______1. Choosing a gift for a friend

_______2. Arguing with a classmate
_______3. Going to a new place
_______4. Having a new born sibling
_______5. Getiing a failing mark
_______6. Losing your money
_______7. Getting a birthday surprise
_______8. Attending a party
_______9. Witnessing a tribal dance
_______10. Watching a traditional play.
_______11. Playing your favorite game with your friend
_______12. Rushing to review your lessons
_______13. Cooking your own food
_______14. Watering your plants
_______15. Cleaning your backyards
_______16. Gaining weight
_______17. Doing homeworks
_______18. Online chatting with friends
_______19. Jogging around the park
_______20. Performing a role play

Directions : Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on your paper.

21. It affects how we think, feel and act. It also refers to what you feel when you react to a
pressure either outside world or within you.
a. Mental health c. Stress
b. Emotional Health d. Stressor
22. Which of the following best describes eustress?
a. Arguing with siblings
b. Losing loved ones
c. Getting high grades
d. Having separated parents
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23. It refers to the things that make a person stressed.
a. Stres c. Eustress
b. Stressor d. Distress
24. If you woke late for work, feeling angry and disappointed, you are having a kin of stress
called.
a. Stres c. Eustress
b. Stressor d. Distress
25. Extressing your happiness and joy to the people surrounding is an example of what
dimension of health?
a. Mental health c. Social health
b. Emotional Health d. Physical health

Activity 2. Box of feelings!

Below is a box where you can draw a thing / situation / any that makes you happy and sad
when you see or experience.

Draw what makes you happy

Draw what makes you sad

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Based from your output, write at least one sentence explaining the content of your drawing.

First box : What makes you happy ?

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Secodn box : What makes you sad ?

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Rubrics for scoring

Activity 2. Box of feelings

SCORE DESCRIPTORS INDICATORS

You have a great work in drawing representing your feelings of
96-100 Excellent
being happy and sad. Explained well using one sentence.
You have accomplished your drawing and explained the content
91-95 Very Good
well using one sentence.
You have finished your drawing and explaining the content using
86-90 Good
one sentence.
You have done working with your drawing and practice writing a
80-85 Improving
sentence expalining your content.

References:

Grade 7 Health Learning Module 2011

LAS Llorente National High School
Physical Education and Health 7 Learner’s Material

Prepared by:

Nobert L. Lorenzana
Name of writer

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