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College of Teacher Education

HEALTH 7- MENTAL HEALTH AND UNDERSTANDING STRESS


Adrian G. Aribato
Student Teacher

Lesson 1
 MENTAL HEALTH
 According to the World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of
well- being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with
the normal stresses of life.
 Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects
how we think, feel, and act.
 Understanding Stress
 Stress experts added word freeze to describe self paralyzing response to traumatic
situations. Every individual responds and adapts to changes and their associated
stresses in different ways.
 Stress is the body's biological response to a perceived threat. The stress response
sends chemicals and hormones surging through your body.
 Body’s Response to Stress
 Negative stress is also known as distress. It the condition of the body where it’s well
being is threatened or attacked.
 Distress may result to increased may result to increased of heart rate, short and
shallow breathing, constriction of the blood vessel and insomnia.
 The mind and the body are directly linked. The mind controls the function and the
activities of the body and the physical changes undergoes.Negative stressors can
result to mental and physical damages.

 When the body is under an emergency situation it experiences the Following:


 Increased stamina
 Shortened reaction time

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 Enhanced focus
 Heart pound faster
 Muscles tighten
 Blood pressure rises
 Breath quickens
 Senses become sharp
 TYPES OF STRESS

 Common Areas of Stressor that affect Adolescents ( Peer, Family, School And
Community).
 Stressors
 Stressors are both external situations and internal conditions that create problems.
 Stressors is a factor or aspects in life that produce stress.

 Examples of positive stressors:


 Receiving Good grades and recognition in school.

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 Belonging to a circle of friends.


 learning new hobby.
 Taking a Vacation or leisure trips.

 Family, school and peer concerns such as the following are frequent cause of
distress:
 excessive school demand.
 low and/or failing grades.
 conflicts with classmates and friends.

 Internal factors that can cause stress.


 Repetitive negative thought patterns and unrealistic and high expectations.
 Unreasonable fears.
 Too much worrying about future event.

 Habitual behavior patterns that causes stress.


 Hectic and loaded schedule.
 Poor time.
 Reactive than proactive.
 Lack of or poor planning.

 Common Phobias
 Acrophobia - Fear of heights.
 Aerophobia - Fear of Flying.
 Agoraphobia- Fear of open crowded spaces.
 Arachnopobia- Fear of spiders.
 Astraphobia - Fear of thunder and lightning.
 Claustrophobia - Fear of small spaces.
 Cynaphobia - Fear of Dogs.
 Mysophobia- Fear of germs.
 Ophidiophobia - Fear of snakes.
 Trypophobia - Fear of holes.

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ATTACHMENT 1. Assignment in Health 7 lesson 1


Instruction : Create an info graphics that promotes a better life habits and practices a
good mental health and better family relationship. The info graphics should be
informative, interesting, family oriented and easy to understand. Upload it in our Google
classroom. Date of submission will be on March 15 ,2022 @ 11:59 pm.

Rubrics:
30 points :Exceeds 25 points: Meets 15 point: Needs
Expectations Expectations Work

Topic/Purpose The topic/purpose of The topic/purpose The topic/purpose of


the info-graphic was was somewhat broad the info-graphic was
clear and concise. and did not allow not clear and
viewer to understand concise.
the purpose

Data Data of the info- Data of the info- the info- graphic
graphic was accurate graphic was was somewhat
and relevant to topic somewhat accurate accurate and
and relevant to relevant to topic.
topic. Data of the info-
graphic was not
accurate and was not
relevant to topic.

Layout The info-graphic The graphics were The graphics had


had a great layout, somewhat applicable nothing to do with
with applicable to the info-graphic, the topic and had a
graphics. creating an average poor layout. There
layout. was an overload of
text.

Color/Font The font was legible The font was The font was not
and the color somewhat legible legible and the color
scheme enhanced and the color scheme detracted
the info- graphic. scheme didn't effect from the info
the info graphic. graphic

Sourcing Citations for the info Citations for some No citations of the
graphic's sources of the sources used info graphic's
were included. were included. sources were
included.

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ATTACHMENT 2. QUIZ

1. It includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we


think, feel, and act.
A. Mental Health
B. Stress
C. Phobia
D. Understanding stress
2. It is the condition of the body where it’s well being is threatened or attacked?
A. Stress
B. Eustress
C. Distress
D. Mental health
3. All of the following are example of positive stress. Except one?
A. Receiving Good grades and recognition in school.
B. Belonging to a circle of friends.
C. learning new hobby.
D. excessive school demand.
4. What is the fear of heights?
A. Acrophobia
B. Aerophobia
C. Agoraphobia
D. Arachnopobia
5. What is the Fear of thunder and lightning?
A. Cynaphobia
B. Mysophobia
C. Ophidiophobia
D. Astraphobia
6. What is the response sends chemicals and hormones surging through your body?
A. Mental Health
B. Stress
C. Phobia
D. Understanding stress
7. What is the Fear of Dogs?

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A. Claustrophobia
B. Cynaphobia
C. Mysophobia
D. Ophidiophobia
8. All of the following are example of habitual behavior patterns that causes stress.
Except one?
A. Hectic and loaded schedule
B. Poor time
C. Reactive than proactive
D. Too much worrying about future event
9. What is the fear of small spaces?
A. Astraphobia
B. Claustrophobia
C. Cynaphobia
D. Mysophobia
10. What is the the fear of holes?
A. Cynaphobia
B. Mysophobia
C. Ophidiophobia
D. Trypophobia

References:
MAPEH for today’s learner grade 7 PP. 427 - 431

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